
Lanovoy came to prominence through playing bold, dashing characters, combining heroic bravado with a sensitivity typical of Russian heroes, a tendency evident in many of his early features, however, he is best known for his roles in iconic 1970s World War II-themed films. In 2000s, Lanovoy appeared primarily in the roles of Soviet-era party bosses, such as Yuri Andropov in the 2005 TV film Brezhnev. In 2013, he played the role of Cardinal Richelieu in Russian movie The Three Musketeers.

War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova
1966 · as Anatol

War and Peace
1968 · as Anatol Kuragin

Defeat
1987

War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky
1966 · as Anatol

Scarlet Sails
1961 · as Arthur Grey

The Mystery of Snow Queen
2015

War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812
1967 · as Anatol

No Password Necessary
1967

Brezhnev
2005 · as Yuri Andropov

Pavel Korchagin
1956 · as Pavel Korchagin

Бес в ребро
1990 · as Vladimir Petrovich Chagin

Antony and Cleopatra
1980 · as Октавий Цезарь

Anna Karenina
1967 · as Vronsky

Stronger Than a Hurricane
1961 · as Fyodor Khmara

Three Hundred Years Ago...
1956 · as lieutenant Orzhelskiy

Striped Trip
1961 · as episode (uncredited)

A Chivalrous Romance
2000 · as Алексий II Комнин - император Византии

The Brest Peace
1989 · as Trotsky