The true legend of Russian cinema - Roman Filippov - was an active, but obedient boy in his childhood. The future star liked to play chess, read, draw. The first acting talent of Roman was noticed by Vera Pashennaya, who shone in those years on the stage of the Maly Theater.
During his life, Roman Filippov starred in more than 30 films, and also took part in many theater productions. The audience was remembered by the actor primarily for his colorful appearance and natural low rare voice - profundo bass.
Biography
Roman Filippov was born on 24/02 1936 in a family of professional artists. His mother and father were members of the troupe of the Leningrad Drama Theater.
The actor’s mom, Anna Kuderman, continued to perform on stage until the very birth. She was taken to the hospital directly from the stage during a tour in Simferopol. Unfortunately, Anna Grigoryevna didn’t even hear her son’s crying. During childbirth, she had a blood poisoning and died.
Up to 3 years old Roman Filippov was raised by grandmother and father. In 1939, the actor’s father, Sergei Filippov, remarried. Roman's stepmother had nothing to do with the scene, but she turned out to be a woman who was attentive, gentle and intelligent. The future actor did not experience a deficiency of parental affection in childhood.
On the stage before the audience, Roman Filippov never dreamed of performing. After ten years, Vera Pashennaya advised him to submit documents to the theater school. The actress visited Gorky on tour at a time when Filippov studied in this city in high school.
The management of the Roman school invited the star of the Soviet theater to listen to the students in order to determine which of them has a stage gift. Seeing huge Filippov and hearing his opera bass, Pashenova immediately exclaimed that he would come out as just a great actor.
After graduating from the top ten in 1953, Roman Filippov enrolled in them. Schepkina. His teacher, of course, was Vera Pashennaya. As a 2nd year student at the school, Roman got his first small role in the movie “World Champion”.
In 1957, Roman became a certified actor and was enrolled in the troupe of the Maly Theater. Later Filippov played on the stage of several other major theaters of the USSR:
- in 1960-61 - at the Moscow Drama Theater. Pushkin;
- in 1961-62 - in the Moskontsert;
- in 1962-69 - at the Minsk Theater. Yankees Kupala.
In addition to the Russian language, the actor was fluent in German, Belarusian and Polish. Filippov also performed roles in English. In 1969, the actor returned to the Maly Theater and subsequently worked here all his life.
From 1970 to 1992, Roman Sergeyevich was the main Grandfather Frost of the USSR and Russia, congratulating the children on the Kremlin tree. Since 1987, Filippov worked as a teacher of literary words at GITIS. In 1988, he was appointed assistant professor of the department.
Theater roles
In all theaters, on the stage of which Roman had a chance to perform, he became one of the leading actors. Filippov participated in many productions, which later became a classic of the domestic theater.
In “Woe from Wit”, Roman played Skalozub, in “Uncle Vanya” - Mikhail Astrov, in “Undergrowth” - Skotinin. The actor also participated in such performances as:
- "Russian people";
- "Forest";
- “A long day goes into the night.”
Movie career
On the blue screen, the famous Filippov almost never played the main roles. However, despite this, the audience, thanks to his textured appearance, opera voice and wit, was remembered very well.
The first notable film work by Roman Filippov was the role of Fedka Bull in the film "The Green Van." Very well, the audience remembered also played by the actor:
- Vasya Zaitseva in the comedy “Girls” with his phrase “This is a technique! It’s not for you to cook potatoes! ”;
- Evgeny Ladyzhinsky in the painting “The Diamond Arm” - “If you stay with us in Kolyma, we will forgive mercy!”;
- Nikita Pitersky in “Gentlemen of Fortune” - “Help, hooligans deprive of sight!”.
In 1971, Filippov embodied on the screen the role of the poet Lyapis-Trubetskoy with his Gavriliada in “12 Chairs” by Leonid Gaidai. Also, the actor played in such films that the audience liked:
- "Wizards";
- "Old robbers";
- "The Youth of Peter";
- The Balamut.
Roman Filippov's voice was indeed unusual. Therefore, he was often invited to voice cartoons and foreign films.
For example, the voice of Filippov is spoken by the hero in Vasilisa Mikulishn, Chernomor in Ruslan and Lyudmila, Roma in Boatswain and the Parrot. The actor also voiced Mephistopheles in the film "Big Walk", the groom in the film "Telegram", the priest of St. Isaac's Cathedral in "Julia Vrevskaya".
Actor's family
The female gender, unlike many colleagues on the stage and the blue screen, Roman was never particularly fond of. From a young age, the actor dreamed of meeting a good, kind girl with whom he could spend his whole life. In the end, this is exactly what happened.
On the set of the film “The Man Doesn’t Give Up, ” where Roman played a cameo role, he met the daughter of the director of the film, Ekaterina. The actor liked the girl so much that he almost immediately proposed to her.
It was because of Catherine that Roman subsequently moved from the capital to Minsk and began studying the Belarusian language. His bride by that time had already graduated from the university and worked as a theater teacher. Young people played a wedding in Minsk in 1962.
