Féodor Atkine

Féodor Atkine is a French actor of Russian-Polish origin, born February 27, 1948 in Paris.

Féodor Atkine
Féodor Atkine in 2015
Born (1948-02-27) 27 February 1948
Paris, France
OccupationActor
Years active1972–present

A screen performer, he has participated in numerous plays, films and television series in France and abroad.

Life and career

Féodor Atkine was born to a Russian father from Harbin, capital of Manchuria, in northeast China, whose family had fled the pogroms in Poland and Ukraine to take refuge in the Far East the day before of the Russo-Japanese War.[1]

He has the particularity of participating in many productions where he plays in French, English and or Spanish, he has already shot for Woody Allen, Claude Zidi, Raoul Ruiz, Claude Lelouch, Pedro Almodóvar, Éric Rohmer, etc.

He has also participated in several plays as well as radio productions.

He is also known for his dubbing in American films or television series but also for characters in Disney productions. He is among others the regular French voice of William Hurt, Ben Kingsley, Hugo Weaving and Hugh Laurie (which he notably doubles in the French version of Dr House) as well as one of the recurring voices of Jonathan Banks, Frank Langella and Jeremy Irons. Since 2012, he also doubles Tommy Lee Jones, succeeding Claude Giraud, who has retired.

Atkine was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2019.[2]

Selected filmography
Year Title Role Director
1972 The Day of the Jackal Young OAS Gunfighter (uncredited) Fred Zinnemann
1973 'How to Do Well When You are a Jerk and a Crybaby' a cabaret performer Michel Audiard
1975 Love and Death Mikhail Grushenko Woody Allen
1977 Bobby Deerfield Tommy Sydney Pollack
1979 Ogro José María Uriarte (alias Yoseba) Gillo Pontecorvo
The Police War Serge Manékian Robin Davis
1980 Trois hommes à abattre Leblanc Jacques Deray
Inspector Blunder Merlino Claude Zidi
1981 Les Uns et les Autres Alexis Claude Lelouch
Le choc Borévitch alias "Boro" Robin Davis
1982 Le Beau Mariage Simon Éric Rohmer
Five and the Skin Ivan Pierre Rissient
Enigma the diplomat Jeannot Szwarc
1983 Pauline at the Beach Henri Éric Rohmer
1984 Ave Maria Adolphe Éloi Jacques Richard
1985 Leave All Fair André de Sarry John Reid
1986 Sarraounia Chanoine Med Hondo
Werther Alberto Pilar Miró
1988 El Dorado Montoya Carlos Saura
Let Sleeping Cops Lie Stoedler José Pinheiro
1990 Angels Hugo Carrero Jacob Berger
Vincent & Theo Dr. Peyron Robert Altman
Henry & June Paco Miralles, the Spanish dance instructor Philip Kaufman
1991 High Heels Manuel Pedro Almodóvar
1993 Acción mutante Kaufmann Álex de la Iglesia
1996 Three Lives and Only One Death André Raoul Ruiz
1998 Ronin Mikhi John Frankenheimer
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company Major Sylvain Christophe Smith
1999 Spy Games Romanov Ilkka Järvi-Laturi
2000 Vatel Alcaland Roland Joffé
2002 Semana santa Torillo Pepe Danquart
Carnages Paco Delphine Gleize
2003 That Day Warff Raoul Ruiz
2004 Alexander Roxane's father Oliver Stone
2010 Small World Scholler Bruno Chiche
Joséphine, ange gardien Otto's voice Jean-Marc Seban
2012 Populaire André Japy Régis Roinsard
2013 World War Z Marc Forster
2013 Bright Days Ahead
2014 In the Courtyard Serge Pierre Salvadori
2014 The Connection Gaston Defferre Cédric Jimenez
2014 Mune: Guardian of the Moon Leeyoon Benoît Philippon and Alexandre Heboyan
2015 The Squad Tancrède Benjamin Rocher
2015 Long Way North Oloukine (voice) Rémi Chayé
2015 This Summer Feeling Vladimir Mikhaël Hers
2016 Fleur de tonnerre Stéphanie Pillonca-Kervern
2018 Return of the Hero General Mortier-Duplessis Laurent Tirard

References
  1. "De Paris à Tokyo en train : l'incroyable périple de Féodor Atkine". L'Œil de Marco (in French). 8 December 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. "Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres - hiver 2019". Le ministre de la culture. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

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