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  1. Chaliapin is perhaps most remembered by modern audiences for the film The Name of the Rose (1986), in which he played the venerable Jorge de Burgos. He had a major role in Inferno (1980). One of his most memorable roles was as the grandfather in Moonstruck (1987), starring Cher .

  2. Feodor Chaliapin Jr.. Actor: Moonstruck. Feodor Fedorovich Chaliapin Jr. was born October 6, 1905, in Moscow, Russia. He was the youngest of six children. His father was the world-famous Russian Opera basso Feodor Chaliapin Sr..

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    • Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
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    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  3. They married in Russia in 1898 and had six children: Igor, Boris (1904–1979), Irina, Lidia and twins Feodor Jr. (1905–1992) and Taniya. Igor died aged four. Feodor Jr. was a character actor featured in Western motion pictures including Moonstruck and The Name of the Rose opposite Sean Connery.

  4. Oct 1, 1992 · Feodor Chaliapin Jr., who blossomed into an octogenarian movie star after 60 years of mostly bit parts and cameos, died on Sept. 17 in Rome. He was 87 years old and had been a resident of Rome...

  5. Oct 2, 1992 · The actor, son of the famous Russian singer, died in Rome at 87. He starred in Moonstruck, The Name of the Rose and Stanley and Iris.

  6. Oct 2, 1992 · Feodor Chaliapin Jr., the character actor best known as the stoic grandfather who compulsively walked a small herd of dogs in the 1987 film “Moonstruck,” has died.

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  8. Sep 17, 1992 · Feodor Chaliapin Jr. (Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Шаля́пин; October 6, 1905 – September 17, 1992) was a Russian-born actor who appeared in many American and Italian films.