Table of contents:
- Andrey Mironov
- Nikolay Grinko
- Georgy Millyar
- Alexey Smirnov
- Leonid Bykov
- Nikolay Rybnikov
- Evgeny Morgunov
- Leonid Kuravlev
- Vladimir Vysotsky
- Igor Kvasha
- Yuri Kuzmenkov
Video: 11 famous Soviet actors who never received the title of People's Artist of the USSR
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
These actors enjoyed well-deserved popularity, they starred a lot, played many roles in the theater. Their faces did not leave the screens, magazines with photographs of artists were instantly sold out, and directors bombarded them with new proposals. Nevertheless, they never received the most important title - People's Artist of the USSR. But the audience considered them truly popular, and films with the participation of these actors are still watched.
Andrey Mironov
The talented and charismatic actor quickly won the hearts of the audience. It was almost impossible to buy tickets for performances with his participation, and the films where he starred were reviewed many times. Andrei Mironov had the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR, which he was awarded seven years before his death on tour in Riga, but he did not receive the highest title of People's Artist of the USSR.
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Nikolay Grinko
He was called the main dad in the USSR. The audience loved him, and the directors treated the actor with the deepest respect, knowing with what responsibility the actor approaches each appearance in the frame. Andrei Tarkovsky shot Nikolai Grinko in several of his films and considered the actor his mascot. The actor, who played more than 150 roles in the cinema, embodied many vivid images on the screen, became the People's Artist of Ukraine in 1973. However, in the USSR he was not awarded the People's.
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Georgy Millyar
He was rightfully considered one of the best actors, who knew how to turn each of his roles into a small masterpiece. On account of Georgy Millyar more than 100 works in cinema, he has voiced more than 60 films, he always worked with full dedication. He died at almost 90 years old, never waiting to receive the highest title in the USSR for an actor.
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Alexey Smirnov
Alexey Makarovich was a very modest person in everyday life, and on the screen he could embody almost any image. It is worth remembering only two of his most striking heroes: the parasite Fedya from the comedy "Operation Y" and Shurik's Other Adventures "and the mechanic Makarych from the movie" Only Old Men Go to Battle ". He was a bright person and a talented actor. However, he never received the title of People's.
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Leonid Bykov
Did not become the People's Artist of the USSR and Maestro Leonid Bykov. He played many interesting roles, became a director and screenwriter. A minor planet is even named after Leonid Bykov. The most talented actor was loved by millions of viewers and fans of his work. But the title of People's Artist of the USSR was never given to him. True, he still became the People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR.
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Nikolay Rybnikov
"Spring on Zarechnaya Street", "Girls", "War and Peace", "Seventh Heaven" - these are just a few of the favorite films by the audience, where the actor played. He starred a lot, went to creative meetings with the audience, did not tolerate familiarity and was distinguished by amazing professionalism and ability to work. He was truly a people's artist, but this title he was awarded only in the RSFSR, on the scale of the Soviet Union he did not receive it.
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Evgeny Morgunov
Yevgeny Morgunov did not receive the title of People's Artist of the USSR, although the scale of the audience's love for this actor cannot be overestimated. He authentically embodied the image of the traitor Stakhovich in "Young Guard" and became an unforgettable Experienced from the comedies of Leonid Gaidai. In ordinary life, he could be a joker-wit, and then amazed the interlocutor with a deep knowledge of poetry and art.
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Leonid Kuravlev
The actor began acting in films during his student years and played almost 200 roles during his career. On January 7, 1977, Leonid Kuravlev was awarded the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR, and the same title, but on the scale of the USSR he was never given. At the same time, the audience's love and recognition spoke of the actor's talent much better than any awards.
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Vladimir Vysotsky
A popular favorite, a talented actor, author and performer, he was not awarded any awards during his lifetime. He acted in films a lot, was surprisingly harmonious in any way, played successfully on the theater stage, was known all over the world, but did not have any titles or awards. The state prize for the role of Zheglov to Vladimir Vysotsky was given after his death, in 1987, 8 years after the release of the film "The meeting place cannot be changed" on the screens.
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Igor Kvasha
Igor Vladimirovich was the owner of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland and the Order of Friendship, he received the Andrei Mironov Acting Prize and the President's gratitude, he was awarded the title of Honored and People's Artist of the RSFSR. Igor Kvasha acted in films and played in Sovremennik, was a TV presenter and worked on the radio. But he did not receive the high title of People's Artist of the USSR.
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Yuri Kuzmenkov
He was desperately similar to his heroes, just as straightforward and assertive. He knew how to play an unlucky lover and a real officer, a worker and a thief, a lackey and a party leader. But he was not awarded the title higher than the Honored Artist of the RSFSR.
Most of the actors come to the set after receiving professional education. Many of them make their debut on the stage, and then begin film careers. But there are also exceptions to the rule: in Soviet cinema there were many examples of how teachers did not manage to discern the acting talent in those who soon became a legend.
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