chess player — Gentlemen of Fortune Character Profile

About chess player

A minor character engaged in a game of chess at a local hotel, which triggers an argument and physical fight between Crosseyes and Sad Sack. The conflict prompts Troshkin to intervene and order the gang to behave like ordinary people.

Character Facts

Played by

Anatoliy Papanov

Appears in

Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)

Role

Supporting

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• senior lieutenant Vladimir Nikolaevich Slavin (Oleg Vidov)
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