In the movie room of the actor Oleg Zhakov, more than a hundred roles and paintings. His heroes have always been intelligent and honest people. In each image, the audience saw the artist himself and all the facets of his talent.
Oleg Petrovich was born in early March 1905 in Sarapul in the Urals. The father of the future celebrity worked as a doctor. In 10912 the family moved to Kazan. There Oleg went to school. After graduation, the boy entered a real school, where he studied for two years.
Long way to vocation
The house has always had many guests for whom concerts and performances were arranged. Often, the whole Zhakov family visited the local theater. From an early age Oleg liked not only reading, but also going to the cinema. Parents did not like this hobby.
In wealthy families, it was customary to stage performances. However, the opinion of the elders did not affect the son. He ran away from school for sessions at the Palace, located opposite the house. The future film actor even happened to work there as a projectionist. After 1919 the family moved to Yekaterinburg.
Oleg entered the Polytechnic College at the pedagogical faculty. However, he left school after the second year. The young man joined the club of futurists artists, writers, musicians and artists, abbreviated as JAM.
There, Jacob met with representatives of the urban avant-garde Sobolevsky and Gerasimov. Oleg was known as an athlete. He really worked for some time as an instructor. On the crossbar, the young man showed the simplest exercises, turning the demonstration into a real show.
With the departure of friends in Leningrad to study, the future performer went after them. He arrived in the city at the beginning of the winter of 1926. Classes had already begun. The comrades helped a friend enter the studio of Trauberg and Kozintsev. Even while studying, Zhakov starred in several films in small roles.
Teachers "FEKS" explained by the students, every second is valuable on the set. Therefore, any role must be played expressively and realistically.
Film career
The young artist learned from the teachers to develop an acting manner. From the performers, teachers sought charisma and possession of all cinematic means. Boring monologues alone, even with a charming appearance, cannot win the love of the viewer. Upon completion of education
Zhakov entered the Leningrad Institute of Performing Arts in the cinema department. After completing his studies, Oleg went to Lenfilm, where he played Kurt Schaeffer in a sound picture, then to Mosfilm. In Gerasimov’s painting “The Seven Brave, ” Jacob became a German immigrant.
He has almost no words, so the creation of the image was not easy. Only a few decades later, Gerasimov again offered his friend another job.
In "By the Lake, " the actor played Professor Barvin, who guards Lake Baikal. Vasily Shukshin starred with him. In 1937, Zhakov magnificently performed by Associate Professor Vincent Vorobyov and “Baltic Deputy”. No less brilliant was the role of Talanov, a former prisoner, in Invasion.
Directing
In a considerable number of paintings, the artist created diverse images that were completely different from each other. His heroes were distinguished by determination, intelligence. And the actor himself resembled characters. The last work was the tape "Hot Summer in Kabul."
The premiere took place in 1983, when Jacob was already over eighty. During the filming, the artist suffered a heart attack. The disease did not stop work. In 1946, Jacob participated in the painting "White Fang" by Zguridi. He got them from the leading male characters, mining engineer Windon Scott.
The hero travels through Alaska in search of gold-bearing veins. He meets an evil seeker trying to break the dog’s will. Scott picks up the dog and calls it White Fang. Angry after the previous owner, the beast after considerable work of the engineer again believes in man.
The unusual work "Looking for a Man" was shown in 1973. the actor played a major role. At the Goddess, he became the radio host Ivan Grigorievich. People went to his program with their misfortune. The hero helped those who sought lost relatives and friends in very small details. He managed the almost impossible.
Oleg Petrovich was not only a talented performer, but also an excellent director. In 1944, together with the screenwriter and director, Roma, he created The Invasion. The main character of the work left prison in 1941. He does not understand what to do next, he is afraid of the future. Ahead of the war.
