ST. PETERSBURG, July 2. People's Artist of Russia Vladimir Matveev died at the age of 73, the Lensoveta Theater reported.
“Sudden death,” said the agency’s interlocutor, without specifying details. 
Vladimir Matveev was born on 22 January 1952 in the village of Sladkovo, Maslyansky district, Tyumen region. In 1974 he graduated from the Leningrad State Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography, after which he was accepted into the Lensovet troupe.
On this stage he played many roles in the plays “Lefty”, “The Taming of the Shrew”, “Last Summer in Chulimsk”, “The Threepenny Opera”, “The Murder of Gonzago”, “On a Lively Place”, “Measure for Measure”, “Karenin. Anna” . Vronsky», «Simplicity is enough for every wise man» and others. He also worked at the Buff Theater and at the Russian Entreprise named after Andrei Mironov.
Matveev is known to viewers for his numerous roles in films and TV series, including: “Streets of Broken Lanterns”, “Gangster Petersburg”, “Deadly Force” , “Secrets of the Investigation”, “The Master and Margarita”, “Special Purpose Agent”, “Leningrad 46”, “The Great”, “Salyut-7”, “Trotsky”.
In 2001 he became a laureate of the highest St. Petersburg theater award » Golden Spotlight», Tsarskoye Selo Art Prize and the Audience Award of the St. Petersburg Society «Teatral», in 2007 — the Nikolai Simonov Prize. In 2008 he was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia. 
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