High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Yevgeny Pavlovich Leonov (Russian: Евгений Павлович Леонов; 2 September 1926 – 29 January 1994) was a famous Russian/Soviet actor who played main parts in several of the most famous Soviet films. Called "one of Russia`s best-loved actors", he also provided the voice for many Soviet cartoon characters, including Vinny Pukh (Winnie the Pooh).