Khvyl Alexander Leopoldovich - a representative of a unique galaxy of actors. The films in which he played were shot without special effects, but I want to review them again and again. The roles of Alexander Leopoldovich Khmyl became textbook, they are remembered by several generations of moviegoers.
Khvyl Alexander Leopoldovich was a diverse actor. In his "piggy bank" of roles there are fairy-tale characters, and dramatic images, comedic. List all of his awards for acting is simply impossible. It is surprising that his name was never "well-known", but several generations of viewers knew his heroes at once, our mothers grew up in fairy tales with his participation, and we, modern children, are happy to watch them.
Biography of the actor Khvyl Alexander Leopoldovich
The future legendary actor was born in 1905 in a simple Ukrainian family with Swedish roots. The real name of Alexander Leopoldovich is Bressem. It was changed during the so-called "Ukrainization".
The Khvyl family had nothing to do with art. Mom was a housewife, and dad worked as a mechanical engineer. When Sasha was 2 years old, his father died, and his mother had to take care of the family. The boy’s childhood was bleak - in poverty, deprivation, with an ever-working mom and four brothers and sisters.
Nevertheless, the boy did not lose his desire for acting, the theater, and in 1922 he successfully graduated from the Vorovsky drama studio. And two years later he became one of the most successful actors in the troupe of the State Theater of the Ukrainian SSR.
Career actor Khvyl Alexander Leopoldovich
True success and fame came to Alexander Leopoldovich together with the cinema. In 1932, he performed his first film role - a military speaker in the film "Ivan". A unique acting gift was noticed, leading directors began to invite him. In his film library more than 50 works. The most famous of them:
- Captain at fifteen,
- Young guard,
- Kuban Cossacks,
- Marya the Artisan
- Frost,
- Fire, water and copper pipes and others.
In addition, Khvyl Alexander Leopoldovich participated in the voice acting of cartoons - the heroes of “Tales of the Old Cedar” and “Daughters of the Sun” speak his voice. For his work, the actor received such significant awards as the title of Honored and People's Artist, the Stalin Prize, the Order of the Red Banner of Labor and the Red Star, and the Badge of Honor.
