Stierlitz

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Max Otto von Stierlitz
The Stierlitz novels character
Vyacheslav Tikhonov portraying Stierlitz
First appearance	No Password Required, 1966 novel
Last appearance	Isaev, 2009 television series
Created by	Yulian Semyonov
Portrayed by	Rodion Nakhapetov (1967) Vladimir Zamansky (1968) Vyacheslav Tikhonov (1973) Vladimir Ivashov (1975) Vsevolod Safonov (1976) Uldis Dumpis (1980) Vasily Antonov (2001) Daniil Strakhov (2009)
Voiced by	Vyacheslav Tikhonov (1984)
In-universe information
Alias	Bruno, Bolsen, Max, Massimo etc.
Gender	Male
Title	Polkovnik (USSR) SS-Standartenführer (Germany)
Occupation	Secret agent
Affiliation	People's Commissariat for State Security
Family	Vladimir Vladimirov (father) Olesia Prokopchuk (mother)
Spouse	Alexandra Gavrilina
Children	Alexander Vladimirov
Nationality	Soviet

Max Otto von Stierlitz (Russian: Макс О́тто фон Шти́рлиц, IPA: [ˈʂtʲirlʲɪts]) is the lead character in a Russian book series written in the 1960s by Yulian Semyonov, and the television adaptation Seventeen Moments of Spring (starring Vyacheslav Tikhonov) as well as feature films (produced in the Soviet era) and a number of sequels and prequels. Other actors portrayed Stierlitz in several other films. Stierlitz has become a stereotypical spy in Soviet and post-Soviet culture, similar to James Bond in Western culture. American historian Erik Jens has described Stierlitz as the "most popular and venerable hero of Russian spy fiction".^[1]