Richard Marner
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Alexander Molchanoff, born in Petrograd in 1921, was a Russian-born stage and screen actor who usually played a military man in spy thrillers and war films. After his family left Russia in 1924, they settled in London, where Alexander was educated in Monmouth School. He then became an assistant to the Russian tenor Vladimir Rosing at Covent Garden, joined the RAF, and was invalided out. He changed his name to Richard Marner and began his long career as a stage and film actor, with his first success being a title role in a stage version of Dracula. He went on to appear in many films, usually playing German or Russian officers, including The African Queen, The Dirty Dozen, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, You Only Live Twice, and The Sum of All Fears. His most famous and beloved performance was as Colonel Von Strohm in the British comedy classic "Allo Allo".
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Soundtrack
Birth Day March 27, 1921
Birth Place  Petrograd [now St. Petersburg], Russia, Russia
Age 99 YEARS OLD
Died On 18 March 2004(2004-03-18) (aged 82)\nPerth, Perthshire, Scotland
Birth Sign Aries
Occupation Actor
Years active 1950–2002
Spouse(s) Pauline Farr (1947–2004)

💰 Net worth

Richard Marner, the renowned actor and soundtrack artist hailing from Russia, is estimated to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M by the year 2024. Marner has consistently made his mark in the entertainment industry, captivating audiences with his exceptional performances and contributions to various soundtracks. With his undeniable talent and extensive body of work, it comes as no surprise that his net worth continues to flourish. Richard Marner's remarkable career and undeniable influence have solidified his position as one of Russia's most prominent and well-respected figures in the world of acting and music.

Biography/Timeline

1924

Born in Petrograd, Soviet Union, Molchanoff (nicknamed "Sacha" by his family) was the eldest son of Colonel Paul Molchanoff, of the Semyonovsky Regiment, one of two that were set up for children of children who had played with Peter the Great of Russia. In 1924, his entire family left Russia and went to Finland and then Germany, before ending up in London, where Alexander's grandmother, Olga Novikov (known in the family as "Babushka London") lived in Harley Street.

1980

His other work included roles in Mackenzie (1980), Triangle (1981), Lovejoy (1994), and the film The Sum of All Fears (as the Russian president).

1984

Marner's best known role was in 'Allo 'Allo! as German Commandant Colonel Kurt Von Strohm. He appeared in all nine series of the programme between 1984 and 1992. He also appears in an episode of Secret Army, the programme that 'Allo 'Allo parodies.

1991

In 1991, when Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR Boris Yeltsin, convened a "Congress of Compatriots" (an olive branch to some of the post-1917 White Russian diaspora), Marner was one of the 600 people who returned to the motherland. Despite being caught up in a coup, he stayed long enough to watch, through tearful eyes, the raising of the first Imperial Russian flag flown in Moscow since the 1920s.

2004

He died 9 days before his 83rd birthday on 18 March, 2004, in Perth, Scotland and left a wife, Actress Pauline Farr, who retained Molchanoff as her off-stage name. Marner was fluent in Russian, English, French and German, and was also survived by a daughter – Helen – and three grandchildren.

2013

One of Marner's early stage roles – as Dracula, with Howard Dean – is still regarded by some as the definitive interpretation of the role. In 1967, well before his role as the German Colonel in 'Allo 'Allo Marner played the minor and uncredited role of a German sentry in the classic war film The Dirty Dozen. His other films include Ice Cold in Alex, The One That Got Away, The Password Is Courage, You Only Live Twice, The Boys from Brazil, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, The African Queen and the Swiss film Four in a Jeep, in which he did all the Russian dialogue. He was also in the television movie Birth of the Beatles, as Bruno Koschmider.

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