SMIRNOV Alexei Makarovich

Born February 28, 1920 in the Yaroslavl region, in Danilov. In 1940 he graduated from drama school at the Leningrad Theater of Musical Comedy, acted on stage. During the Great Patriotic War, Alexei Smirnov fought on the front, in military intelligence, and became a full knight of the Order of Glory - and three of these soldiers' orders, many front-line soldiers put above the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. After severe contusion to the reserve, and after the war Alexei Smirnov returned to the stage: in the years 1946-52, he successfully worked in the Leningrad Theater of Musical Comedy, in the years 1952-61 - in Lengosestrade. His film debut was the picture of Yuri Ozerov, Kochubei "(1958), which opened extraordinary comic actor. Then there were the "Striped Voyage" and "Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka", but popular Alexei Smirnov is the result mainly Leonid Gaidai, who made it in his movie "Business People" in the short story "The leader of the Redskins". And then, playing small roles in many comedies, various directors, Smirnov was one of the favorite actors of the Soviet cinema. He has such films, . as "Welcome, . or access for unauthorized persons "Elema Klimova, . "Operation" Y "and other adventures Shurik same Leonid Gaidai, . "Aibolit-66" Rolan Bykov, . "Wedding in Malinovka Andrei Tutyshkina, . Seven elderly people and one girl Eugene Karelova,
. However, Alexei Smirnov always wanted to play a dramatic role, and sometimes he is able to. But one movie, . "The Life and ascension Yuras Bratchikov", . proved difficult life - because of censorship and ideological tape rolling it was limited, . the second, . "Scouts", . out not too good, . although it took at the box office in 1968 the tenth place,
. Unless, . dramatic role - and one of the best in his creative biography - Alexei Smirnov played in the film go to fight alone "old" (1974), . that made him one director and actor Leonid Bykov - they became friends with him on the set of the comedy "Bunny",
. Role of mechanics Makarych was, so to speak, not played, and lived an actor, and demonstrated the full force of his dramatic talent. Unfortunately, after the painting "go to fight some" old "fate Smirnov dismissed just a few years of life - the spring of 1979 Alexey Kravchuk received news of the death of his friend Leonid Bykov, and he felt bad. A few days later, on May 21, he died in hospital. He was only 59 years ...