Vitaly Solomin was remembered and loved in the image of Dr. Watson. For most of his creative life, he corresponded to the character of this character. But sometimes the truly hussar character of the actor erupted from under the mask of a gentleman. Vitaly Methodievich more than once filled up his spouse with flowers, arranged vivid, memorable rallies.
From the biography of Vitaly Solomin
The future popular actor was born in Chita on December 12, 1941. Parents of the boy were directly related to creativity: they taught music. Zinaida Ananyevna and Methodius Viktorovich tried their best to love his son for art. Already in his childhood, Vitaliy learned to play the piano. However, he did not seek to spend much time sitting at the instrument. And even often dreamed that he would ever fall apart. Solomin liked sports more. He especially liked boxing. However, the young man was not limited to this sport: he was happy to attend the basketball and volleyball sections, was engaged in gymnastics and athletics.
As a child, Vitaly was very fond of reading. His favorite book was stories about Sherlock Holmes. The family lived in a wooden house. In the evenings, Vitaly liked to sit by the heated stove with a mug of tea and leaf through his favorite book.
In 1959, Vitaly - following his elder brother Yura - went to the capital of the USSR and entered the Higher Theater School named after Shchepkin. He studied on the course of Nikolai Annenkov along with Oleg Dal and Mikhail Kononov.
Solomin was already a maximalist in his youth. Once, having received “good” in the exam, he decided to drop out of the university: Vitaly believed that he should study only “excellently”. Solomin managed to restrain the impulse. Otherwise, the world might not have become acquainted with the talent of an outstanding actor.
Theater career
Already in his second year of Sliver, Vitaly made his debut on the stage of the Maly Theater, where he played in the production of Your Uncle Misha. Upon graduation, Solomin became a member of the troupe of this theater. He was trusted with the roles of heroes of classical works of Russian authors. Solomin played Astrov, Chatsky, Protasov, Khlestakov.
Solomin played one of his most vivid roles in the theater in the following productions:
- "Every day is not Sunday";
- "Woe from Wit";
- The Fiesco Conspiracy in Genoa;
- "The sad detective."
High praise from the public and professionals was given to his work in performances based on the works of V. Livanov “My Favorite Clown” and L. Tolstoy's “Living Corpse”.
Vitaly Methodievich had about two years to play in the Mossovet Theater. He was also a very popular reader. The audience appreciated the detective novels from the series “Adventures of Father Brown” and the monument of Russian literature “The Word of Igor's Campaign” performed by this actor.
Vitaly Solomin and cinema
The first role in the movie was the role of Boyartsev in the film "Newton Street, Building 1". Vitaliy had few scenes in this film. But the shooting experience was very useful. Solomin soon played Zhenya in the melodrama Women.
Solomin earned the real recognition and love of the audience by excellently playing the assistant to the famous detective Sherlock Holmes in the serial film "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson." Vitaly Methodievich's partner in the film was the unsurpassed Vasily Livanov.
The first film from the cycle, consisting of two parts, was released in 1979. Then Igor Maslennikov shot a sequel, which consisted of several episodes. Connoisseurs estimate that, in general, Solomin and Livanov embodied on the screen images from a dozen works by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Domestic adaptation of the stories about the English detective was recognized not only in the Land of Soviets, but throughout the world. In the homeland of Holmes, this version of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes is considered the best among all other attempts to reproduce these memorable images in the movie. At the initiative of the British government in Moscow, on the Smolenskaya embankment, near the British embassy, a monument was erected to the detective and his faithful assistant. In the appearance of the characters, you can easily guess the figures of Solomin and Livanov.
One of Solomin’s most successful films was the film “Winter Cherry”. The role of the married egoist Dashkova turned out to be ambiguous, interesting and diverse. Vitaly Methodievich managed to bring a particle of himself into this image and make the image not only interesting, but also charming. The picture was very popular. She especially liked the female half of the audience.
Here are some of Vitaliy Solomin’s other cinematic works:
- "Chairman";
- "Elder sister";
- "Hit or miss".
The popularity of Solomin increased after his participation in the film adaptations of the operettas “The Bat” and “Silva”. In these films, the comedic talent of Vitaly Methodievich was fully revealed. With his participation, many dramatic moments of film narration became easier and more comic.
