Boris Petrovich Khimichev - People's Artist of Russia, an outstanding actor, who has lived a long creative life.
Childhood
The future artist was born in 1933 in the village of Balamutovka in Ukraine. His mother taught at school, his father led the collective farm. The hungry pre-war and post-war years affected the boy’s health, he grew up frail and weak. The attacks of peers did not pass him by. Enormous willpower made Boris grab the dumbbells and begin to harden. By the end of school he was not to be recognized.
Path to the profession
In his youth, he did not even think about acting. The only thing that connected the young man with the world of art was rare movie screenings in the evenings at the village club.
First, he decided to devote himself to the profession of a geologist and entered the Lviv Mining Institute. Then followed a study at the radiophysical faculty of the Institute named after T. Shevchenko. In Kiev, Khimichev made friends among writers, artists, musicians. The result of classes in the acting studio was an invitation to participate in mass scenes of productions of the I. Franko Theater. At 27, Boris finally realized that he was ready to devote himself to the profession of an artist.
After a failed attempt to enter the Kiev Institute of Theater Arts, he went to conquer the capital. Having passed the tests brilliantly, the young man was admitted to all theatrical universities. I chose the Moscow Art Theater School. Khimichev had a hard time in those years. Among his classmates, he stood out by age and poverty. Combined study during the day and night part-time jobs in a trolleybus depot.
Theater and Cinema
In 1964, a graduate Khimichev received several offers at once, but chose the Mayakovsky Academic Theater. In it, Boris served for almost 20 years. In his repertoire there were many interesting performances, but over all these years he never received a single leading role, he was content with the background. Therefore, the actor decided to participate in film screenings and then luck smiled at him. His debut was the role of Lieutenant Artamonov in the action-packed film “Operation Trust.” After that, he was assigned the role of an actor in the detective genre.
Talent and charisma made the actor popular with directors. Two to three films with his participation were filmed annually. In the filmography of Boris Khimichev 110 film works. But the most vivid and memorable, he considered the role of Prince Yuri Dolgoruky in the film of the same name and the image of Pavel Kirsanov in the film "Fathers and Sons".
Personal life
In the personal life of Boris Petrovich there were many hobbies. But the actor was always guided by the rule: "if you got close to a woman, get married, " so he was raised. There were five marriages in his life. Immediately after graduation, Khimichev married for the first time to a teacher of mathematics. The lack of common interests led to a divorce within three months. Boris had great feelings for actress Tatyana Lavrova. But she considered Khimichev mediocre and this led to a breakdown. For more than 10 years, the union of Boris Khimichev and Tatyana Doronina lasted. They met already in adulthood. They were connected by joint work in the theater and cinema. But the excessive emotionality of both did not allow them to be together for a long time. The following marriages were very short-lived: two weeks and a half years.
The last chosen one of the artist was Galina Sizova, director of book exhibitions. These were the longest and happiest relationships built on love and respect. Elena, the daughter of Galina from a previous marriage, became Boris's native.
