Stierlitz
| 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".