Alexander Martynov is rightfully considered one of the sex symbols of the Soviet era

Alexander Sergeevich was born in 1948. Chisinau - the capital of the Moldavian Republic - is the city where Martynov Alexander was born. His biography turned out to be quite impressive for more than half a century.

Students

After school Alexander entered the geography department of Moscow State University, but soon realized that he wanted to be an actor. In 1972, Alexander Martynov graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School under the guidance of V. Markov. While studying, he was already actively filming. The young actor was noticed by the director Isidor Annensky and invited to his film. The first role in the cinema - Zernov in "Tatyanin day" (1967). This is a tape about the history of the emergence of parties in revolutionary Russia. Then the actor was only 19 years old.

Participation in TV shows

In 1973, after graduation, Alexander began to take part in the performances of the Vladimir Mayakovsky Theater. In this theater Alexander Martynov worked more than 20 years and left it in 1994. Famous works in the plays: "Conversations with Socrates" and "Relatives" by Edvard Radzinsky, "Nightingale Night" by V. Yezhov. Especially Martynov was remembered by the spectators in the teleview of Tennessee Williams "The cat on the red-hot roof" (1989) in the main role of Bric. His duet with Alla Balter made the production almost a masterpiece. Films-performances in the 80-90's were quite popular and common. Spectators of the province, who do not have the opportunity to attend the capital's premieres, did not miss the opportunity to see their favorite productions and actors even on television. Alexander Martynov was remembered for many works: musician Vincent in "Chao" (1977), the protagonist San Sanych Zhigulin in "Moscow. Pure Ponds "(1978), Jose in" Interview in Buenos Aires "(1979), Zaplatin in" relatives "(1981), a military man in the" Hypnosis Session "(1985).

Film works

In 1968, Martynov was removed in the film "Passenger from the Equator" in the role of Marat, the commander of the naval detachment.

Since the 1970s Alexander Martynov has been involved a lot: in the role of the legendary Olympic champion in high jump Victor Motyl in the film "The Right to Jump" (1972), in the main role of the head of the Pastukhov motor depot in the "Punching Man" (1979). ). The investigator played a large role in the five-series detective "The Conscience" (1974), in which a mysterious murder related to the events of the Great Patriotic War is being investigated. In the two-series detective "Rage" (1979) on the work of Yu. Faybyshchenko, Martynov played remarkably a member of the criminal investigation department of Seleznev.

Fruitful work continued in the Soviet and later Russian cinema in the 1980s: assistant to the commander of the Crimea in Right to Shoot (1981), Fyodor Mukhin in The Loop (1983). "Military field novel" (1983) largely owes its popularity to Martynov and his role as a battalion commander, Major Mironov, in whom the heroine of Natalia Andreichenko is in love. The most famous role of Alexander Sergeevich at the time - Commander General Kopets in the film "The Battle for Moscow" (1985). The film was shot on real events, and it shows the biggest battles of the Patriotic War. The same character in 1993 Martynov played again in the series "The Tragedy of the Century." The audience could see it only after 5 years because of financial difficulties. The episodic role in the movie "Kin-Dza-Dza!" Added popularity to the actor.

Sex symbol of the era

The actor has a large number of roles of people in the form of military and police officers. One can not but admit that Alexander Sergeevich always went to a strict suit, and therefore he is rightly called the sex symbol of the Soviet era. Not one woman's heart was subdued by Martynov Alexander Sergeevich with his film. In 1984 he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.

After perestroika time

After perestroika, it would seem, the actor does not become less in demand. His role: Victor in "The Bodyguard" (1991), musician Troitsky in "Rat Rat" (1992), journalist Paul in "Your Will, Lord!" (1993). He also starred in foreign films: Hungarian "Homo Novus" (1990), as a waiter in the French "Joy in Moscow" (1992), Turkish "Wagon" (1993). He is invited and Ukrainian filmmakers on the role of Lerik in the "Game in earnest" (1992) and Victor in the "Gold of the Party" (1993). But gradually the stream of roles becomes less and less, and all this can no longer be compared with the huge popularity that Alexander Sergeevich had before.

In 1999, Martynov took part in the film "Turning the Key", in 2002 - in the "Ice Age", and in 2008 - in the role of oligarch Reutov in the sequel to the detective "Albanian Alias 2".

Last years

In total actor Alexander Martynov took part in 36 films. At the present time, he has practically stopped filming and does not appear in public. All his time he spends outside the city, in the village of Kratovo, with his family. Today, on the Internet, in response to this or that film with actor Martynov, you can read warm words of gratitude for the remarkable roles. And this means that the actor's talent, in spite of his incomplete realization, was fully appreciated by the audience, and he deservedly deserved the love and appreciation of his fans.