Biography
Vladimir Friedman is an Israeli actor. He was born on 20 June 1959 in Kursk, Russia, and trained at the Russian University of Theatrical Arts (GITIS) in Moscow under Elina Bystritskaya. He performed for several years in repertory theatre in Russia before emigrating to Israel in 1991.
In Israel he has appeared in more than sixty films and television productions as well as numerous stage roles in Hebrew and Russian. His screen credits include The Assassin Next Door (2009) as Mishka, Shtisel (2013) as Professor Mishnaiot, A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015) as Mr. Licht, American Assassin (2017) as Borys Bartosh, Golden Voices (2019) as Victor Frenkel and the role of Mayor in Minotaur (2026).
Friedman received the Lenin Komsomol Prize in Russia for his stage performance in The Emigrants. In Israel he has been named Man of the Year for his contribution to theatre and cinema and Actor of the Year for a leading stage role.
