
Anton Chekhov
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- January 29, 1860
- Died
- July 15, 1904 (aged 44)
- Birthplace
- Taganrog, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Rostov Oblast, Russia]
Biography
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860 – 1904) was a Russian playwright and writer, whose plays received international acclaim, and who as a short-story writer is still regarded as virtually unmatched. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov was a physician by profession. "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress." The son of a former serf, Chekhov started out supporting his family by writing popular comic sketches as a medicine student. While practicing as a doctor, he produced his first full-length play, Ivanov (1887). He took up serious themes with stories such as “The Steppe” (1888) and “A Dreary Story” (1889); later stories include “Ward Number Six” (1892), “The Black Monk” (1894) and “The Lady with the Dog” (1899). His play The Seagull (1896) was badly received until its successful revival in 1899 by Konstantin Stanislavsky and the Moscow Art Theatre. After this he converted his earlier work The Wood Demon (1889) into the universally acclaimed play Uncle Vanya (1897). To nurse his eventually fatal tuberculosis he moved to the Crimea, where he wrote his famous last plays, Three Sisters (1901) and The Cherry Orchard (1904).
Known For
Filmography

The Apple Trees
Movie · Author

The Seagull
Movie · Author

Morning
Movie · Story

On the Harmfulness of Tobacco
Movie · Theatre Play
Ivanov
Movie · Theatre Play

My Husband
Movie · Original Story

Anton Chekhov's The Student
Movie · Original Story

Toonout
TV · Original Story · 1 ep

You're The Boss!
Movie · Original Story

The Cherry Orchard
Movie · Author

Racek
Movie · Theatre Play

Affair of honnor
Movie · Theatre Play

A Joke
Movie · Story

National Theatre Live: Vanya
Movie · Theatre Play

The Seagull
Movie · Theatre Play

The Cherry Orchard
Movie · Original Story

Il Giardino Dei Ciliegi (Leonardo Lidi)
Movie · Theatre Play

The Student
Movie · Short Story
Pinche Pájaro Estúpido
Movie · Screenplay

The Seagull
Movie · Original Story

Zio Vanja
Movie · Theatre Play

NU Theater Live: The Bear
Movie · Original Story

The Cherry Orchard
Movie · Writer, Theatre Play

National Theatre Live: The Seagull
Movie · Theatre Play

The Black Monk
Movie · Original Story

The seagull - the movie
Movie · Theatre Play

Crise de nerfs
Movie · Author

Sonata
Movie · Novel

The seagull
Movie · Theatre Play

Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard
Movie · Theatre Play

La tragedia è finita, Platonov
Movie · Theatre Play

Atti unici
Movie · Theatre Play

An Evening's Trail
Movie · Short Story

Uncle Vanya
Movie · Theatre Play

The Cherry Orchard
Movie · Theatre Play

Wrecker
Movie · Short Story

The Vanishing Field
Movie · Theatre Play

Escenario 0
TV · Writer · 1 ep

To Stumble
Movie · Book

Uncle Vanya
Movie · Theatre Play

Onkel Wanja
Movie · Theatre Play

National Theatre Live: Three Sisters
Movie · Theatre Play

The Cherry Orchard
Movie · Theatre Play

The End of the Season
Movie · Theatre Play

The Seagull
Movie · Theatre Play

After Anyuta
Movie · Story

Three Sisters
Movie · Theatre Play

Joker
Movie · Novel

The Seagull
Movie · Author

National Theatre Live: The Seagull
Movie · Theatre Play
Agafia
Movie · Short Story
Le Rustre et le Juge
Movie · Short Story

Three Sisters
Movie · Theatre Play

The Diary of an Old Man
Movie · Short Story

Platonow
Movie · Theatre Play

It Can Pass Through the Wall
Movie · Short Story

Days and Nights
Movie · Story
FUGAKU 2 / The SEAGULL The Shots
Movie · Story

The Heavenly Wanderers
Movie · Author

The Aftermath of the Inauguration of the Public Toilet at Kilometer 375
Movie · Novel

Ottaal
Movie · Short Story

Hollywood Seagull
Movie · Theatre Play

La Mouette
Movie · Theatre Play

Taper
Movie · Short Story

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
Movie · Original Story

The Cherry Orchard
Movie · Author

La Douce
Movie · Story
The Little Theater
Movie · Short Story

Ivanov
Movie · Novel

Anton Chekhov's The Duel
Movie · Novel

Ward No. 6
Movie · Novel
Backstage Story
Movie · Short Story

Misery
Movie · Original Story

The Orchard
Movie · Novel

Uncle Vanya
Movie · Original Story, Author

Afternoon
Movie · Original Story

Seagull
Movie · Original Story

Digital Sam in Sam Saek 2006: Talk to Her
Movie · Short Story

About Love
Movie · Short Story

The Sisters
Movie · Original Story

The Seagull
Movie · Theatre Play

About Love
Movie · Novel

Ragin
Movie · Novel
Fear
Movie · Short Story

Little Lili
Movie · Original Story

Three Sisters
Movie · Theatre Play

Upheaval
Movie · Story

Chekhovian Motifs
Movie · Short Story, Theatre Play
Three Sisters
Movie · Theatre Play

All Forgotten
Movie · Novel

The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka
Movie · Story
Nina
Movie · Theatre Play

From Every Man I Loved
Movie · Short Story
Agáta
Movie · Short Story

Requiem
Movie · Original Story

The Cherry Orchard
Movie · Theatre Play
The Bass Player
Movie · Short Story

The Seagull
Movie · Author

Chekhov and Co.
TV · Original Story · 10 eps
Racek
Movie · Theatre Play

The Cherry Orchard
Movie · Theatre Play

August
Movie · Theatre Play

Junior Lieutenant
Movie · Short Story
Jubileum
Movie · Theatre Play
Námluvy
Movie · Theatre Play

Frieriet
Movie · Theatre Play

Vanya on 42nd Street
Movie · Theatre Play

A Golden Ring, a Bouquet of Scarlet Roses
Movie · Short Story

Onkel Vanja
Movie · Theatre Play

Country Life
Movie · Author

Three Sisters
Movie · Theatre Play

The Seagull
Movie · Theatre Play

If Only I Knew...
Movie · Theatre Play

Brace Up!
Movie · Theatre Play
Racek
TV · Theatre Play · 2 eps
Swan Song
Movie · Author

Uncle Vanya
Movie · Original Story
The Harmfulness of Tobacco
Movie · Novel

Kasba
Movie · Original Story

Ward No. 6
Movie · Author
Контрабас и флейта
Movie · Original Story
Беззащитное существо
Movie · Original Story

Three Years
Movie · Novel

Ark of Fools
Movie · Short Story

Morning
Movie · Story
Na letním bytě
Movie · Short Story
Medveď
Movie · Theatre Play
Pytačky
Movie · Theatre Play

The Death of a Government Clerk
Movie · Short Story

Love and Fear
Movie · Theatre Play

The Black Monk
Movie · Novel

Hôtel de France
Movie · Author

Dark Eyes
Movie · Short Story
Jubileum
Movie · Theatre Play

Uncle Vanya
Movie · Author

Sala nr 6
Movie · Story
Boty
Movie · Short Story

The Witch
Movie · Novel

Drei Schwestern
Movie · Theatre Play
Drei Schwestern
Movie · Theatre Play
Dráma
Movie · Short Story

Rostislav Plyatt Reads Chekhov
Movie · Short Story

Softly from Paris
TV · Original Story · 1 ep
Medvěd
Movie · Theatre Play
Rozprávanie pani N. N.
Movie · Short Story

Big Volodya, Small Volodya
Movie · Short Story

Incredible Bet, or True Event That Ended Happily Hundred Years Ago
Movie · Short Story

Chekhov's Vaudevilles
Movie · Author
Svatba s generálem
Movie · Theatre Play
From the Life of a Zemstvo Doctor
Movie · Book

Three Sisters
Movie · Theatre Play

Tři sestry
Movie · Theatre Play

Björnen
Movie · Theatre Play

The Bear
Movie · Theatre Play

Koe-chto iz Gubernskoy Zhizni
Movie · Short Story

Courtship
Movie · Theatre Play
Hasičský plášť
Movie · Short Story

An Uneventful Story
Movie · Short Story

The Man In The Case
Movie · Short Story
Švédská zápalka
Movie · Short Story

The Kiss
Movie · Short Story

The Cherry Orchard
Movie · Author
Fish Day
Movie · Short Story

La Cerisaie
Movie · Theatre Play
Two Souls
Movie · Short Story
Obyčajný príbeh
Movie · Short Story

Ivanov
Movie · Author

Anyuta
Movie · Short Story

The Cherry Orchard
Movie · Theatre Play

Vanka Zhukov
Movie · Short Story

The Leshy
Movie · Author
The Three Sisters
Movie · Theatre Play

Story of an Unknown Man
Movie · Short Story

Three Years
Movie · Novel
Labutí píseň
Movie · Theatre Play
Onkel Wanja
Movie · Theatre Play

Dacha Life
Movie · Author

Cseresznyéskert
Movie · Theatre Play

My Tender and Affectionate Beast
Movie · Novel

Il prigioniero
Movie · Novel
Višňový sad
Movie · Theatre Play

Ward Six
Movie · Story

The Steppe
Movie · Novel

Funny People!
Movie · Short Story

Soft-Boiled Boots
Movie · Short Story, Theatre Play

The Good Doctor
Movie · Characters
The Seagull
Movie · Theatre Play

Chorister
Movie · Short Story

El jardín de los cerezos
Movie · Screenplay

An Unfinished Piece for Player Piano
Movie · Theatre Play

Dead End
Movie · Novel

Chekhov's Pages
Movie · Theatre Play

The Seagull
Movie · Novel

The Wife
Movie · Author

Drei Schwestern
Movie · Theatre Play
Смерть чиновника
Movie · Original Story
Kaštanka
Movie · Original Story
Racek
Movie · Theatre Play

The Cherry Orchard
Movie · Theatre Play
O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro
Movie · Theatre Play
Pinangan
Movie · Novel

Vint
Movie · Novel

Kashtanka
Movie · Short Story

On the Way
Movie · Author

Swan Song
Movie · Author

The Seagull
Movie · Theatre Play

Romance with a Double Bass
Movie · Short Story

The Bad Boy
Movie · Short Story

The Wood Demon
Movie · Theatre Play

The Seagull
Movie · Theatre Play

Les Trois Sœurs
Movie · Theatre Play

Psychopaths
Movie · Short Story
An Artist's Story
Movie · Short Story
Nepriatelia
Movie · Short Story

The Duel
Movie · Novel

Ward Six
Movie · Novel

Huntsman
Movie · Author

Mamad
Movie · Novel

In the Rooms
Movie · Author
Prelietavka
Movie · Short Story

The Seagull
Movie · Theatre Play
Jeden ze soubojů
Movie · Short Story

Rain
Movie · Story

These Different, Different, Different Faces
Movie · Short Story
Детвора
Movie · Original Story
Zinotchka
Movie · Short Story

Romance with a Double Bass
Movie · Short Story

My Life
TV · Novel · 3 eps
Jubileum
Movie · Theatre Play
Zlodeji
Movie · Short Story
Platonov
Movie · Theatre Play

The Roundabout
Movie · Short Story
Švédska zápalka
Movie · Book
Borgerlig lykke
Movie · Short Story

The Cherry Orchard
Movie · Theatre Play
Platonov
Movie · Theatre Play
Wedding
Movie · Theatre Play
Ujo Váňa
Movie · Theatre Play

Three Sisters
Movie · Theatre Play

The Cherry Orchard
Movie · Theatre Play

Drama on the Hunt
Movie · Novel

Belated Flowers
Movie · Novel

Uncle Vanya
Movie · Theatre Play

Family Happiness
Movie · Short Story
Uncle Vanya
Movie · Theatre Play

Uncle Vanya
Movie · Theatre Play

The Three Sisters
Movie · Theatre Play
Drama na lovu
Movie · Short Story

Drama in the Barber’s Shop
Movie · Short Story

Alta comedia
TV · Story, Novel · 1 ep

Key Witness
Movie · Short Story
Chameleón
Movie · Short Story
Bahno
Movie · Short Story

An Event
Movie · Story
Exam for Rank
Movie · Short Story

Belated Flowers
Movie · Short Story
Il gabbiano
Movie · Theatre Play
Úsměvy světa
TV · Short Story · 1 ep
Román o base
Movie · Short Story

The Sea Gull
Movie · Theatre Play
The Trial
Movie · Short Story
From Chekhov with Love
Movie · Original Story

A Boring Story. From the Notes of an Old Man
Movie · Author

Three Years
Movie · Author
If Only the Trains Came
Movie · Book
Хористка
Movie · Short Story
Navštívenka
Movie · Short Story
Na zapřenou
Movie · Short Story
Zločin a trik I.
Movie · Short Story

The Guardian
Movie · Short Story

In the Town of S.
Movie · Novel
Воры
Movie · Original Story

Gooseberry
Movie · Short Story

ITV Playhouse
TV · Book · 1 ep
Labutí píseň
Movie · Theatre Play
Labutí píseň
Movie · Theatre Play

The Three Sisters
Movie · Author

A Joke
Movie · Novel

A Swan Song
Movie · Short Story

Deary
Movie · Short Story

Ivanov
Movie · Theatre Play

La Cerisaie
Movie · Theatre Play

NET Playhouse
TV · Theatre Play · 1 ep

The Teacher of Literature
Movie · Short Story

The Three Sisters
Movie · Theatre Play

BBC Play of the Month
TV · Theatre Play · 7 eps

Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · Theatre Play · 1 ep
Ivanov
Movie · Theatre Play
Tři sestry
Movie · Theatre Play

The Seagull
Movie · Novel

Pharmacist
Movie · Book
Cards
Movie · Author
Anyuta
Movie · Short Story

Theatre 625
TV · Theatre Play · 1 ep
Starostlivý otec
Movie · Short Story
Der jähzornige junge Mann
Movie · Theatre Play

Black Sabbath
Movie · Novel

Tears the World Can't See
Movie · Short Story
Onkel Vanja
Movie · Author
Tobakkens uheldige virkninger
Movie · Original Story

Uncle Vanya
Movie · Theatre Play
The Three Sisters
Movie · Original Story

The Cherry Orchard
Movie · Theatre Play

The Steppe
Movie · Novel

Medvěd
Movie · Theatre Play

Colorful Stories
Movie · Story
Námluvy
Movie · Novel

The House with the Mezzanine
Movie · Short Story

Duel
Movie · Short Story

Enemies
Movie · Short Story
The Wedding
Movie · Theatre Play
Podzimní slunce
Movie · Theatre Play, Short Story

Lady with the Dog
Movie · Novel

Revenge
Movie · Novel

Drama
Movie · Short Story

Vanka
Movie · Short Story

Huntsman
Movie · Short Story

Work of Art
Movie · Short Story

Anyuta
Movie · Short Story

Les Trois Sœurs
Movie · Theatre Play
Måsen
Movie · Theatre Play

Too Salty
Movie · Book, Short Story

The Witch
Movie · Short Story
The Proposal
Movie · Theatre Play

Liberal
Movie · Short Story

Revenger
Movie · Author
La Sorcière
Movie · Short Story
The Debt
Movie · Theatre Play

Uncle Vanya
Movie · Theatre Play

Boots
Movie · Short Story
Medvěd
Movie · Theatre Play

The Lottery Ticket
Movie · Short Story

The Bride
Movie · Short Story

The Grasshopper
Movie · Short Story
Переполох
Movie · Original Story
Хороший конец
Movie · Short Story

Folio
TV · Book, Theatre Play · 1 ep

Il matrimonio
Movie · Theatre Play, Author

The Anna Cross
Movie · Book

The Safety Match
Movie · Short Story

Ladies
Movie · Short Story
Večer Čechovových aktovek
Movie · Theatre Play
Slzy, které svět nevidí
Movie · Short Story
Labutí píseň
Movie · Theatre Play

At the Dacha
Movie · Original Story
Medvěd
Movie · Theatre Play

Iniquity
Movie · Short Story

Toto and the Kings of Rome
Movie · Story

Kashtanka
Movie · Short Story

The Bad Boy
Movie · Short Story

Story of the Bass Cello
Movie · Short Story
Verochka
Movie · Short Story

Summer Storm
Movie · Novel

Jubilee
Movie · Short Story

Wedding
Movie · Novel

Surgery
Movie · Novel

Man in a Shell
Movie · Short Story

The Bear
Movie · Theatre Play

The Mask
Movie · Short Story

Nalim
Movie · Short Story
The Bear
Movie · Theatre Play

Ranks and People
Movie · Short Story
Superfluous People
Movie · Short Story

Kashtanka
Movie · Short Story

Drama on the Hunt
Movie · Short Story

Flowers Belated
Movie · Book
Long Live... Mice!
Movie · Story

Lawlessness
Movie · Short Story

The Country Man, or The Involuntary Tragedian
Movie · Original Story

Romance with a Double Bass
Movie · Short Story

