Biography
Efim Copelian is the Soviet actor and film actor, leading artist troupes of Leningrad BDT (head of Georgy Tovstonogov). All-Union fame received after the appearance on the screen in the films "Elusive Avengers", "Intervention", "The Fate of Resident", "Eternal Calls".
Efim Copellyan was born in the Belarusian city of Rechitsa in April 1912 in a wealthy family. According to the nationality of the employees were Jews. Grandfather on the mother owned a sawmill plant. Father worked the forest harpper. Mom took care of the family in which six children grew, and all - sons.
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Native Efima were fans of art. Father and two senior brothers drew. Later, the elder brother Isaac even became the famous artist-designer. Holded a brush and future artist. Efim dreamed of an architect profession.
The world of art Manil Kophelin from an early age. One day, Efima fell into the hands of Tomik William Shakespeare. The boy read the "King Lire" and was fighting the beauty of the work. Hardly at such a young age, he understood the philosophical subtext of the tragedy, but in a matter of days I read everything that the great Briton wrote. Then Efim Copelian did not even guess that the time would come, and he himself would play on the stage of the heroes theater, which caused a storm of emotions in childhood.
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After the end of the "seventels" in the hometown, the young man went to Leningrad. Here for some time worked with a turner on the "Red Putilovets", looked at the new city. And looked after it took the documents to the Academy of Arts, where the architectural faculty was. At that time, Efima turned 17 years old.
Once a guy in order to earn pocket money came to a large dramteater. Here we just needed the young men of his age for extras. Copelian remained forever in BDT.
Theater
In 1935, the young artist graduated from the theater studio at BDT and was accepted into the theater's troupe. Debuted in the formulation "I will not give up", who told the heroic epic of the Chelyuskintsev. In the first years of work, episodic roles trusted in the theater.
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And then the Great Patriotic War fell. Efim Copelian immediately signed up into a folk militia. But it was not possible to get to the front. From the artists formed the theater of the national militia, which toured along the front line. Over time, he was renamed Leningrad Frontaya Agitetvod. Sometimes the troupe had to urgently replace the retired artist who died from a bullet or fragment during the bombing.
After the end of the war, Efim Copelian returned again to his native BDT. The artist was still trusted to play insignificant characters. But in 1956, Georgy Tovstonogov came to the theater, who managed to see in the guard the hidden potential. Efim Zakharovich played many interesting and complex characters. Tovstonogov involved the actor in the best productions, among whom were the performances of "five evenings" Alexander Volodin, "Mount from the mind" Alexander Griboedov, "Three sisters" Anton Chekhov, "Hanuma" Avcente Tsagale. For the unsurpassed skill of the guardian even called "our Gaben".
Films
The cinematic biography of Efima Kophelin began in the early 1930s. The film was held in the picture of the "Hero error", where the artist appeared as a balalagean. But the second appearance on the screen took place only after 9 years. These were episodic roles in the sports film "Boxers" and the adventure tape "Derbent tanker".
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With the beginning of the war, the film of the Efim has suspended. The new offer had to wait 8 years. In the early 50s, the filmography of the already recognized theatrical actor was replenished with participation in television performances, such as "Rift", "Love Yarovaya". Then followed the work in the adaptation of the "fuel", the historical and revolutionary film "Prolog".
Thanks to the colorful appearance, the artist entrustes the role of Hapon's asshole, the drilling wizard from Baku, Cossack Esuul. In the military film Yana Frida about the 1917 Revolution "Baltic Glory" Copellyan played one of the coup verbulls. The main roles in the painting went to Joseph Kutyansky, Pavel Kadochnik. Another two tapes dedicated to the revolutionary movement, the actor appeared in the form of Lion Trotsky ("On October") and Grigoria Ordzhonikidze ("Kochuby"). In the second film, Nikolay Rybnikov presented to the audience.
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In the early 60s, the military and revolutionary films were replaced by social dramas and film stations. In the film about the cosmonauts "the very first" Copellyan played a researcher, in the Kinolent "713-th request a landing" appeared by a passenger of the aircraft.
The first bright roles got the artist in the late 1960s and in the early 1970s. In a military film "Goodbye, boys", where Evgeny Stems played the main characters, Nikolai Delivery, Mikhail Kononov, Victoria Fedorov, the actor got an episodic role of a tinsmith. The film looked at the 13 million visitor audience, which immediately influenced the popularity of artists participating in the film.
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Then "Elusive Avengers", "New Adventures of Elusive", "Dangerous Tours", "Crime and Punishment", "Nikolay Bauman", "Dauria" - these paintings brought a real fame to Efim Kopelan. The actor played so multifaceted and talented that even in a tiny role was remembered by the viewer forever.
The actor possessed a wonderful voice, for which Many directors were appreciated. A secret actor called Efim Zabodrovich. This heartfelt voice sounded in many films as the author's voice-screen text. The most famous work of the Copewan in the sounding - the tape "17 moments of spring".
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In 1973, Efim Zakharovich Kopelian received the title of People's Artist of the Soviet Union. The last work of the actor was the role of Mikhail Lukich Kaftanova from the popular television series of the mid-70s "Eternal Calls". Copelly was filmed in the film until the last days was well. In addition, Efim Zakharovich appeared in two significant time projects - Waterville "Straw Hat" and the Drama "Olga Sergeevna".
Personal life
The first marriage of Efim Kophewan on the artist Tatiana Pevtsova turned out to be short: the couple lived together for 5 years and broke up in the 1940s. And a year later, the artist met the love of life - actress Lyudmila Makarov. Young people met in BDT. Got married a month before the start of the war.
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Personal life of Efima Kophelian has developed happily. With the wife of the actor tied tender and touching friendly relations. In the public, the artist did not like to show feelings, but the spouse was always sure that Fima loves her. The actors lived together for 34 years. In this marriage, the only son of Kirill Copelian, who continued acting dynasty was born. The son was left of life in 2005, Lyudmila Makarova - in 2014.
Death
The last years of the life of Efim Copelian worked a lot. The actor was in demand in cinema and theater. Permanent tour, moving and bad household conditions during the trips exhausted the strength and undermined health.The death of Efim Cophelin became sudden. The artist died of a second heart attack. The first he managed to survive, helped doctors. But after the treatment at the Hospital, Efim Zakharovich was sent to correct health in a sanatorium in a millstone. On March 6, 1975, the artist became ill. But since the medical staff has already beyond the international women's day, then the ambulance had to be called from Leningrad. The actor's heart could not stand the load, and doctors on arrival only stated death.
The grave of the actor is located on the literal view of the Volkovsky cemetery in St. Petersburg. In 2012, by the century from the birth of artist, postage stamps were released with portrait photo of Kophelian.
Filmography
- 1955 - "Heavy"
- 1957 - "Walking on the flour"
- 1964 - "Goodbye, boys!"
- 1965 - "Twenty Six Baku Commissioners"
- 1966 - "Elusive Avengers"
- 1967 - "Nikolay Bauman"
- 1968 - "New adventures of elusive"
- 1968 - Intervention
- 1968 - "Resident Error"
- 1969 - "Dangerous tour"
- 1971 - "Crown of the Russian Empire, or no longer"
- 1973-1983 - "Eternal Call"
- 1973 - "Crash Engineer Garina"
- 1974 - "Straw Hat"
- 1975 - Olga Sergeevna