Gleb Aleksandrovich Strizhenov was remembered by Soviet moviegoers for his work in such famous films as The Elusive Avengers, Tavern on Pyatnitskaya Street, Turbiny Days, Garage and others. He had a unique talent to convey the emotions of his hero as accurately and fully as possible, so that the audience themselves lived them.
Speaking about the actor Gleb Aleksandrovich Strizhenov, most critics add - "now there are none." Indeed, not all modern actors are able to accurately and subtly convey the feelings and emotions of their heroes, as Gleb Strizhenov did. Everyone watched the films with his participation, but not many know about his difficult fate and difficult career path. Who is he and where from? How did you get into the profession?
Biography of actor Gleb Aleksandrovich Strizhenov
The future star of Soviet cinema Gleb Strizhenov was born in July 1925, in Voronezh, in the family of a regular soldier and a graduate of the Smolensk Institute of Noble Maidens. He had two brothers - step Boris, the eldest, and the youngest Oleg.
When Gleb was 10 years old, his family moved to the capital of the USSR, where they met the war. Father and older brother immediately went to the front, Boris soon died. Gleb decided that he should, simply must avenge his loved one. In the metric, he added 2 years to himself, since 16-year-olds were not accepted into the ranks of volunteers.
Gleb Aleksandrovich did not stay at the front for long. He was shell-shocked in the first battle, commissioned after being wounded and sent to the rear. Having recovered from the concussion, the young man decided to devote himself to the profession of which he had dreamed since childhood - acting. After a successful audition, he was accepted into the Kirov Regional Drama Theater, in the troupe of which he served for a year. So began the creative path of the unique Soviet actor Gleb Aleksandrovich Strizhenov.
Career actor Gleb Strizhenova
After serving a year at the Kirov Drama Theater, Gleb Alexandrovich moved to the capital's Moscow Comedy Theater. In his creative biography, he had experience working in other theaters - Ulyanovsk, Vladimir, Irkutsk, in the Baltic Fleet Theater.
After the war, Gleb Aleksandrovich decided to increase the level of his professional knowledge, since he believed that only practical experience was not enough. He entered the School-Studio at the Moscow Art Theater, successfully graduated in 1953.
Lecturer Gleb Strizhenova Toporkov Vasily Osipovich very highly appreciated the abilities and talent of the student, was sure that he would expect tremendous success, and was not mistaken.
The roles played by Gleb Strizhenov in the theater, and then in the movie, were very vivid, even if they were of secondary importance in the production.
After the Moscow Art Theater School, Strizhenov worked for some time in the Irkutsk Theater, then came to the Moscow Gogol Theater. It was here that he played his best roles, and from here began his career in the cinema.
The filmography of the actor Gleb Strizhenov
A wide circle of viewers Gleb Aleksandrovich is known precisely for his work in cinema. He played his first film role in 1956 - Ipat Ipatiev in the historical film "Unusual Summer". In the same year, another film with his participation was released - “The Duel”, in which he played the role of Lieutenant Mikhin.
The filmography of the actor includes nearly 50 works. The brightest and most famous of them were played in the paintings:
- "Man with Knives"
- Victims
- "Coin",
- "Summer is short in the mountains",
- "Mission in Kabul",
- "Garage",
- “Let him speak” in others.
The drama Optimistic Tragedy, in which Gleb Alexandrovich Strizhenov also played, was presented at the Cannes Film Festival in 1963. The painting received the award for "The Best Image of the Revolution." This was recognition not already within the country, but at the global level.
After such professional success, the offers to film literally fell on Gleb Alexandrovich. He very painstakingly chose his heroes. The decisive factor was not the main role or the secondary, but the character and personal qualities of the hero.
The personal life of the actor Gleb Aleksandrovich Strizhenov
Gleb Alexandrovich was an exemplary family man and father, fame did not spoil him in this regard, he never had novels on the side.
He met his future and only wife in his youth. Lidia Sergeevna Strizhenova is also a professional actress. In marriage they had a daughter, Elena.
Gleb Strizhenov and his wife never discussed their personal lives with reporters. In rare joint interviews, it was clear that the couple treated each other with great love and respect. But there are very few such interviews, it is practically impossible to find them, since the Strizhenovs were very modest and non-public people, despite their profession.
More readily talks about Gleb Alexandrovich, his younger brother Oleg, who also became an actor, no less successful. They even have several collaborations in film and theater. The great-nephew of Gleb Strizhenov Alexander is also very famous in the cinema, like his wife Catherine. What does the daughter of Gleb Alexandrovich Elena do, is not known.
