Paul Butkevich actor born in 8 August 1940, Riga

Riga

Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...

, Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

(now Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

). Best known for taking part in ideologically unfit movies Es visu atceros, Ričard

I Remember Everything, Richard

I Remember Everything, Richard is a 1966 film produced during Soviet period at the Riga Film Studio. Another name for the film is Rock and Splinters , which is normally applied to the uncut version.The film's director was Rolands Kalniņš....

 (1966, also known as Akmens un šķembas) and Elpojiet dziļi! (1967, Also known as Četri balti krekli), also in movies Rallijs (1978), Nepabeigtās vakariņas (1979), Ilgais ceļš kāpās un Mirāža (1981), Aija (1987)

Education

• 1959 Graduated Riga's 11th secondary school
• 1957-1959 Doing pantomime
  Pantomime
  Pantomime — not to be confused with a mime artist, a theatrical performer of mime—is a musical-comedy theatrical production traditionally found in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Jamaica, South Africa, India, Ireland, Gibraltar and Malta, and is mostly performed during the...
  
   in R. Ligers's ensemble
• 1959-1961 Studied in Daile Theater's 3rd Studio
• 1963 studied in Riga's 1st Technical school
• has studied in University of Latvia
  University of Latvia
  University of Latvia is a university located in Riga, Latvia. Being established in 1919, University of Latvia is the biggest university in the Baltic states.-History:...
  
   faculty of Law and also History and Philosophy
• 1964-1966 studied in Latvian Conservatory of Music
  Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music
  Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music is a higher education establishment of music at 1 Barona Street, Riga, Latvia.-History:Latvian Conservatory of Music was founded in 1919. There were junior and senior courses that covered around 9 to 10 academic years...
  
   in conducting department

Career

Paul Butkevich has taken part in approximately 150 movies and plays also outside the borderlines of Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

, in his most active years it was common to travel twice a week or more to Dushanbe

Dushanbe

-Economy:Coal, lead, and arsenic are mined nearby in the cities of Nurek and Kulob allowing for the industrialization of Dushanbe. The Nurek Dam, the world's highest as of 2008, generates 95% of Tajikistan's electricity, and another dam, the Roghun Dam, is planned on the Vakhsh River...

-Kaliningrad-Moskow-Sverdlovsk

Yekaterinburg

Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...

-Simferopol

Simferopol

-Russian Empire and Civil War:The city was renamed Simferopol in 1784 after the annexation of the Crimean Khanate to the Russian Empire by Catherine II of Russia. The name Simferopol is derived from the Greek, Συμφερόπολις , translated as "the city of usefulness." In 1802, Simferopol became the...

 , he has even been awarded as an artist by Russian Federation.

Filmography

• Es visu atceros, Ričard
  I Remember Everything, Richard
  I Remember Everything, Richard is a 1966 film produced during Soviet period at the Riga Film Studio. Another name for the film is Rock and Splinters , which is normally applied to the uncut version.The film's director was Rolands Kalniņš....
  
   (1966)
• Elpojiet dziļi! (1967)
• Silnye dukhom (1967)
• Daleko na zapade (1968)
• Troynaya proverka (1969)
• Vozvrashcheniye 'Svyatogo Luki' (1970) .... Keit, a foreign tourist
• Waterloo (1970/I) (uncredited) .... Officer with Wellington
• Gorod pod lipami (Epizody geroicheskoy oborony) (1971)
• Shakh koroleve brilliantov (1973)
• "Semnadtsat mgnoveniy vesny" (1973) TV mini-series .... Agent (unknown episodes)
• Yesli khochesh byt schastlivym (1974) also known as "If You Want to Be Happy" - International (English title) (informal title)
• Gnev (1974)
• Almaznaya tropa (1978)
• The Fortress (1978) (as P. Butkevich) also known as Kristman ... or "Krepost" - Soviet Union (original title)
• Agent sekretnoy sluzhby (1978)
• Akvanavty (1979) also known as Dugovsky or "The Aquanauts" - International (English title) (informal literal title)
• Milliony Ferfaksa (1980) (as P. Butkevich) also known as "Fairfax's Millions" - Europe (English title)
• Nezakonchennyy uzhin (1980) .... Backlund
• Ispanskiy variant (1980)
• Korpus generala Shubnikova (1980)
• Koltso iz Amsterdama (1981)
• "Sindikat-2" (1981) TV mini-series .... Krikman
• Oshibka Toni Vendisa (1981) (TV) .... Max
• Nezhnost k revushemu zveryu (1982) (TV) .... Sanin
• Sluchay v kvadrate 36-80 (1982) .... Terner
• Sem stikhiy (1984)
• Nabat na rassvete (1985)
• Day of Wrath (1985) also known as "Den gneva" - Soviet Union (original title)
• Bagrationi (1985)
• Sem krikov v okeane (1986)
• Krik delfina (1986)
• Ot zarplaty do zarplaty (1986)
• Perekhvat (1986)
• Bez sroka davnosti (1986)
• Za yavnym preimushchestvom (1986) .... Sumarokov
• "Naval Cadets, Charge!" (1987) TV mini-series (as P. Butkevich) .... Berger also known as "Gardemariny, vperyod!" - Soviet Union (original title)
• Priklyucheniya Kventina Dorvarda, strelka korolevskoy gvardii (1988) also known as "The Adventures of Quentin Durward, Marksman of the Royal Guard" - International (English title) (informal title)
• Sluchay v aeroportu (1988) (TV)
• Rokovaya oshibka (1988)
• Vivat, gardemariny! (1991)
• The Shroud of Alexander Nevsky (1992) also known as "Plashchanitsa Aleksandra Nevskogo" - Soviet Union (original title)
• Three Days in August (1992)
• The Hounds of Riga (1995) (as Pauls Butkevics) .... Col. Potris, also known as "Hundarna i Riga" - Sweden (original title) or "The Dogs of Riga" - International (English title)
• The Hostage (2006) .... Antons also known as "Kilnieks" - Estonia (original title)

Other Interests

A while back actor said that to complete his life's work he wants to write a play, play in it, write a book and record a music album, and that is it. And so he has.

Writing

First Paul decided to write a book. He was still living in Jūrmala

Jurmala

Jūrmala is a city in Latvia, about 25 kilometers west of Riga. Jūrmala is a resort town stretching and sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River...

, where his neighbor journalist Vija Apinīte was very exited about making a biographical book about Paul Butkevich, so after the actor had collected his materials and thoughts about his life and roles on paper, she systematized it all and in 2001 they published a 237 page thick book Kājām pa Ugunszemi(Rīga

Riga

Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...

 : Sol Vita). Presentation photos are here...

While teaching musical acting course in Baltic Russian Institute

Baltic International Academy

The Baltic International Academy is the largest non-government higher education establishment in the Baltic States and Eastern European countries...

 he got inspired and wrote a musical play Es visur aicināts un izraidīts based on 15th to 20th century Russian poetry. Sung in Russian

Russian language

Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...

 on the stage of Daugavpils

Daugavpils

Daugavpils is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". With a population of over 100,000, it is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some...

 Theatre, premiered in 13 January 2005, has been showed in several schools, recreation centers and libraries, and there has been also road-shows in Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

Music

Pauls Butkēvičs together with the army ensemble Zvaigznīte (Little Star) performed the original soundtrack of the movie Elpojiet dziļi! (Breathe Deeply!).
Surprisingly enough, even though the film itself was not shown to public till the end of 80s, its songs, written by the acclaimed Latvian composer Imants Kalniņš

Imants Kalninš

Imants Kalniņš is one of the most important composers in the history of Latvian music. Having studied classical, as well as choral music, he has written six symphonies, several operas , oratorios, cantatas, choir songs, a lot of movie and theater music...

, became very popular among Latvian society, and later were performed by Latvian bands ‘Menuets’ and ‘Turaidas roze’. However, as, for example, Hardijs Lediņš put it: ‘I think that nobody has performed the songs by Imants Kalniņš better than Pauls Butkēvičs, - neither ‘Menuets’, nor ‘Turaidas roze’ did’
The members of the ensemble ‘Zvaigznīte’ included such later well-known Latvian musicians as Uldis Stabulnieks, Gunārs Rozenbergs, Dzintars Beķeris, Valdis Eglītis, Andris Vilsons and Jūnijs Vilsons.
In 2008 Paul Butkevich together with Elina Cileviča engaged in a new musical project and recorded an album Tu esi, Tu biji, Tu būsi.
Butkevich dreams of recording another album in the future with the songs in Russian

Russian language

Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...

of his performance 'Es visur aicināts un izraidīts'.