Georgi Antonovich Shtil was born on March 4, 1932, in Leningrad (now
St. Petersburg) Russia. From 1956-1961 he studied acting at the
Leningrad Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography, from which he
graduated in 1961 as actor. Shtil made his film debut in 1960, and soon
became a popular comedian in Russia.
Since 1961 Georgi Shtil has been a permanent member of the legendary
troupe of Bolshoi Drama Theatre (BDT) under directorship of
Georgi Tovstonogov.
Shtil worked with Tovstonogov for 28 years. After the death of
Tovstonogov, Shtil continued his work with an outstanding ensemble of
actors at BDT. There his stage partners were such stars as
Oleg Basilashvili,
Tatyana Doronina,
Alisa Freyndlikh,
Lyudmila Makarova,
Svetlana Kryuchkova, Zinaida Sharko,
Valentina Kovel,
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy,
Sergey Yurskiy,
Kirill Lavrov,
Oleg Borisov,
Vladislav Strzhelchik,
Yefim Kopelyan,
Evgeniy Lebedev,
Vsevolod Kuznetsov,
Pavel Luspekayev,
Nikolay Trofimov, and many other remarkable Russian actors. Among Shtil's best
known stage works are his roles in "Tri sestry" (The Three Sisters) by
Anton Chekhov (1968), "Kholstomer" (Story of a Horse) by
Lev Tolstoy, and
"Revizor" (Inspector-General) by
Nikolay Gogol.
Georgi Shtil continues a busy acting career on stage and in film. His
latest film work was in 'Master and Margarita', a TV series based on
the eponymous book by
Mikhail A. Bulgakov. Georgi Shtil was honored with the title
of People's Artist of the USSR. He received numerous awards and
decorations for his works on stage and in film. His filmography
includes over 100 supporting and cameo roles, he also played over 100
roles on stage. He is living in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Tied Up(2025)as Lestar
Zolotyye sosedi(2022)as Stepan
Bender: The Beginning(2021)as Fuks
Kartinki, narisovannye v chasi zakata i rassveta(2017)
Sledovatel Tikhonov(2016)as Porfiriy
New Year's Adventures of Masha and Vitia(1975)
Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?(2001)as Self - Contestant
Chtoby pomnili(1993)as Self
