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Valeri Frid

Known For
Writing
Born
January 13, 1922 in Tomsk, Tomsk uyezd, Tomskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR
Died
September 7, 1998
Active Years
1958–2005 (48 Years)
Total Credits
39 credits in database
Writing Born Jan 13, 1922 Died Sep 7, 1998 Tomsk, Tomsk uyezd, Tomskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR 39 credits
39
Total Credits
1958–2005
48 Years Career Span
11
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Biography

Valeri Semyonovich Frid was a Soviet screenwriter born on January 13, 1922, in Tomsk, Tomsk Governorate, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, which is now Tomsk Oblast, Russia. His father was Semyon Markovich Frid, a microbiologist who served as director of the Belarusian Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology. Most of Valeri Frid's works were created together with Yuli Dunsky, and both men were imprisoned in Gulag labor camps. Active as a writer, screenplay contributor, actor, creative producer, and dialogue writer, Frid had numerous known credits including Ekipazh, Skaz pro to, kak tsar Pyotr arapa zhenil, Goryachev i drugie, and various Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson projects. He died on September 7, 1998, in Moscow, Russia, at the age of 76.

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Career

Career overview

Valeri Semyonovich Frid was a Soviet screenwriter born on January 13, 1922, in Tomsk, Tomsk Governorate, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, which is now Tomsk Oblast, Russia. Most of his works were created together with Yuli Dunsky. Both Frid and Dunsky were imprisoned in Gulag labor camps.

Known for his work in writing, screenplay, acting, creative producing, and dialogue, Frid accumulated known credits numbering thirty-nine according to database records. Among his known projects are Ekipazh, also referred to as Air Crew, released in 1980, and Skaz pro to, kak tsar Pyotr arapa zhenil, released in 1976. His other known works include Goryachev i drugie from 1993, The Story of the Voyages, Two Comrades Were Serv, and various Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson productions, including Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, and Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Bloody Inscription.

Frid passed away on September 7, 1998, in Moscow, Russia, at the age of seventy-six.

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Career timeline

A Time to Gather Stones · Writer
Memories of Sherlock Holmes · Screenplay
ClassicThe Magic Pipe · Dialogue
Горячев и другие · Creative Producer
Death in Cinema · ScreenplayLost in Siberia · Writer
The Tale About the Enamored Painter · Writer
And Then Came Bumbo... · WriterEvery Tenth · ScreenplayThe Adventures of the Little Muk · Writer
The Story of the Voyages · Writer
A Person Changes Skin · Screenplay
Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You · Screenplay
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson · ScreenplaySherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson · ScreenplayGnat · ScreenplaySherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance · WriterAir Crew · Writer
Widows · WriterFedneve: Lukács · Writer
The Blackamoor of Peter the Great · Screenplay
The Rider with Lightning in His Hand · Writer
Shadow · Writer
Red Square · Screenplay
Shine, Shine, My Star · Writer
A Very Old Story · ScreenplayJust a Life – The Story of Fridtjof Nansen · WriterTwo Comrades Were Serving · Writer
New Attraction Today · Writer
There Was an Old Couple · Screenplay
An Unrealistic Story · Writer
The Sixteenth Spring · Writer
Seven Babysitters · Writer
Eagle Island · Writer
Contemporary of the Century · Writer
The Incident at Mine No. 8 · Writer

Full Filmography

39 titles
  • A Time to Gather Stones (2005) Writer
  • Memories of Sherlock Holmes (2000) Screenplay
  • Classic (1998) as старик
  • The Magic Pipe (1998) Dialogue
  • Горячев и другие (1993) Creative Producer
  • Death in Cinema (1991) Screenplay
  • Lost in Siberia (1991) Writer
  • The Tale About the Enamored Painter (1987) Writer
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  • And Then Came Bumbo... (1984) Writer
  • Every Tenth (1984) Screenplay
  • The Adventures of the Little Muk (1984) Writer
  • The Story of the Voyages (1983) Writer
  • A Person Changes Skin (1982) Screenplay
  • Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You (1981) Screenplay
  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1980) Screenplay
  • Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1980) Screenplay
  • Gnat (1980) Screenplay
  • Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance (1980) Writer
  • Air Crew (1980) Writer
  • Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Bloody Inscription (1980) Screenplay
  • The Gadfly (1980) Writer
  • Widows (1977) Writer
  • Fedneve: Lukács (1977) Writer
  • The Blackamoor of Peter the Great (1976) Screenplay
  • The Rider with Lightning in His Hand (1975) Writer
  • Shadow (1971) Writer
  • Red Square (1970) Screenplay
  • Shine, Shine, My Star (1969) Writer
  • A Very Old Story (1968) Screenplay
  • Just a Life – The Story of Fridtjof Nansen (1968) Writer
  • Two Comrades Were Serving (1968) Writer
  • New Attraction Today (1966) Writer
  • There Was an Old Couple (1965) Screenplay
  • An Unrealistic Story (1964) Writer
  • The Sixteenth Spring (1963) Writer
  • Seven Babysitters (1962) Writer
  • Eagle Island (1961) Writer
  • Contemporary of the Century (1960) Writer
  • The Incident at Mine No. 8 (1958) Writer

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Valeri Frid best known for?

Valeri Frid is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Reality (2012), Classic (1998), Revolution (2018), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1980).

When and where was Valeri Frid born?

Valeri Frid was born on January 13, 1922 in Tomsk, Tomsk uyezd, Tomskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR. They passed away on September 7, 1998.

How many credits does Valeri Frid have?

Valeri Frid has accumulated over 39 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1958 to 2005.

What is Valeri Frid's background in cinema and television?

Valeri Semyonovich Frid was a Soviet screenwriter born on January 13, 1922, in Tomsk, Tomsk Governorate, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, which is now Tomsk Oblast, Russia. His father was Semyon Markovich Frid, a microbiologist who served as director of the Belarusian Institute of Microbiology and Epidemio...

Valeri Frid by the numbers

39credits
33films
6TV series
1958–2005active years

Age in their best-rated roles

  • Classic (1998) as старик — aged about 76

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