Born April 23, 1918 in Petrograd. Acting skills he learned in drama school at the Vakhtangov Theater and the Studio Art Theater at 2-m, . in 1936 and began performing at the theater-studio under the guidance of NP Khmeleva, . In 1937, the actor moved to the Moscow Theater Yermolova, . and from 1969 worked in the theater-studio movie actor,
. In the movie George
Vitsin debuted in 1945, in the second series of 'Ivan the Terrible' by Sergei Eisenstein, in the role of guardsmen. Then there was the role of Gogol in pictures Grigory Kozintsev 'Composer Glinka' and 'Belinsky'. Fame came to the actor after the screens lyrical comedy 'substitute', in which he played a major role Wasi Vesnushkina. Execution
Vitsin role of Sir Andrew Egyuchika in the adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play, 'Twelfth Night' later, some British critics considered one of the best interpretations of the history of productions of this play. Brought widespread fame to the actor created by him in comedies by Leonid Gaidai mask Pants in short film 'Dog Mongrel and unusual cross' (1961) and 'Bootleggers' (1962), . completing in such films as 'Operation' Y 'and other adventures Shurika' and 'Caucasian Captive',
. But while this mask and made it difficult
Vitsin creative search, many viewers remember the work of a talented comedian, with subtle irony and grotesque images of her posed a half-hearted heroes. Seal of the mature mastery marked its role in such well-known and beloved by audiences films like 'The Marriage of Bal'zaminova', 'The old, old story', 'Shadow', 'Gentlemen of Fortune', 'Could not be! ". In cinema, George
Vitsin worked hard Illustration scoring and shooting in a televised 'Marrows 13 chairs' only raise his popularity. Latest George
Vitsin played a role in the movie 'Hagi-Tragger' (1994).
The last Soviet Comic George Vitsin left. The era ended