Sergey Kurilov: biography, movies, personal life

In this article I would like to talk about such a famous Soviet actor as Kurilov Sergey Ivanovich. How successful was his career? What films did the actor star in? What is known about his personal life? The answer to these and other questions you will find further in the material.

early years

Kurilov Sergey was born on October 6, 1914 in Moscow. Ivan Ivanovich - the father of our hero, earned a living for the family, working in the smithy. Mother Anna Gavrilovna devoted time to raising children, who, besides Sergei, had three more.

At the end of high school, the boy decided to comprehend the profession of an architect in one of the capital's technical schools. However, the young man did not last long. To abandon the studies of the future artist caused an interest in artistic amateur performance, to which he devoted all his free time.

In 1932, our hero threw the technical school and entered the Theater School, where he learned the stage skills. Further study Kurilov Sergey continued in the creative studio, which functioned under the Moscow Art Theater. In the middle of the 30s the theater closed, which forced the boy to stop his studies.

Theatrical activity

In 1936, Sergei Kurilov received an offer to fill the acting troupe of the Moscow Youth Theater. In the war years, the artist received a redirection to Krasnoyarsk. Here he worked on the stage of the Pushkin Theater. In the capital, Sergei Kurilov returned in 1944. Initially, the actor worked in the theater Vakhtangov. Later he moved to the troupe of the Satire Theater.

Debut in the cinema

In 1947, Kurilov joined the staff of the Moscow film actor studio. Already quite a well-known theatrical artist was immediately entrusted the main role in the historical and biographical film "Miklukho-Maklai" directed by Alexander Razumny. The picture told about the life and adventures of the outstanding Soviet anthropologist, ethnographer and pioneer of new, unexplored lands - Nikolai Nikolaevich Miklukho-Maklay. He is known for his numerous expeditions to Oceania in order to study the culture and life of local people.

Thanks to successful shootings in his debut tape, Sergei Kurilov immediately acquired all-Union fame. The role of Miklukho-Maklai later became a real business card of the artist for many years. And this is not surprising, because the actor was the best possible to get used to the image of a manly, intelligent and psychologically strong hero.

The first color film

In 1864, Sergei Kurilov starred in his first color film - the film "Maxim". In the tape, based on the adventure stories of writer Konstantin Stanyukovich, the actor got the role of captain of the sea corvette of Nikolai Fedorovich.

The film "Maksimka" tells about the crew of the ship "Bogatyr" that meets in the Atlantic Ocean an American ship, in the holds of which are black slaves. A few days later Russian sailors save a Negro boy. The guy, now called Maxim, becomes a real favorite of the team. The boy not only helps the crew members to acquire the sense of existence, but also displays courage in the operation to save the captain of the ship "Bogatyr". As a result, a black young man is awarded the rank of a young man of the Russian fleet.

Sergey Kurilov: movies

During his career in Soviet cinematography, the artist took part in the filming of the following films:

• "Miklukho Maclay".
• "Composer Glinka".
• "The parasite".
• A village teacher. "
• Maksimka.
• The Leningrad Symphony.
• "Rimsky-Korsakov".
• "Big family".
• "A simple thing."
• "Mother".
• "In the days of October."
• The Leningrad Symphony.
• "A person changes skin."
• "The Kiev woman".
• "Kill a person."
• "The street of youth."
• "Enemies."
• "It happened in the police."
• "The Land of the Earth."
• "Executed at dawn."
• "Year as a life."
• "Chairman".
• "Conscience".
• "The death of the squadron."
• "Listen on that side."
• "Dead Season".
• "Sevastopol".
• "Until the last minute."
• "Bonivour's Heart".
• "Your first hour."
• "Siberian".
• "As the Steel Was Tempered".
• "The Last Sacrifice."
• "Two lines in small print."
• "Choosing a Goal."
• "And it's all about him".

Personal life

Even while studying at the Moscow Art Theater, Sergei Ivanovich met his future wife - actress Nina Pavlovna. Soon the young people got married. In 1937, the birth of the first actor's couple, who was named Alexander. At the present time, the son of Sergei and Nina has the status of a famous historian and literary critic.

It is worth noting that, in addition to filming in the cinema and working on the stage, Sergei Kurilov was fond of fishing. Even being busy in numerous shootings, our hero never missed the slightest opportunity to go to the nearest pond and spend several hours with a fishing rod in his hands. However, Kurilov was not only an avid fisherman. A real family tradition in his family were joint trips to the forest for mushrooms.

Last years

In the 70's Kurilov began to feel regular pain in the legs. Every year the ailment more and more felt itself. Sergei Ivanovich began to spend less time on the set, almost did not appear on the stage. Later, he had to completely abandon the work in the movies.

In 1983, Sergei Kurilov announced his retirement in Soviet cinema. From that moment the artist began to devote all his spare time to painting. It was drawing with a pencil and pastel that helped the actor forget about problems with health, as well as surviving the forced parting with the business of his life.

January 11, 1987, Sergei Ivanovich Kurilov was gone. The funeral of the famous artist took place at the Khimki cemetery in the Moscow region.