Anatoli D Papanov 31 October 1922 7 August 1987 was a Russian film and theatre actor Papanov starred in some wellknown Soviet films often together with his friend Andrei Mironov Mostly known for his great performances in comedies he also had serious and dramatic roles such as that of the political prisoner in Cold Summer of 1953 Anatoli Papanov was named as a Peoples Artist of the USSR in 1973