Vadim Spiridonov was remembered by the Soviet audience as the performer of the role of Fedor in the multi-part film "The Eternal Call". It just so happened that very often the actor got the role of villains. He entered into the images of his heroes so deeply that in the mind of the viewer he was strongly associated with them. However, during his short creative life, Vadim Semenovich managed to play many positive roles.
From the biography of Vadim Semenovich Spiridonov
The future actor was born in Moscow on October 14, 1944. Until the eighth grade, Vadim lived in the metropolitan area of Sokolniki. Then the family moved to Lefortovo. Here Spiridonov attended a school of working youth, where he studied at the evening department.
There was no particular wealth in the family. Therefore, Vadim went to work at the Salyut plant in order to somehow help his parents. Here he mastered the profession of a fitter.
Back in his school years, Spiridonov visited the drama club at the factory house of culture. After graduating from school, Vadim went to study at the Moscow Art Theater School. Once he had a fight, defending a girl who was attacked by hooligans. He was expelled for a fight from the Studio School.
Subsequently, Spiridonov went to study at VGIK. The training took place in the workshop of S.A. Gerasimova. Together with him, future prominent figures of cinema studied in the course. Among them:
- T.K. Nigmatulin;
- N.N. Eremenko Jr.
- N.F. Gvozdikova;
- N.N. Belokhvostikova.
Creative career of Vadim Spiridonov
The young actor first appeared on the screen in 1969, when he was still in his second year at the university. He was involved in the painting by Sergei Gerasimov "By the Lake." At that time Vadim got a supporting role: he played a simple hard worker, serious and reasonable, but capable of being bold. The debut turned out to be extremely successful, Spiridonov coped with the role perfectly.
Noticing the young actor, he was invited to shoot in the film "Stoves and Shops" Vasily Shukshin. Spiridonov considered the opportunity to play with this master to be a great success for himself.
In 1971, the actor graduated from high school and began to work in the Theater-Studio of Cinema Actor. Vadim Semenovich quickly proved himself an artist of great talent. His powerful temperament made it possible to create very authentic images. Among the characters he played were both outright villains and goodies.
A notable role of Vadim Spiridonov was police officer Fedor in the dilogy “Earthly Love” and “Fate”. The image of the traitor to the Motherland turned out to be so convincing that many viewers for a long time could not separate it from the personality of the performer of the role. Subsequently, Spiridonov admitted with regret that after this work he became the object of popular hatred. Once they recognized him on the street and even tried to beat him - the character played by Spiridonov was so hated.
However, the main creative achievement of Spiridonov is considered to be the role of Fedka Savelyev in the cult series “Eternal Call”. For work in this lengthy cinematic project, Vadim Semenovich received the USSR State Prize. This is the rare case when an actor was awarded not just for creating the image of a negative hero, but for playing the role of a traitor to the Motherland.
Even the negative roles that have become an integral part of the role of the actor, Spiridonov played expertly and with great inspiration. In the action-packed film “Farewell Tour of The Artist, ” Vadim Semenovich brilliantly played an inveterate bandit.
The actor could be proud of the positive images. Among them:
- Colonel Deev ("Hot Snow");
- Captain Flerov (Taming the Fire);
- Captain Volokh ("Live Until Dawn");
- commander Budyonny ("The First Horse");
- Colonel Iverzev (“Battalions ask for fire”);
- Captain Shvets ("Return Turn").
Spiridonov had a lot of work behind the scenes. He is a recognized master of dubbing. The voice of Vadim Semenovich speak J. Depardieu, A. Delon. D. Nicholson, A. Bachchan and many other stars of world cinema.
last years of life
In the 80s, Spiridonov decided to try himself as a director. He shot the short film Two People at Mosfilm. When the era of perestroika came, the actor reacted to this fad negatively. Often criticized Mikhail Gorbachev. He continued to act in films, but now he did it, by his own admission, in order to support his family.
One of the last works of Vadim Semenovich was the role in the films “The Criminal Quartet” and “Souvenir for the Prosecutor”.
In 1989, Spiridonov was offered to make his own film at the experimental site of Mosfilm. He liked the idea. He conceived a large-scale historical picture. But it soon became clear that the management of the film studio was not interested in such topics. Spiridonov suggested a different topic, planning to remove something resembling Star Wars. However, he did not manage to realize his idea.
After the beginning of perestroika, the actor and director went deep into the study of numerology and astrology. Among his acquaintances were Pavel and Tamara Globa, Juna Davitashvili. Spiridonov believed that his personal number is the "seven". He even agreed with the traffic police to get the appropriate license plate number for his car.
It just so happened that Vadim Semenovich himself predicted the day of his death. Shortly before he passed away, he mentioned in a conversation with his wife Valentina that he would rather die in the winter of January 7th. Or December 7 - so as not to overshadow the January holiday for people.
On the evening of December 7, 1989, Vadim was about to leave for Minsk. There, work began on the next film, where Spiridonov was assigned the main role. The actor seemed cheerful and cheerful to everyone. Shortly before departure, he lay down to rest, warning his wife to wake him in time. But when it came time to wake up, the wife found that Vadim Semenovich was no longer breathing. The cause of death was a heart attack.
