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name: "Vladimir Friedman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/vladimir-friedman"
fi1m_id: "vladimir-friedman"
tmdb_id: 231035
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 June 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-12T05:07:23.989488+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Vladimir Friedman

## Identity

Vladimir Friedman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/vladimir-friedman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** vladimir-friedman
- **TMDB ID:** 231035
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/231035

Actor. Born 20 June 1959 in Kursk, Kurskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 June 1959, Kursk, Kurskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
- **Also known as:** ולדימיר פרידמן , Vladimir Freedman, Vladimir Fridman
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/231035

## 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.

*Sources: imdb.com, he.wikipedia.org, ru.wikipedia.org, vladimir-fridman.com, watch.plex.tv.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Minotaur* (2026), Fi1m 80, as Mayor — [page](https://film.one/film/minotaur.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Minotaur* (2026), as Mayor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/minotaur.md)
- *A Burning Man* (2025), Actor
- *My Name Is Dania* (2024), as Abrasha
- *A Minor Crime* (2023), Actor
- *The Perfect Number* (2022), as Old Man in Jerusalem
- *The big special thing* (2020), series, as Israeli Galili
- *Golden Voices* (2019), as Victor Frenkel
- *American Assassin* (2017), as Borys Bartosh
- *In Our Hands: The Battle for Jerusalem* (2017), as Israeli Galili
- *A Tale of Love and Darkness* (2015), as Mr. Licht
- *The Pracht Inn* (2014), as Kortzel
- *Shtisel* (2013), series, as Professor Mishnaiot
- *Mrs. Moskowitz and the Cats* (2011), as Nurse Arik
- *Lenin in October* (2010), as Vladlen
- *The Assassin Next Door* (2009), as Mishka
- *Zhurov* (2009), series, as Yasha Kokhan
- *Five Hours from Paris* (2009), Actor
- *The Children of USSR* (2007), as Viktor the Coach (as Vladimir Freedman)
- *HaAlufa* (2006), series, as Josef Ognasian
- *Schwartz Dynasty* (2005), as Dr. Alexandr Alexandrov
- *Letters from Rishikesh* (2004), as Alex
- *Year Zero* (2004), as Placement Office Clerk
- *Rutenberg* (2003), as Volodya
- *Beitar Provence* (2002), as Felix
- *Broken Wings* (2002), as Valentin Goldman
- *Yana's Friends* (1999), as Alik
- *Voyages* (1999), as Felix
- *Circus Palestina* (1998), Actor
- *Roma*, as Marik

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