Evgeny Morgunov is an actor beloved by thousands of Soviet and Russian viewers who starred in a large number of cult comedies. The most famous was brought to him by the role of the Experienced in a series of films from the director Leonid Gaidai.
Biography
Evgeny Morgunov was born in the Soviet capital. He grew very active and was a ringleader among his many friends. As a teenager, Eugene faced with the horrors of the outbreak of war: his father went to the front, where he soon died. The young man had to help his mother, and he worked for a long time at a military factory, making ammunition for the Soviet army. At the same time, he was very interested in movies, often visiting the cinema. So the idea was born to become an actor. According to some information, only a letter to Stalin himself helped Eugene to leave the factory and begin to play on the stage of the Chamber Theater.
Having successfully established himself as a talented actor, Morgunov entered VGIK, where he received the necessary education. Soon he made his debut in the film by Sergei Gerasimov's "Young Guard", where he brilliantly coped with the proposed role. Despite this, the directors stubbornly ignored the young man, and only in the early 50s he was offered the role of an unnamed character nicknamed Experienced in the short film Leonid Gaidai "Dog-Barbos and the unusual cross" and its continuation, "Moonshiners."
In 1964, a popular trinity starred in Eldar Ryazanov’s film, “Give the Complaint Book”. This was followed by roles in the legendary comedies of Gaidai "Operation Y
"and" Prisoner of the Caucasus. Appeared and experienced in the project "Comedy of Bygone Days", as well as the famous cartoon "The Bremen Town Musicians." Unfortunately, in the 80s, Evgeni Morgunov was among the actors who ceased to be in demand. From time to time he appeared in subtle roles, and also performed in theaters, but the main films with his participation were already left behind.
