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Vitaly Mefodievich Solomin (Russian: Виталий Мефодьевич Соломин; 12 December 1941 – 27 May 2002) was a Soviet and Russian actor, director and screenwriter, best remembered for playing Dr. Watson in a series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations for Soviet television.
Vitali Solomin was a Russian film actor, best known for his portrayal of Doctor Watson in the 1980s Soviet-Russian series about Sherlock Holmes. He was born Vitali Mefodievich Solomin on December 12, 1941, in Chita, Siberian Russia, USSR.
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Vitali Solomin was a Russian film actor, best known for his portrayal of Doctor Watson in the 1980s Soviet-Russian series about Sherlock Holmes. He was born Vitali Mefodievich Solomin on December 12, 1941, in Chita, Siberian Russia, USSR.
- December 12, 1941
- May 27, 2002
Vitaly Solomin was hospitalized on April 23, 2002 after suffering a massive stroke. It happened in the Malyi Theatre in Moscow during a performance of Wedding of Krechinsky a play he was directing. He was rushed to the Sklifosovsky Hospital and underwent surgery but remained in intensive care until his death on May 27, 2002.
A tribute to Russian actors Vasily Livanov and Vitaly Solomin in honour to their unforgettable portrayals of the English master detective Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend Dr. John H....
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Sep 25, 2016 · Vitaly Solomin had been acting on stage and in films since 1964, gaining fame in Russia for his role as Kirill in ‘Starshaya sestra’. Equally famous for his colourful private life (two wives and a mistress), Solomin died of a stroke on May 27, 2002, in Moscow.
Between 1979 and 1986, Soviet television produced a series of five films at the Lenfilm movie studio, split into eleven episodes, starring Vasily Livanov as Sherlock Holmes and Vitaly Solomin as Dr. Watson.
