Vitaly Solomin

Vitaly Solomin (1941-2002) with British Constabulary revolver as Dr. Watson in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983).

Vitaly Mefodievich Solomin (December 12, 1941 – May 27, 2002) was a Soviet and Russian stage and screen actor, director and screenwriter. In 1963-2003 he appeared in more then 55 movies and TV series. His most notable roles are Roman Ulybin in Dauria, Vadim Dashkov in Winter Cherries and Dr. Watson in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Vitaly Solomin's elder brother Yuriy Solomin is also a noted actor.

Vitaly Solomin can be seen with the following firearms in the following films:

Film

Gun	Character	Title	Note	Date
Tokarev TT-33	Lt. Ivan Groznykh	Krepkiy oreshek		1967
MP40	Lt. Ivan Groznykh	Krepkiy oreshek		1967
Mauser C96	Kuskov	Who Will Pay for the Fortune? (Kto zaplatit za udachu?)		1980
FN Model 1910	Kuskov	Who Will Pay for the Fortune? (Kto zaplatit za udachu?)	Never used in action	1980
Mosin Nagant M1891/30	Kuskov	Who Will Pay for the Fortune? (Kto zaplatit za udachu?)		1980
Degtyaryov DT	Kuskov	Who Will Pay for the Fortune? (Kto zaplatit za udachu?)	Mocked up as Lewis machine gun	1980

Television

Gun	Character	Title	Note	Date
Smith & Wesson New Model	Dr. Watson	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson	Spanish or Belgian copy	1979-1986
British Constabulary	Dr. Watson	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson	Belgian copy of Webley RIC	1979-1986