Biography
Actor Viktor Smirnov is a man who has a colorful appearance and a broad soul. Both of these qualities helped him embody on the stage and on the screen of diametrically opposite heroes, ranging from Soviet party figures and ending with the governors of Tsarist Russia. Even in a secondary role, it was impossible not to notice Smirnov. Viktor Fedorovich never denied an interview, knew a bunch of acting baek and, despite the formidable appearance, was very easy in communication.Childhood and youth
The lead actor of St. Petersburg Aleksandrinsky Theater was born in the Moscow region Klin in August 1945. Smirnova's labor biography began in the sphere, far from art - Victor worked as a glass fiber at the factory, spent his free time in a circle of artistic amateur.
Victor's theatrical education was received in Nizhny Novgorod, then another Gorkovsky, theatrical school and distribution came to the Penza Regional Drama Theater, who gave 10 years of life. On the stage of this theater, Smirnov embodied a wide range of roles - Othello in the Drama of William Shakespeare, Micah Melekhov Grigoria in the "Quiet Don", Makara Nagulnov in "Raised Valine".
Often, the plays were put on the young, bright artist. In five years, Viktor Smirnov was noted by the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR.
In 1983, Smirnov received an invitation from the Leningrad Academic Drama Theater named after Pushkin. The first role in the legendary performance "Captain's daughter" delivered by Rostislav Golodov, elevated Victor to the rank of leading theater artists. The spectators of Smirnov loved in the images of Don Luis in the Moliere "Don Juan", Natilin in the "cheap" on Fonvizin, Famusov in "Mount from the mind" of Griboyedov and others.
Films
Victor Smirnov began to replenish his filmography from back in 1967 from the Drama "Vorsorossyna" based on the poem Olga Berggolts about the builders of the agricultural commune. Then a break happened in the film train.
In some sources, it is indicated that for the first time in the movie Victor Smirnov appeared in the 1980s, playing in the film "Cool Rotate". However, the picture of the People's Artist, known for work in Prince and Nicar, was starred in the picture.
From the mid-70s Smirnov returned to the cinema. He starred in the role of Gajnko in the Dilogy "Missing Expedition" and "Golden River". The audience was remembered by his astrophysicist Chebyshev in the television series "Sunny Wind". The texture of the charismatic artist on full used director Sergey Bondarchuk in the painting "Boris Godunov".
In the tape "Journey to the Happy Arabia" about a couple who fell to the hostage, the exposure comedy "Brake in Heaven" and the Military Drama "Tank" Klim Voroshilov-2 "Victor played the main roles.
The popular comedy of "Genius" about a quotional inventor gathered the color of domestic cinema: Alexander Abdulov, Innokentia Smoktunovsky, Yuri Kuznetsova, Sergey Prokhanov, Valentina Talyzin. Viktor Fedorovich got the role of the former party "bumps", in the restructuring of the business took place.
The film "Makarov" with the participation of Smirnov gathered a lot of premiums in the 90s of the film films: the prize of film pressure, "Golden Aries" and "Silver Vitya", "Green Apple - Golden Leaf". In addition, the picture received "Nika", the Prize of FIPress and the Prize of the Film Festival in Istanbul.
In the postprokery time, Viktor Smirnov participated in the filming of almost all popular TV shows. The artist appeared in the form of General Somov in the National Security Agent, small roles of the coach and the priest in the "Streets of Broken Lights".
In general, colorful, characteristic personalities like generals and officials sitting in high offices, Viktor Fedorovich managed especially well. Such, for example, Secretary of the City Committee in the series about the consolidated sisters "Black Raven", Prince in the drama "Love Emperor" about the novel, Alexander II and Catherine Dolgoruki, General Staff in the War Drama on the Second Chechen Campaign, Head of Criminal In the Liquidation . Even in the groteskoy "comedy strictly regime" hero Smirnov - with big stars on the shoulders.
In the surviving "slaughter force", the hero of Viktor wore a colorful nickname Nostradamus. In the third part of the "gangster Petersburg", the actor appeared in a secondary role, but, as always, fully demonstrated his talent in the form of the director of the commercial firm, subsequently fallen in criminal disassembly.
In the 2000s, the screens came out the "Mole" series about the operative under the cover embedded in the criminal community, which for the sake of a high goal there are no noble. In Detective, Smirnov performed the role of a high-ranking police officer, using communication and power in criminal purposes.
Personal life
The family life of Viktor Smirnov remained out of reach for journalists and fans. Although the search engines are issued on the Internet a lot of references to the sources in which two families are talking. The first - with a journalist Lydia Kwasnikova, in which the son of Ilya was born, and the second - with Tamara Smirnova, the mother of three daughters.
However, none nor the second woman has a relationship to Artist Viktor Smirnov. The widespread name and surname of the actor are misleading. Both are wives by Writer and Writer Victor Vasilyevich Smyrovna, the author of the story "Anxious month Version".
Death
The last role of Viktor Fedorovich - Comrade Ivan Ivanovich in the play "Banya" on the play of Vladimir Mayakovsky. The premiere took place in February 2017, on the new stage of the Alexandrinsky Theater. Artist's colleagues thought that in the new season he would be with the troupe. But in August of the same year, Smirnov died. It was not reported about the exact cause of death, but the network had information that in recent years the actor struggled with oncology.
The fizzness of the People's Artist of Russia has passed in the church of St. Seraphim Sarovsky, buried at the Serafimsky cemetery in St. Petersburg. Photo Victor Smirnov has long remained on the theater website as a tribute to memory and respect to the adorable actor.
Filmography
- 1975 - "Missing Expedition"
- 1977 - "Golden River"
- 1986 - "Boris Godunov"
- 1989 - "Brake in Heaven"
- 1991 - "Genius"
- 1993 - "Makarov"
- 1994 - Russian Transit
- 1997 - "Streets of broken lamps"
- 1999 - "National Security Agent"
- 2001 - "Gangster Petersburg"
- 2001-2004 - "Black Raven"
- 2005 - "Master and Margarita"
- 2007 - "Liquidation"
- 2011 - "Made in the USSR"
- 2012 - "cool"