7 years without Andrei Panin: What the famous actor did not manage to do

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

7 years ago, on March 6, 2013, the life of the famous actor Andrei Panin was cut short. At that time, he was one of the most popular domestic actors, for the 50 years of his life allotted to him, of which his career took only 20 years, he managed to play more than 70 movie roles, receive about 20 prestigious theatrical and film awards, win love and recognition million viewers. Unfortunately, there are still a lot of unfinished business …

The phrase "Well, you are an artist!" Andrei Panin has often heard from childhood. At school, both teachers and classmates told him about this, when, instead of answering a question, he told another story or just grimaced at the blackboard. But at the Kemerovo Food Institute, where he entered at the insistence of his parents after leaving school, the teachers did not appreciate his artistry - Panin was expelled. On this occasion, he was not upset for long, because he finally had the opportunity to do what really interested him - the young man entered the directing department of the Kemerovo Institute of Culture, and after that he began to perform on the theater stage.

Andrei Panin tried three times to enter the capital's theater universities, but each time he was refused: either because of a speech defect, then because his appearance does not correspond to the type, then because of his non-cinematic nature. Only on the fourth attempt did he pass the exams at the Moscow Art Theater School and graduated at the age of 28. After that he was accepted into the troupe of the Moscow Art Theater. Chekhov, and then he moved to the Moscow Drama Theater. Pushkin.

Andrei Panin made his film debut only at the age of 30. And although his career began in the most difficult 1990s for Russian cinema, he quickly managed to achieve success. By the age of 40, his filmography had already starred roles in the comedy "Mom, Don't Cry", the action film "24 Hours", the drama "Border. Taiga novel ", tragicomedy" Wedding "and detective series" Kamenskaya ". And in the first half of the 2000s. Panin consolidated his success with roles in the TV series "Brigade", the sequel to "Kamenskaya" and in the films "Shadowboxing" and "Driver for Vera."

By the age of 50, he was one of the most sought-after, recognizable, successful and popular actors. Several new projects with his participation were released annually, in most of which he played the main roles. And suddenly, at the peak of his fame, Panin passed away under unclear circumstances. The official version was an accident: the actor fell in his own apartment, hit his head, lost consciousness and died of blood loss. However, his relatives expressed assumptions about a violent death. In 2015, the investigation was closed "due to the lack of corpus delicti."

The news of his premature departure was a real shock for everyone, because he was in the prime of his creative powers and gave the impression of a person full of energy with a whole list of plans for the future. Unfortunately, many of them never came to fruition. It would seem that in the short 20 years that he devoted to cinema, Panin managed a lot, his colleagues could only dream of so many leading roles and high-profile projects, but he himself did not consider this to be his merit and achievement - only the result of his ability to work. "" - said the actor.

The last works of Andrey Panin in the cinema were the war drama "Major Sokolov's Hetera" and the detective series "Sherlock Holmes", where he played Dr. Watson. Due to the specific manner of Panin's speech, the sound recorded during filming was often not enough - the actor pronounced phrases quickly and rather quietly, so after filming, as a rule, part of the footage had to be re-voiced. For this reason, Panin did not have time to complete work on the Sherlock Holmes series: all the material was filmed, but he did not have time to voice his character. As a result, the creators of the series used recordings of his voice from the set.

Actor Igor Petrenko, who played the role of Sherlock Holmes, said: "".

A few days before his departure, the actor returned home from the filming of the series "Major Sokolov's Heterosexuals", where he played the main role, a Soviet intelligence officer who, on the eve of the Soviet-Finnish war, together with his wards from the female intelligence unit, undertakes to destroy the underground sabotage organization operating in the USSR. Usually in the movies, Papa was offered the role of villains, although many directors said that in life he was a very kind person. This time he got a hero without negative charm. In February 2013, the shooting took place in Yalta, the work was nearing completion, 80% of the material was already ready, Panin had to spend 15 shooting days on the site. But on March 6 he was gone. Because of this tragedy, the scriptwriter rewrote the ending of the picture (Panin's hero died), filming was stopped for 1, 5 months.

The director of the series Bakhtiyar Khudoinazarov said: "". Actress Daria Melnikova, who played one of the roles in the series, said: "".

Another of his partner on the set, Anastasia Mikulchina, recalled: "". Unfortunately, this role was the last in the filmography of Andrei Panin.

Despite the fact that he played dozens of brilliant roles, after his departure, many said that he did not have time to perform his best role: The mystery of the death of Andrei Panin.