Actor Alexander Kazakov: photo, biography, creative career

Alexander Kazakov, whose biography is full of a lot of creative events, undoubtedly deserved one of the highest positions among the most talented actors of our time.

Biography

The actor was born on November 25, 1941 in Balashikha, Moscow Region. It was during this period that he received the status of a regional center. The town, which at that time was home to about 40 thousand people, with the assignment of status was given an active message in the direction of industrial development. Alexander Kazakov grew up in the ordinary proletarian milieu, but at the end of school he entered the theater school. He was a student of Tovstonogov.

Carier start

Kazakov Alexander Ivanovich is an actor who is an honored artist of Russia, director and screenwriter. The beginning of his career can be considered taking him to work after graduating from the Theater School in the Taganka Theater. Mass audience could get to know him for the first time after the release in 1974 of the feature film "The Unknown Heir", in which the debut of Alexander Kazakov as an actor took place. The main roles in this film were played by Mikhail Pugovkin and Yevgeny Gerasimov. The film shows the everyday life of the construction team, which includes a beginner with non-standard thinking. Alexander Kazakov played here the episodic role of one of the workers' brigade, who has seven brothers and cares about the youngest, who wants to be an engineer and go to college. At this time, actor Alexander Kazakov was already 33 years old - a considerable age to start a career.

The first serious work

The next role in the film "Wormwood is a bitter grass" has become noticeable for Alexander Kazakov. Here he played the role of the military Trofim, who returned to his native village from Germany after the victory. With him was a girl who lost memory in a concentration camp, which the guy could not leave to the mercy of fate out of compassion and helped to return to a real full life. Alexander Kazakov, whose photo is shown below, played a role in a pair with actress Olga Prokhorova. This film can be considered the first great work of Alexander Ivanovich Kazakov as an actor in the cinema. The book of Proskurin exactly waited for the right time. And, finally, in 1982 coincided. Director A. Saltykov was shot a feature film, which left no one indifferent. The relevance of this film is not lost today.

Continuation of creative career

Until the end of the eighties Alexander Kazakov acted in nine more scenes, the most notable of which include "Zhil-was Shilov", "Confrontation" and "Walking People". In the two-part film "There Was a Shilov", based on the play "Rumor" by Afanasy Salynsky, the famous director Vladimir Motyl tries to comprehend the reasons for the revival of the revolution, to show the discrepancy between reality and the slogans proclaimed by the Bolsheviks. In this he was helped by Alexander Kazakov, who played the role of a fighter of the Civil War and Revolution, commander of the squadron Ivan Shilov, who can not and does not want to understand or accept the ideas of the new economic policy of the state, because he did not really fight and did not dream about it. In the film, for the first time, Lenin's ideas of building a state, which were considered unshakable, were questioned.

TV series

In the six-series television series "Confrontation" based on the story of Julian Semenov, published in 1985, Alexander Kazakov played the role of worker from the sawmill of Spiridon Kalinovich Deryabin. In the film, starring Oleg Basilashvili and Andrei Boltnev, the investigation of the terrible crimes that were committed in different years is shown. Spiridon Deryabin helps investigator Colonel Kostenko in search of a criminal. A small role played by Alexander Kazakov in this film, thought through to the end, it shows a living person and his character. Often in modern serials, such a high level of acting is simply not there.

In the three-part film "Walking People" directed by Ilya Gurin, released in 1988 on the screens, the role of the famous leader of the peasant uprising Stepan Razin was played by none other than Alexander Kazakov, the actor whose photo is shown next. This is a film about the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich, a story about the 17th century, which entered Russian history as a "rebellious century". The split of the church and the rejection by the Old Believers of the reforms of Patriarch Nikon. Fugitive peasants were called "walking people" at that time. Events take place during the "Copper Riot", which flared up in Moscow. Streltsky son Semyon Lazarev, who is one of the instigators of the riot, is adjacent to the army of Stepan Razin. On the strength of the emotions caused, the role played by Alexander Kazakov can only be compared with the role of Emelian Pugachev, which was performed by the actor Sergei Lukyanov in the Captain's Daughter .

Best creative period

In the nineties Alexander Kazakov's creative career continued to develop. During this period, he not only starred in nine films, but also acted as the director and scriptwriter of two paintings - "Master of the East" and "Screw", and in the second picture he also played a role as an actor. Films released in this period of time brought the actor the most popularity and popularity. First of all, we should mention such pictures as "Behind the Last Line", "Screw" and "Wolf's Blood".

In the film "Behind the Last Line" the actor played the role of the corrupt militia captain Kostikov. Alexander Kazakov ideally revealed a negative image, opposite the image of the protagonist of the painting in the performance of Yevgeny Sidikhin. The illustrious boxer, who turned out to be thrown out of life, has to contact a gang of criminals, which includes a sales captain. But there is always an invisible feature that a real hero can not cross. The contrast between cynicism and meanness is shown, on the one hand, and justice and honor, on the other. Also in the film, one of the main roles was played by singer Alexander Talkov.

The "wolf blood" directed by Nicholas of Istanbul, released in 1995, was remembered by many. The film is based on the historical novel "Forgiveness Sunday" by Leonid Monchinsky. There is a split in the country, it's unclear who and for whom it is fighting. Gangster bands constantly make raids on villages and villages, killing and intimidating residents. The whole horror of the civil war in the post-revolutionary period of 1917 is shown. Alexander Kazakov, who played in the film the role of Ataman Sirko, was able to properly convey the spirit and essence of that time. The picture can now be called the classics of the Russian militant.

Life after 60

From 2000 to 2013, Alexander Kazakov as an actor starred in more than 20 films, including in serials. In 2007, another of his directorial work came out - the film "Prison of Special Purpose", where Alexander also played one of the roles. The last work of the artist in the movie was the film "Two Winters and Three Years", released in 2013.

Constantly played in the Taganka Theater, took part together with Vsevolod Abdulov and Yanklovic in programs dedicated to the memory of Vladimir Vysotsky, and read his poems. A voice of what - Tagansky, real. His monologue Hlopushi from the poem "Pugachev" Yesenin - just a masterpiece. And Alexander Kazakov - bard performing songs of his own composition, which "touch the soul." His song about the drake was noted by V.Vysotsky. He was engaged in martial arts, he loved basketball and hockey.

Last years

Alexander Kazakov participated in the creation and was one of the four leading programs "Adult People", which opens on TVC in 2011. This program has become a kind of encyclopedia for people of pre-retirement age and retired people who already have experience. The issues of granting various benefits to pensioners, including land tax, the social card of a Muscovite, and job search after retirement were discussed. The possibility of getting free sanatorium passes from social protection bodies was not overlooked. Leading programs themselves became participants in the plots. There were no boring conversations. It was a kind of social series, where the characters studied all the questions from within and then gave the viewers recommendations and specific advice. In total, 48 programs were created, the last of which was published in late December 2012. And six months later a talented actor, director, screenwriter, bard and TV presenter Alexander Kazakov died.

Alexander Ivanovich Kazakov died June 15, 2013 in Balashikha, Moscow region. At that time, he was little more than 71 years old. The actor was buried in the Arskoye cemetery in Kazan, next to his mother and relatives.

Interesting beautiful actor with a memorable characteristic voice. He deserves great roles.