Ivan Bortnik

Ivan Sergeyevich Bortnik (Russian: Иван Сергеевич Бортник; 16 April 1939 – 4 January 2019) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. He was a People's Artist of Russia (2000). He made his film debut in 1961. He was an actor with the Taganka Theatre since 1967. He was a close friend of Russian singer-songwriter, poet, and actor Vladimir Vysotsky.