Anthony HODURSKY Martselevich

Anthony Martselevich Hodursky (03.10.1903 Year - 1973) - a brilliant comedic actor, the legend of Red Army Theater. Artist amusing small roles in films 'Hussar Ballad' (Count Nurin), 'Miles of Fire' (Orlinski), 'Nowhere Man' (actor) and starring in the comedy 'The driver willy-nilly'.

. Anthony Hodursky went to school in different creative Russian theater cities
. 25 years of age he played Chekhov's Firs. His most vivid recollection of the four seasons in the Odessa theater was eccentric duo with Leonid Utjosov, which was already a famous singer in terms of games sitting on the hump proud of its burden novice actor.

. Hodursky - holds a bright and rare talent, who belonged to that galaxy of actors, for whom every role - this is a new human individuality, which he must learn and recreate in large and small
. Directed AD Popov wrote about Hodurskom: 'This is the exact actor. For him, an unusually significant issues appearance, the role of rhythm, plastics, natural temperament. He can not go on stage if it was not clear all. When in his image lies at least one unknown quantity, he, being by their nature, charming, cheerful, kind and sociable person becomes angry, irritable and withdrawn. At this point will get and the director, and partners'.

. Onstage Antoni Hodursky created a number of memorable characters in productions of 'The Taming of the Shrew' (Gremio), . 'Profession Mrs. Warren' (Crofts), . 'Even a Wise Man Stumbles' (Krutitskii), . 'Cherry Orchard' (Gaev), . 'The Road to Calvary' (Bulavin), . 'Money bank' (Shambursi),
. Since 1942, he was the best and permanent Count Nurinym in vaudeville 'Long ago'. This is the role played Hodursky and in the movies, 'Hussar Ballad. "

Even in the second and third terms, the actor never, never for a second out of the image of his life. He had no empty seats in the scene, as. On such as Hodursky, said: 'He himself, the system'.

Among the roles in the movies: Engineer Dobrov ( 'Everyday'), Kolomatyano ( 'Hostile Whirlwinds'), Grassini ( 'Gadfly'), actor ( 'Nowhere Man'). In the comedy 'The driver involuntarily' Hodursky played a major role - Ivan Petrovich Pastukhova. But the most striking of his work was hilarious mannered actor Orlinski, perishing in a battle with bandits in the heroic adventure tape 'Miles of Fire'.

. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1954).

. Scenic activity began in 1921 in Odessa "Theater revolutionary quest ', where he worked until 1925
. Then there was the actor, Saratov, Voronezh, Penza theaters. Since 1933 - in TSTSA.


Actor's work:

1. Weekdays - 1940 (The dramatic story) ... Engineer Dobrov

2. Hostile Whirlwinds - 1953 (Historical / Biographical) ... Kolomatyano

3. Gadfly - 1955 (Historical / Biographical) ... Grassini

4. Searchers - 1956 (Kinopovest)

5. Miles of Fire - 1957 (Adventure) ... Orlinski

6. Driver involuntarily - 1958 (comedy) ... Ivan Petrovich Pastukhov

7. The Taming of the Shrew - 1961 (comedy)

8. Nowhere Man - 1961 (comedy) ... actor

9. Hussar Ballad - 1962 (comedy) ... Earl Nurin