The famous actor Vladimir Samoilov dreamed of some unusual profession as a child. At first, he wanted to connect his fate with a controversy, but later he still came to the decision to choose art. Already at school, the future actor began to attend a drama club. However, on the way to his cherished dream of the scene, war arose.
Vladimir Samoilov is one of the few domestic actors whose fate could become material for an entire art book. In the life of this talented person there was everything - theater and cinema, rural childhood, war and peace.
Biography
About the childhood of Vladimir, biographers practically do not know anything. An actor was born in the small village of Yegorovka near Odessa on 03/15 1924. His mother was engaged in raising children and housekeeping, and his father worked as a mechanic on a ship and often went on long voyages.
Some time after the birth of Vladimir, his family continued to live in Yegorovka, and then moved to Odessa. According to the recollections of friends, already in childhood, the future idol of thousands of Soviet people was distinguished by determination, great temperament and healthy stubbornness.
Vladimir graduated from high school in 1941. Like many of his other peers, immediately after receiving the certificate, the future actor went to the front. In the common struggle of the Soviet people against Hitler’s troops, Samoilov proved himself to be excellent and was awarded several orders by the government.
In one of the battles with the Nazis, Vladimir was seriously injured and was hospitalized. The consequences of this wound subsequently made him aware of his whole life - the actor remained slightly lame.
Immediately after the war ended, Vladimir entered the Odessa Theater School. The active and purposeful nature of the young man, of course, fully manifested itself here. Vladimir studied perfectly and began performing on the stage in front of the audience long before he was awarded a diploma of acting education.
Theatrical creativity
Immediately after graduation, Vladimir got a job in the theater of the Soviet Army in Odessa. From the best side, the actor almost immediately showed himself here. Despite the fact that he did not have too much experience, his performances began to collect real full houses.
Ultimately, the rising star was noticed by the leadership of several more prestigious theaters. Over the following years, Samoilov spoke:
- in Odessa Drama Theater. Ivanova;
- Kemerovo them. Lunacharsky;
- Gorky Regional.
During the tour of the Gorky Theater around the country in 1968, an already quite experienced actor became a real sensation in the production of Shakespeare's play in the role of King Richard III. After this performance, Vladimir was invited to his troupe at once by several theaters of Leningrad and Moscow.
Vladimir chose ultimately the Moscow Art Theater. Mayakovsky, where he subsequently worked for most of his life. On the stage of this theater, the actor took part in many productions, including Conversations with Socrates and Talents and Fans, which went down in the history of the Russian scene. Only in 1992, the actor changed his job and became a member of the troupe of the theater. Gogol.
In total, during his entire acting career, Vladimir Samoilov presented about 250 roles to the public, the best of which were:
- Copernicus;
- Ivan Velikatov;
- Fedor Kharitonov;
- Alexander Gorchakov;
- Ermolaev.
Movie career
Samoilov began acting in films long before becoming a member of the Mayakovsky Art Theater. He first appeared on the screens in 1959 in the film "Unpaid Debt." Subsequently, the actor starred in such well-known to many films as:
- "July Sixth";
- "Stars do not go out";
- “Twenty-Six Baku Commissars.”
The most memorable role for the Soviet cinema audience was Samoilov’s role created by him in the image of the commander Nazar Duma in “Wedding in the Robin”.
In the 90s, many famous Soviet actors had difficulty getting roles and, in order to make ends meet, were even forced to change their occupation. However, Vladimir Samoilov was in demand in this difficult time for the country. In the 90s, he starred in the films “Visit to the Minotaur” and “Bitch Children”, and also participated in many theatrical productions.
Film critics believe that the best role for Vladimir Samoilov throughout his life was the role of authoritative military and police officials. Moreover, the actor played equally well both negative and positive characters.
The last role of the great actor Vladimir Samoilov was the image of King Lear played by him in Shakespeare's comedy of the same name. Death overtook the idol of millions of Russians suddenly - during a rehearsal on the stage of the theater in 1999 at the age of 75.
