Boris Galkin: filmography, biography and family of the actor

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

This man is familiar to millions of Russians as the permanent host of the Serving the Fatherland program broadcast by Channel One.

The future Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Boris Galkin was born in Leningrad on September 19, 1947 in a non-theatrical family. Father, Sergei Mikhailovich Galkin, worked as a shoemaker. Mom, Svetlana Georgievna, is an employee. Soon the family moved briefly to Riga. Boris Sergeevich's childhood memories are connected with his father's stories about the Great Patriotic War, the whole essence of which he saw on the front line, in the infantry. Little Borya's heart sank when his father's brother-soldiers came to them and talked about battles, offensives, hand-to-hand fights, forced marches for fifty kilometers. From childhood, the theme of serving the Motherland seemed to the boy something unusually reverent, sacred. Perhaps it was the genes. Among the ancestors of his family was the sister of Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov.

Childhood in Riga

Telling about the years spent in Riga, Boris Galkin characterizes them as the time spent in a tough boyish confrontation, "showdown" with local guys. Fight often. At the same time, Borya did not possess grenadier data (impressive growth, complexion), but he was strong, flexible, sharp, sinewy. If he had lived in the "eighteenth century", Mikhail Illarionovich would have identified him as a hussars. Galkin was engaged in sports a lot and with pleasure: sambo (second place in the Latvian championship), acrobatics, boxing, karate…

Perhaps he would have become an athlete, if not for another hobby - an amateur reader's studio. A professional teacher who went through the Vakhtangov school, Konstantin Grigorievich Titov, managed not only to notice talent in an energetic, strong boy, but also to instill in him a love of art for life. Yesenin's poems became for the young man the love of his life. Boris Galkin read them so that the teacher compiled a solo program for him, to which people went, paying tickets for 30 kopecks.

Student years

After graduating from school, Boris went to take Belokamennaya to attack, having secured a letter of recommendation to the actor Yu. V. Katin-Yartsev, who at that time was on the admission committee of the Shchukin school. However, the letter was not needed: as Yuri Vasilyevich later informed him, the applicant passed all the rounds of the creative competition with excellent marks.

What impressions did the actor have from his student years? The atmosphere of the student brotherhood. His comrades were A. Kaidanovsky, L. Filatov, V. Kachan. With gratitude, the actor recalls the teachers of the school. First of all, Katina-Yartseva, who not only teaches, but also educates. Thanks to Yuri Vasilievich Galkin, as he himself recalls, was “cured” of laziness,negligence, from young follies; began to take the profession more seriously. Another teacher, Viktor Koltsov, taught the young actor the subtleties of the game, intonation.

"Shchukins" Boris Galkin was respected not only for his purely acting qualities, but also for his camaraderie and courage. He was able to manly protect himself and his friends. Classmates still remember how, chasing hooligans throwing stones at the windows of the theater hostel, Boris not only detained one of them, but also knocked out a knife from his hands.

Theatre

The Theater of Satire opened the doors for him in his senior year. The young actor was lucky enough to play with Alexander Shirvindt, Anatoly Papanov, Andrei Mironov, Vera Vasilyeva, Tatyana Peltzer in the performances of The Old Maid (the role of the grandson) and in The Marriage of Figaro (the role of Cherubino).

Work in the theater was short-lived, as the young artist was attracted to cinema and directing. At the Theater of Satire, he met Alexander Porokhovshchikov, with whom he moved to the Taganka Theater, from which he also soon left. Boris Galkin recalls himself in those years with irony. His biography testifies to the fact that he acquired a related speci alty: he graduated from the director's courses at GITIS. Why did you leave the theatre? I liked to play, but the standard behind-the-scenes intrigues disgusted me. Boris Sergeevich was not disappointed in the theater, he won his heart long ago. But the actor saw his future in the field of cinema.

Beginning of filmography

It is significant that the first role of this film actor (the film "Retribution" by A. Stopper, 1966)turned out to be a lieutenant. Fate was kind to him. Boris did not have to search long and painfully for his role; films with the participation of real, brave and skillful servicemen devoted to the Motherland - it was “his”.

The directors noticed a new charismatic film actor Galkin Boris. His filmography is replenished with new roles. In the melodrama "City of First Love" directed by Manos Zaharias and Boris Yashin (1970), he played the role of the Red Army soldier Philip. The historical drama "Sveaborg" (1972) introduced the audience to the actor Galkin in the image of officer Yemelyanov. In 1974 - one episodic role, in 1975 - two, in 1976 - one.

It was felt that Boris Galkin really got into the film actor's clip. His biography indicates that this man was in demand, he is regularly invited to shoot. At the same time, Boris constantly worked on himself, wanting more.

In 1977, Galkin received a director's diploma and married the actress of the Maly Theater Irina Pechernikova (he met his future wife while playing a graduation performance). The wedding was beautiful as an actor, but the marriage did not last long: young people were more focused on art than family.

Take off. The role of Lieutenant Tarasov

Creative work could not be rewarded. Fortune gave him a smile. After the role of Lieutenant Tarasov (the film "In the Zone of Special Attention", directed by Andrei Malyukov), the thirty-year-old actor, as they say, woke up famous. A new genre was born in art - the Soviet action movie. The main role in it (and the first is always the best) was taken by Galkin Boris. The filmography of the actor, thus, was replenished with the most important picture in his life.

The role turned out to be, as they say, "in the stream." Why? The theme of Soviet patriotism, the defense of the Fatherland was at that time especially relevant and in demand: the Cold War was going on. The landing troops were finally structured in the Armed Forces. The combat strength of the Airborne Forces consisted of 7 airborne divisions. Their power increased, and in the 80s it was strengthened by armored vehicles. Major landing exercises are being carried out: "Dnepr", "Dvina". During the latter, with the help of transport aviation (An-12 and An-22), an impressive strategic landing operation was demonstrated. In 22 minutes, 7,000 personnel and 150 units of military equipment were landed.

The people needed new "their heroes" from the guys-contemporaries. Lieutenant Tarasov became the darling of the country. Just as the brilliant Vyacheslav Tikhonov became Stirlitz for millions of compatriots, so Galkin Boris Sergeevich turned into Lieutenant Tarasov, the commander of an elite sabotage group performing key, super-important assignments in major military exercises. He became a youth idol.

The artistic, athletic Leningrad actor literally merged with the image, he played the role of a Soviet officer selflessly, as they play Hamlet. On the set of "Zone of Special Attention" a small miracle happened: the actor of the main role came together with genetics, upbringing, physical form, and a sense of the Motherland. There was a resonance of amazing spiritual power. Galkin did a great job: thousands of guys who saw him Tarasov,a dream was born - to become an officer, a defender of the Motherland.

He was brilliantly assisted by Mihai Ermolaevich Volontir, People's Artist of Moldova.

Further films

After the mentioned film, Boris Galkin became an actor with a name, he was in demand by many directors. He tries himself in the comedy role of Leshka Ignatov ("Citizen Leshka", Viktor Kryuchkov). Director Pavel Chukhrai offered him the role of sailor Sanya Pryakhin ("People in the Ocean"). Timur Zoloev - the main role in the movie "Waiting for Shalygin's camp".

However, he was waiting for the continuation of the story of lieutenant Tarasov, who fell in love with the audience. And waited. In the new film, he was "raised". Already a guard captain Tarasov became the main character of the movie "Return Move" directed by Mikhail Tumanishvili.

Movies featuring Boris Galkin, as we see, mostly de alt with military subjects, but there were exceptions. In 1982, at the Sverdlovsk Film Studio, the actor starred in the musical film "The Journey Must Be Pleasant", where he played Gennady.

In 1985, on the set of the film "Matveeva's Joy", he met the screenwriter and artist Elena Demidova. Galkin married her and, as relatives, raised his wife's two children, Vladislav and Maria.

Until 1995, the actor had no end of directorial offers.

Creative activity in the 90s

When the cinema "collapsed", and many talented actors were left without work, Boris Galkin was not at a loss. His directing education came in handy. Together with his wife, hefounded the BEG studio (Boris and Elena Galkin). We managed to shoot four pictures. Among them, the political detective "Black Clown" stands out, where his talent as a director, actor, songwriter and performer was manifested.

Commissioned by the Agency for Cinematography (Goskino), he shoots a kind, bright movie about amazing love - "June 22, at exactly 4 o'clock." The tape was warmly received by the audience. In 2001, Boris Sergeevich created from the collected materials a sharp and socially relevant documentary film "There is no death" - about criminal terrorism and the special forces opposing it.

In a word, there is real masculine energy in him, Yan: in difficult life circumstances, he did not sit back and did not indulge in despondency, but was active, worked, created.

The studio had to close: high-quality documentaries are not yet profitable in our country, they can only be created with funding, but not for commercial purposes.

Modern creativity

Films with the participation of Boris Galkin, the master of the movie screen, are not only history, they are also modernity.

Yes, Boris Galkin is still in demand today: he is active in concert activities, starring in films. Last year, the viewer saw the organic role of Kozyr in the melodrama series "Queen of Bandits". A year earlier, he appeared as a KGB colonel Silantiev in the serial film “Hunting for the Gauleiter”. Recently, Galkin pleased us with the role of Yegor Timofeevich Gerasimov, the father of Matvey Gerasimov, the main character, a contract sergeant.

Secondmarriage

Boris Galkin lived twenty-eight years married to Elena Demidova. He fatherly loved and cared for the adopted Vladislav and Maria.

Subsequently, the son, Vladislav Galkin, became a famous film actor, loved by millions of viewers. Unfortunately, he passed away untimely in 2010. His adopted daughter, Maria, suffers from autism and lives permanently in the village. On holidays, the family came to her, and Masha treated her relatives to pancakes and homemade bread. Her forte is housekeeping and cooking. Boris Galkin and his family lived harmoniously, amicably.

Boris Galkin loved his son Vladislav in a paternal way. In the last six months, when he was depressed after a loud story (hooliganism in a bar), abandoned by friends and drinking more than usual, his father was always there, took care of his he alth, tried to calm him down, smooth out mood swings, made sure that Vladislav ate on time. He was very worried and worried that his friends could confuse his son. In a word, Boris Galkin was the real father of Vlad. Photos of him with Vladislav testify to the spiritual closeness of these two people.

Boris Sergeevich, as an actor, understood his son: he worked hard in recent years, he had physical and nervous exhaustion. On February 23, on the eve of the tragedy, Galkin Sr. stopped by his rented apartment and reassured him. And when on the 24th and 25th Vlad did not get in touch, he sounded the alarm. The door was broken into…

Obviously, after the death of his son, something broke in this creative family…

Inna Razumikhina and Boris Galkin

In 201365-year-old Boris Galkin divorces Elena Demidova and marries the singer Inna Razumikhina, an actress of the Theater of Music and Poetry. The actor's friends have no doubt that he, being a decent person, will continue to provide all possible assistance to Elena Demidova. In their opinion, Boris left her because he simply could not bear the accusations that he had not saved his son.

His third wife has a professional musical education (vocal, Gnessin College). The master of the movie screen met Razumikhina at a film festival in Brest. Inna is a creative person, she performs a modern song, as well as French chanson. Lieutenant Tarasov, who entered the years, noticed something in her …

Currently, Boris and Inna create and conduct joint creative concert programs.

Conclusion

The biography of Boris Galkin shows that he is a clean, decent and very talented person. The actor feels a deep connection with the people, at the level of genetics. He is especially, childishly reverent towards the work of Yesenin, eternal, like the soul of Russia.

Many times he reincarnated as defenders of the Fatherland. Service to the Motherland - Galkin is sure of this - must come from the heart. Is it not for Boris Sergeevich to know this? If we trace his extensive filmography, we will see that he played the role of military personnel of almost all ranks: from foreman to general.

I really want to wish the famous actor even more of what he already has: happiness and he alth.