Aleksei Zharkov
Aleksei Zharkov | |
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| Born | Aleksei Dmitrievich Zharkov 27 March 1948 |
| Died | 5 June 2016 (aged 68) |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1975–2009 |
| Awards | People's Artist of Russia Order of Friendship |
Aleksei Dmitrievich Zharkov (Template:Lang-ru; 27 March 1948 – 5 June 2016) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. He was a People's Artist of Russia (1994).[1]
Biography
Aleksei Zharkov graduated from Moscow Art Theater School (acting course of Alexander Karev). In 1971-1988 years - Zharkov is an actor of Yermolova Theatre. In 1988-2000 years - an actor of Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre. Zharkov returned to Yermolova theater in 2000.
Zharkov played more than a hundred roles in movies. He had a very distinctive voice, so often invited the actor to voice the role of other actors.
Personal life
Aleksei Zharkov has been married only once. In 1972, his wife was a former flight attendant Lyubov. He has two children: Maxim (works police inspector) and Anastasia, who became an actress, like her famous father.
In 2012, Zharkov suffered a stroke, after which the actor is temporarily paralyzed. Last time he lived at the dacha outside Moscow. At the beginning of March 2016 there was a new attack. Aleksei Zharkov died June 5, 2016 in Moscow; the cause of death was heart failure after a long illness. The actor is buried in a small cemetery in the Naro-Fominsk.
Selected filmography
- My Friend Ivan Lapshin (1984) as Vasya Okoshkin
- Ten Little Niggers (1987) as detective William Blore
- The Life of Klim Samgin (1987) as Vladimir Liutov
- Zerograd (1988) as police detective
- How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea (1989) as Stepanych
- Lost in Siberia (1991) as Nikola
- White King, Red Queen (1992) as Sergey Zhirov
- Prediction (1993) as Igor Poplawski
- Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin (1994) as Gladishev
- Prisoner of the Mountains (1996) as Maslov
- The Sword Bearer (2006) as father
Awards
- Honored Artist of RSFSR (1984)
- People's Artist of Russia (1994)
- Order of Friendship (1998)
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