Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
13
Gender
Male
Birthday
1910-05-02
Day of Death
1999-07-28 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Mezhegey, Tandynskiy kozhuun, Russian Empire
Also Known As
Maxim Monguzhukovich Munzuk
Максим Мунзук
Максим Монгужукович Мунзук
Maksim Munzuk
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Maxim Monguzhukovich Munzuk (Russian: Макси́м Монгужу́кович Мунзу́к; 15 September 1912 (on other accounts, 2 May 1910) – 28 July 1999 in Kyzyl, Tyva, Russia) was a Tuvan actor, one of the founders of Tuva's regional theatre. He is best known for playing the title role in Akira Kurosawa's film Dersu Uzala. Maxim Munzuk was a versatile and creative person. He was actor, director, singer, collector of musical folklore, composer, and teacher. He played a huge number of roles of the most varied characters and directed the Tuvan musical-drama theatre. He was awarded the titles of People's Artist of the RSFSR and of the Tuvan ASSR, and was also awarded the State Prize of the Republic of Tuva.
