Alexander Belyavsky: life in one breath

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Actor Alexander Belyavsky is the very merry fellow Sasha, Zhenya Lukashin's friend from the film "The Irony of Fate". He is also the cunning Fox from the legendary "Meeting Point", and the Rear Admiral from the comedy "DMB". This man left an unforgettable mark on Soviet, post-Soviet and even foreign cinema. All the more painful to realize that he is no longer with us.

Born Before War

Alexander Belyavsky is a native Muscovite who was born in May 1932. Raised in a decent, loving family, where he was the only child.

The childhood of the actor fell on the unfortunate war years for the country. After the Second World War, after graduating from the 468th school in the city of Moscow, Belyavsky Alexander Borisovich chose the path of a geologist, entering the geological faculty of a Moscow university. In 1955, according to the distribution, he went to frosty Irkutsk to work in the geological exploration department. There, the guy first tried his hand at art, playing on the stage of an amateur theater in the play "Woe from Wit". This episode became a turning point in his life: Alexander Belyavsky decided to devote his future life to the service of Melpomene. He continued to work in his speci alty, combining the necessary labor activity with playingtheatrical productions. In 1957, the future actor made up his mind and, having quit his job, applied to the sensational Pike.

The call of creativity

Alexander Belyavsky at the age of 25 was enrolled in the course of Etush. In the period from 1957 to 1961, when he was a student, he participated in the film "Save Our Souls" and the iconic film "Stories about Lenin". Later he was invited to the Theater of Satire, where the actor served until 1964, then there was the Stanislavsky Theater, the film actor's studio.

All this time, Alexander maintained excellent relations with the cast, and played the roles mostly of a negative direction, in accordance with the texture and talent.

The author of the famous "Zucchini"

Belyavsky Alexander Borisovich was quite in demand. For about 4 years, he led the popular and provocative Zucchini 13 Chairs. Moreover, it was at the suggestion of the actor that this humorous program was created. The fact is that, acting in numerous Polish films, Alexander Belyavsky gave the idea of an entertainment program, which even Brezhnev later fell in love with (he tried not to miss a single release). "Zucchini" was created by analogy with similar Polish programs, since Belyavsky, while on tour in Poland, saw the Warsaw "Cabaret of the Old Lords" and remembered the format adopted there. The program was filled with sparkling humor on the topic of the day, short skits, favorite characters. Over the years, such venerable actors as Olga Aroseva, Tatyana Peltzer, Mikhail Derzhavin, Vladimir Dolinsky, EkaterinaVasilyeva, Spartak Mishulin and many others.

In the beginning, when Belyavsky was in the role of Pan Host, the program was called Good Evening, but later its humorous format went beyond the usual limits, and the program turned into a cult series. Therefore, they decided to change the name and announced a nationwide competition, as a result of which a creative Voronezh admirer proposed something that gained popularity among the entire vast Soviet Union. Thus, with the light hand of Alexander Borisovich, a program was created that entered the annals of Soviet cinema and personifies a significant segment of the life of society in those years. For a Soviet person living in the era of the Iron Curtain, the program was an exit to the unearthly world of freedom of speech, cozy cafes and a fearless opportunity to joke - everything that the people of the country of the Soviets were deprived of.

The Polish trace in the life of the actor was not limited to this: Alexander Borisovich played in many films, the most famous of which is Interrupted Flight, and everyone's favorite serial film Four Tankmen and a Dog. In this country, he starred in 8 films, learning Polish on the set.

Most favorite roles

Alexander Belyavsky, whose films you want to watch more than once, is remembered by viewers for several roles: vile Fox from the series "Meeting Place …", cheerful Sasha from the New Year's comedy "Irony of Fate" and insidious Viktor Petrovich from the cult saga " Brigade. These roles, although not the main ones, are played so professionally that they instantlysink into memory.

In the first film about the life of the Criminal Investigation Department, Alexander Borisovich played hand in hand with the famous actors Vysotsky, Dzhigarkhanyan, Konkin. Belyavsky embodied the image of a thief in law with a 100% hit in the character's character.

And the famous comedy, which the whole country has been waiting for every New Year for almost half a century, was released in 1975. The role of Sasha was excellent for the actor: what is the scene of a drunken conversation at the airport with Georgy Burkov “never drunk” (by the way, all the actors were absolutely sober). Unfortunately, in the adaptation of The Irony of Fate-2, Belyavsky played without words: the consequences of a severe stroke affected.

The cult series about the life of gangs of the turbulent 90s is striking in its naturalness and truthful presentation. Alexander Belyavsky in this film brilliantly recreated the collective image of corrupt opportunistic officials of that time. Thanks to the inimitable work of the actors, the film, despite its length, cannot be put off.

Multiple actor

The actor starred in more than 100 films, including foreign ones, such as "The Price of Fear" with Morgan Freeman. He took part in Polish, Czech, Finnish, French, Korean, German and American films. He voiced the Benny Hill show, dubbed dozens of foreign films, including How to Steal a Million, Schindler's List, Gladiator with Russell Crowe.

On account of his famous paintings "Antikiller" (the role of a crime boss) and "Gray Wolves",the hilarious film "DMB", where Belyavsky played the admiral, "The Dossier of Detective Dubrovsky", the marginal film "Promised Heaven", the progressive film "The Collapse of Engineer Garin", "Born by the Revolution", the series "Parisian Antiquary", the inimitable film "About the Poor Hussar … " and many more.

In addition to films, the actor led current, popular projects: "White Parrot", "To He alth", participated in theatrical productions.

The death of the famous actor on a September day in 2012 was a sad surprise for all admirers of his talent. It is still unknown whether it was suicide or an accidental fall from a height. Alexander Borisovich left a mark in the hearts of his fans, and the pictures with his participation will always be remembered.