Actor Nikolai Trofimov: biography, roles, films

About this short man they said that he was a person with the soul of a high flight. He was also awarded with such epithets as "Chaplin of the national cinema", "precious relic" and "mighty talent". And all these definitions fit him one hundred percent. Here he is, actor Nikolai Trofimov. His passion for great art was genuine, he loved the Melpomene Church from his youth. People's Artist of the USSR Trofimov believed that his success in the cinema and the theater, he owes the greatest director of the last century G. Tovstonogov and no less eminent - SF. Bondarchuk. What was his way to glory?

Facts from biography

Actor Nikolai Trofimov is a native of Sevastopol, he was born on January 21, 1920. His father was a simple worker, and his mother was engaged in housekeeping. While still a schoolboy, young Nikolai could read the literary works of Russian classics with special expression.

In the breaks between lessons, he was pleased to direct mini-productions, showing them to classmates. Well, popularity among peers was brought to him by the brilliant execution of Chekhov's joke "On the Harm of Tobacco", with which he spoke at a school evening.

Even then, the actor Nikolai Trofimov began to emerge, whose biography is notable for the fact that he played his first role on the stage of the TYuZ Theater when he was only 14 years old.

Debut role

As already stressed, the acting talent of Nikolai Trofimov began to manifest itself in school years. Is it a joke, at the age of 14 to take part in the theatrical production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", and not somewhere, but on the stage of the Sevastopol Youth Theater. However, then the critics did not like the work of the young man: they said that Trofimov not only does not have the makings for acting, but he does not know the material well. However, the boy did not take a negative review to heart, especially since the audience liked the way he coped with the acting problem. The fairness of this point of view was proved by Trofimov's other memorable role in the production of The Snow Queen.

Over time, the desire to become an actor has only increased. Young Nikolai, along with his colleagues on stage, had to depict birds, for which feathers with feathers at the ends were distributed. However, the boy's small height prevented him from making his bird more visible than everyone else. And he wanted just that. Then the young Kolya showed a wit: he asked his friend to perch on his shoulders and then their bird would fly above all. So, the boys started to do what they were supposed to do in practice. And suddenly Nicholas's partner was thinking about something, and the young litsedeyi collapsed into the orchestra pit, damaging the drum. However, this case was not a big obstacle for the boy to experiment in his work. The next time he was entrusted to play the role of a hare, which was without words. The young lyceum so thoroughly got used to the image of the animal that he did not notice how he once again fell into the orchestra pit. The director in attempts to cool the boy's ardor redirected him to the role of the Old Hare, but even to him he was unable to stop the creative expression of Kolya Trofimov.

Years of study at the theater university

For the sake of justice, it should be noted that Nikolai Trofimov is an actor whose family did not resist the choice of his profession.

Parents of the young man, on the contrary, were sympathetic to the fact that their son wants to professionally engage in acting. Future actor Nikolai Trofimov decided to apply to the theatrical universities of the capital and St. Petersburg. But in the end, he stopped at the Institute named after A.N. Ostrovsky. At the entrance exams, the young man inspiredly performed an excerpt from the Pushkin's Golden Cockerel, which surprised the future mentor - Boris Zona, who enrolled a naughty boy as a student. Years of study swept very quickly. He brilliantly played in the thesis on Chekhov and was already thinking about what theatrical productions he was waiting for. And there was a war ahead, which made harsh adjustments to the plans of the graduate of the theater university.

"A dashing year"

The newly-made actor Nikolai Trofimov wanted to go to war on the fleet, but suddenly learned that the famous composer Isaak Dunaevsky was gaining the ensemble "Five Seas", and without hesitation agreed to become a member of the collective.

During the difficult years of the war, he worked without sleep and rest, doing the utmost for victory. Actor Nikolai Trofimov deservedly received medals "For the victory over Germany" and "For the defense of Leningrad", the Order of the Red Star and World War II degree.

And again the theatrical scene ...

After the war Trofimov got into the troupe of the Leningrad Comedy Theater. On his stage, he played dozens of roles, which later became a textbook: Khlestakov (The Inspector General), Epihodov (The Cherry Orchard), Lev Gurych Sinichkin. After that, the spectator went to the Leningrad Comedy Theater solely for the sake of enjoying the enchanting work of the maestro.

Subsequently, he moved to the BDT to the great Tovstonogov. He explained his decision by the fact that his repertoire has few dramatic roles and he wants to fill this gap. In the Great Drama, he will perfectly play the image of Mr. Pickwick in the production of the Pickwick Club.

He will also be remembered for the audience by the roles of Rasplyuev (Death of Tarelkin), Chebutykina (The Three Sisters), Lebedeva (The Idiot).

Roles in the cinema

Nikolai Trofimov, the USSR People's Artist, owes his popularity to the film in many respects due to the famous director Sergei Bondarchuk, who admired the way the actor plays in Chekhov's "Variegated Stories".

Then he worked days and nights on "War and Peace", seeking talented actors for roles. And, of course, he entrusted Trofimov to play the image of Tushin without any trial, who appears before the spectator as a valiant warrior and a real protector of his Fatherland.

After this work, Nikolai Nikolaevich was waiting for a triumphant success. Many Soviet filmmakers wanted to shoot an actor in their films, knowing in advance that the pictures will be popular with the viewer. And they saw the maestro in the first place in comedic images. And the actor played with pleasure in this role. Nikolai Trofimov, whose films were regularly broadcast on blue screens, became a popular favorite. His characters are cheerful, kind and sympathetic. Spectators immediately recognize the actor on the films: "On the way to Berlin", "Tobacco Captain", "Fathers and Grandfathers", "D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers", "The Princess of the Circus". And this is only a small fraction of what Nikolai Nikolayevich Trofimov played in the movie. He is subject to diverse images, combining comedy simplicity and dramatic immediacy.

One day the actor said: "My actor's role is small people who know how to do great and great."

In 1974, the maestro was awarded the title People's Artist of the RSFSR, and in 1989 he became People's Artist of the USSR.

A Talented Reader

Nikolai Nikolayevich is not only a master actor, but also a great reader. His performance with the story of Mikhail Zoshchenko "A small incident from his personal life" in the House of the writer was virtuosic. In the interval to the actor, an intelligent man came up and said: "Thank you very much! I did not even suspect that the story I wrote would be so successful. " After that, Trofimov repeatedly appeared with this number in front of the spectator.

Personal life

Nikolai Trofimov, whose personal life was the best, repeatedly said that he really loved only two women.

His first wife - actress Tatyana Grigoryevna - did not like the soul in the actor: for her sake, she left the theater, engaged in the arrangement of life, so that the husband felt at home comfort and comfort. It was she who instilled in him the love of mosaic work. They liked to spend time after cutting out plastic toys and plates, from which real masterpieces were created. Unfortunately, Trofimov's first wife died early.

The actor married for the second time on a fan of his talent, Marianne Iosifovna, who felt very affectionate towards Nikolai Nikolaevich. She gave birth to his daughter Natalia, who subsequently chose the profession of an interpreter.

Nikolay Trofimov was not in November 2005. He was buried on the Literary bridges of Volkovsky cemetery.