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Oleg Menshikov

Oleg Menshikov

Actor · Born November 8, 1960 (65) · Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oleg Evgenyevich Menshikov (born 8 November 1960) is a Soviet and Russian entertainer. He is a film and theatre actor, singer and director. He started his film career in the early 1980s playing in the comedy Pokrovskie vorota and in Nikita Mikhalkov's Rodnya. In 1993, Menshikov collaborated again with Mikhalkov in their most famous film, Burnt by the Sun. Portraying a manipulative and suicidal NKVD agent during Stalin's Great Purge, Menshikov's performance brought him to the attention of a wide international audience. The film won the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Menshikov appeared in Régis Wargnier's 1999 film, East-West with Sandrine Bonnaire and Catherine Deneuve. Menshikov played the hero of Mikhalkov's 1998 The Barber of Siberia, with Julia Ormond playing his mistress. He appeared as Erast Fandorin in the 2005 film The Councillor of State. He filled the role of Ostap Bender in the 2006 Russian mini-series based on The Little Golden Calf. Description above from the Wikipedia article Oleg Menshikov, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 8, 1960 (65)
From
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 22% in 30 days

What are Oleg Menshikov's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
26%
Bonds
25%
Self
15%
Power
10%
Society
10%
Ideas
8%
Morality
6%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 7
Mentor
2 of 7
Trickster
1 of 7
Herald
1 of 7
Hero
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
6
Dread
5
Romantic
2
Absurd
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Haunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Oleg Menshikov's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Oleg Menshikov's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

48 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Interview (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Charm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Леонид Максимович

  • Your Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Mikhail Romanov

  • Psycho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Igor

  • Attraction 2: Invasion(2020)

    as General Lebedev

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Gogol(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Yakov Petrovich Guro - investigator

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Gogol. A Terrible Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Yakov Petrovich Guro - investigator

  • Gogol. Nachalo(2017)

    as Yakov Petrovich Guro - investigator

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Attraction(2017)

    as Colonel Lebedev

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Yankovsky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Legend No. 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Tarasov

  • Burnt by the Sun 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · as Дмитрий Андреевич Арсентьев - полковник

  • Utomlennye solntsem 2: Tsitadel(2011)

    as Dmitriy Arsentyev

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Burnt by the Sun 2(2010)

    as Mitya Arsentyev

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Игроки (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · as Утешительный

  • Doctor Zhivago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · as Юрий Живаго

  • Doctor Zhivago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Golden Calf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ostap Bender

  • The State Counsellor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · as Erast Petrovich Fandorin

  • The State Counsellor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Erast Petrovich Fandorin

  • Woe From Wit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · as Александр Андреевич Чацкий

  • East/West(1999)

    as Aleksei Golovin

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Mommy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Lyonchik Yuryev

  • The Barber of Siberia(1998)

    as André Tolstoi

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Prisoner of the Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Sacha Kostylin

  • Burnt by the Sun(1994)

    as Dmitry

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Dyuba-Dyuba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Prime Suspect(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Milan Lukic

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Limited Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • The Stairway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Владимир Пирошников

  • Splashes of Champagne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Sergei

  • These... Three True Cards... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Moonsund (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Sergey Artenev

  • Speak... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • My Favorite Clown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Sergei Sinitsin

  • Through Main Street with an Orchestra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Korolkov

  • The Legend of Salieri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Big Volodya, Small Volodya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Obstacle Course (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Vladimir

  • Капитан Фракасс (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Барон де Сигоньяк

  • The Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Merzlyakov

  • The Pokrovsky Gates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Костик

  • Flights in Dreams and in Reality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Alisa's Friend

  • Kin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Kirill

  • The Birthday of Teresa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Хосе

  • I Wait and Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Spoiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 10 episodes · as Anatoliy Gubarev

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 48 titles, 47 of them dated from 1980 to 2024; peak year 1982.

Biggest box office

Attraction (2017)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

Burnt by the Sun (1994)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Attraction 2: Invasion (2020)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19802024

Peak 1982 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1982Screen debut· Kin
  • 1983First top-billed film· The Pokrovsky Gates
  • 1994Breakout· Burnt by the Sun

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting48 of 48: 46 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndDirecting2 of 48: 0 only directing, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s18 · acting1990s8 · acting2000s7 · 7 acting · 2 crew2010s9 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 27% of 15 roles
829712

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Oleg Menshikov's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Burnt by the Sun 2 (2010)

91st percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Burnt by the Sun (1994)

Midcredits 94th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Oleg Menshikov's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Oleg Menshikov work with?

People who share at least 2 of Oleg Menshikov's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nikita Mikhalkov shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers