Vladimir Gostyukhin Biography: Ethnicity, Daughter, Height, Age, Movies, Wife, Awards

Vladimir Vasilyevich Gostyukhin is a Soviet, Russian, and Belarusian film and stage actor, with occasional work as a film director.

He trained as an actor in Moscow before building a career that took him from army theatre stages to leading roles in major films of the 1970s and 1980s.

He became particularly known after his performance as Rybak in the war drama The Ascent, which earned international acclaim and cemented his reputation as a serious dramatic actor.

Over the decades, Gostyukhin has appeared in dozens of films and television projects, often portraying soldiers, workers, and everyday men caught in historical upheavals.

His work in Belarus, especially through the Minsk Theatre-Studio for film actors, helped make him a key figure in Belarusian screen culture as well.

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• Full Name: Vladimir Vasilyevich Gostyukhin
• Stage Name: Vladimir Gostyukhin
• Born: 10 March, 1946
• Age: 79 years old
• Birthplace: Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Yekaterinburg, Russia)
• Nationality: Soviet, Russian
• Occupation: Film and Stage Actor, Occasional Film Director
• Height: 1.80m
• Parents: Vasiliy Pavlovich Gostyukhin and Aleksandra Ivanovna Gostyukhina (née Zaykova)
• Siblings: Unknown
• Spouse: Svetlana Gostyukhina (m. 1977–2000), Alla Prolich
• Children: Irina Gostyukhina, Margarita Gostyukhina, Aleksandra Gostyukhina
• Relationship: Married
• Net Worth: $3 million

Early Life and Education

Vladimir Vasilyevich Gostyukhin was born on March 10, 1946, in Sverdlovsk, in the Russian SFSR of the former Soviet Union, to Vasiliy Pavlovich Gostyukhin and Aleksandra Ivanovna (née Zaykova).

He might have had siblings but details about them are unknown. He grew up in an industrial city environment, and after finishing school he moved toward the performing arts, eventually enrolling at the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) in Moscow.

Gostyukhin graduated from GITIS in 1970 with a degree in acting, which prepared him for professional stage and screen work in the Soviet theatre system. He is of Russian ethnicity and he kept his religion private.

Career

Vladimir Vasilyevich Gostyukhin began his professional career after graduating from GITIS in 1970, initially working in an army theatre troupe where he gained practical stage experience in front of soldiers and touring audiences.

This period helped him develop a grounded performance style suited to realistic Soviet drama. In the mid-1970s he started appearing in films, and his breakthrough role came as Rybak in Larisa Shepitko’s war drama The Ascent (1977), which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival and brought him recognition for his emotionally complex portrayal of a Soviet partisan under extreme pressure.

During the late 1970s and early 1980s he continued to take on film roles that emphasized moral conflict and psychological depth, establishing him as a sought-after character actor across Soviet cinema. He combined screen work with theatre performances, gradually building a reputation that reached beyond his native Russia.

In the early 1980s Gostyukhin moved to Minsk and joined the Minsk Theatre-Studio for film actors, a key institution in Belarusian screen culture, where he has worked from 1982 onward.

His filmography broadened with roles in Fox Hunting (1980) as Belov, the science fiction film Moon Rainbow (1983) as David Norton, and the adventure adaptation In Search for Captain Grant (1986) as Major McNabbs.

Over the years he appeared in numerous films and television projects, including dramas, historical pieces, and war films, often embodying strong, principled characters or complex figures shaped by historical events.

His long collaboration with Belarusfilm and other studios in the region reinforced his position as both a Russian and Belarusian screen icon.

Alongside acting, he occasionally undertook directing work, though acting remained his primary focus.

Vladimir Vasilyevich Gostyukhin continued to act actively into the 1990s and 2000s, adapting to changing production contexts after the collapse of the Soviet Union. In the early 2000s he appeared in films such as War (2002), where he played Ivan’s father, contributing to contemporary Russian war cinema.

Recognizing his achievements, authorities awarded him titles including “Honored Artist of the RSFSR” in 1982 and “People’s Artist of Belarus” in 1996, as well as other state decorations that underline his cultural contributions.

He has often spoken of feeling both Belarusian and Russian in identity, seeing himself as part of the shared cultural “Union State.”

In later years, he has remained visible in film and television while serving as a respected elder figure in the acting community, with a career spanning more than five decades across Soviet, Russian, and Belarusian screens.

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Personal Life

Vladimir Gostyukhin married Svetlana, a makeup artist, in 1977; the couple remained together until their divorce in 2000 and had daughters including Irina and Margarita.

He later married actress Alla Prolich, with whom he shares a daughter named Aleksandra, and they built a family life closely tied to their work in theatre and film in Belarus.

He balances his later-life roles with sporadic acting engagements and appearances at cultural events, festivals, and official ceremonies honoring his contributions to cinema.

Filmography

• The Ascent (1977)
• Fox Hunting (1980)
• Moon Rainbow (1983)
• In Search for Captain Grant (1986)
• War (2002)

Net Worth

Vladimir Vasilyevich Gostyukhin has an estimated net worth of about $3 million. This estimate reflects his long career as a leading and character actor in Soviet, Russian, and Belarusian cinema and theatre, including fees from numerous film and television roles, stage work with institutions such as the Minsk Theatre-Studio for film actors, and remuneration associated with state titles and honors.