Victor Kostetsky: biography and the best roles of the St. Petersburg artist

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

Viktor Kostecki refers to the actors of the "old" guard. He began his film career in the distant 60s and starred until his death in 2014. What legacy did the artist leave behind, and what films with his participation are worth watching?

Early years

Viktor Kostecki was born in 1941, just a few days before the start of the Great Patriotic War. His father was immediately sent to the front, and little Vitya, along with his mother and brother, left for the evacuation.

After the war, the parents of the future actor returned to Zhmerinka. Victor performed a lot in amateur performances, so he firmly decided to enter the theater after school. To this end, he went to St. Petersburg, but failed the exams. In order not to return to the provincial town, Kostetsky entered the Pedagogical Institute. However, after several years of study, he left there and, finally, was able to become a student of LGITMiK.

Immediately after receiving his diploma in 1956, Victor was invited to serve in the theater. Lenin Komsomol. Then Kostetsky worked at the Musical Comedy Theater, and a little later he was enrolled in the troupe of the Alexandrinsky Theater.

In the cinema KosteckiHe made his debut in 1963, playing a cameo role as a carpenter in the film "Day of Happiness" by Joseph Kheifits. Then the name of the debutant did not even appear in the credits. In general, Viktor Kostetsky is an actor whom the directors did not really indulge in the main roles. Throughout his career, he played the central characters at most 3-4 times.

Viktor Kostecki: films of the 60-70s

So, what are the pictures of the 60s and 70s. of the last century with the participation of the artist can be considered the most successful?

In 1967, Jan Fried, the master of musical films, was filming his Green Carriage. The film was dedicated to the fate of the St. Petersburg actress Varvara Asenkova. V. Kostetsky was approved for the role of Perepelsky.

In 1970, the film Franz Liszt. Dreams of Love , in which Victor got the episodic role of a fundraiser.

In 1974, the actor was finally lucky: he was entrusted with the main role in Vladimir Vorobyov's comedy Krechinsky's Wedding. And in 1975, the world saw the "Star of Captivating Happiness" by Vladimir Motyl, where Kostetsky appeared in the image of Pyotr Grigoryevich Kakhovsky.

A year later, Viktor Alexandrovich played, perhaps, his best role - the role of Florindo Aretusi in the immortal comedy Truffaldino from Bergamo. During the filming of this film, Konstantin Raikin and Natalya Gundareva became Kostetsky's partners on the stage.

Filmography of the 80s

Kostetsky Viktor Alexandrovich began the 80s with a leading role in Gleb Selyanin's film "Wanted". This timethe artist was entrusted to play the investigator.

And in 1982, the adventure film "Treasure Island", shot by Vladimir Vorobyov based on the novel of the same name by R. Stevenson, was released on Soviet screens. In this film adaptation, Kostetsky got the role of Dr. Livesey.

The actor also took part in the filming of a number of Soviet fairy tales: "The Princess and the Pea", "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", "Tin Rings".

And in 1986 the whole country enthusiastically watched the film "State Border", in which many famous artists of the USSR starred. Victor Kostecki played the German saboteur Buchner in the fifth series.

Another famous film of the 80s is “The Life of Klim Samgin”. Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Sergey Makovetsky, Svetlana Kryuchkova starred in this picture. Viktor Kostetsky was entrusted with the role of Gapon.

Paintings of the 90s

Viktor Kostetsky continued to act in films even after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but, for obvious reasons, he should no longer expect the main roles. And for some reason, the directors of the "new" Russian cinema saw in him exclusively the performer of the roles of police officers.

For example, Kostetsky plays operatives in the films "Genius", "Strange Men of Ekaterina Semyonova", "Russian Transit". In the famous series "National Security Agent" starring Mikhail Porechenkov, Viktor Aleksandrovich plays the politician Snigirev.

In 1993, the actor played the main role in Viktor Makarov's comedy Misfire. Before the audience, Kostetsky appeared in the form of an artistOleg Yamanidze.

Best works of recent years

Viktor Kostetsky in the last years of his life was tightly bogged down in the image of an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In "Gangster Petersburg-2" he plays the Deputy Prosecutor General, in "Deadly Force" - the General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Then there were the series “Mole”, “Street of Broken Lanterns”, “Opera. Chronicles of the homicide department", "Secret assignments" - and constantly Kostetsky flashed on the screen in the form of high-ranking policemen.

In 2006, Kostetsky played a major role in the detective story "Collection". The last work of Viktor Alexandrovich in the cinema was the role in the lyrical comedy "Looking for a Travel Companion", which was shown in November 2014 on the Russia-1 TV channel. In the same month, the artist suffered a heart attack, and he died in a hospital in St. Petersburg.

Private life

The actor was married twice. The last time he married a make-up artist who worked with him at the theater. Lenin Komsomol. Both in the first and in the second marriage Kostetsky had daughters.