Name
Mikhail Zharov
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1899-10-27
Deathday
1981-12-15 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Moscow, Russia
Biography
Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov is a Soviet theater and film actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1944) and People's Artist of the USSR (October 26, 1949). In 1920, he graduated from the studio at the theater of the Artistic and Educational Union of Workers' Organization. He acted in theaters No. 1 of the Revolutionary Military Union of the Republic, the Safonov Theater, the Baku Workers' Theater, the Realistic Theater, and the Moscow Chamber Theater. From 1938, he was an actor and director at the Maly Theater. He made his film debut in 1915 with a tiny, practically unnoticeable role as an oprichnik in the film "Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich the Terrible." He played his first major role, that of Red Army soldier Yegor, in 1925 in the film "The Road to Happiness." In those years, Zharov was considered an unrivaled master of the episodic genre (Don Diego and Pelageya, The Man from the Restaurant, The White Eagle, The Living Corpse, Outskirts, and Puppets). He found expressive, distinctive details and rich, vibrant colors for his characters, imbuing them all—both villains and heroes—with a common quality: they are all great lovers of life, charming, confident, and in control of life. His heroes know how to enjoy everything: food, billiards, wine, women, the simple songs they often hum, a sunny day, or an unexpected win. Zharov combined absolute authenticity and vivid psychological characterization with a sometimes grotesque portrayal of the role, enlivening any plot, even the most serious, with his presence. In the 1930s, thanks to cinema, Zharov achieved national popularity. The artist was in great demand. He was invited by the most famous directors. With Nikolai Ekk he played one of his most famous roles - the bandit Zhigan (A Start in Life), with Grigory Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg - the smug clerk Dymba (The Return of Maxim and The Vyborg Side), with Vladimir Petrov - the cheerful prankster Kudryash (The Storm) and the good-natured, cheerful courtier Menshikov (Peter the Great), with Isidor Annensky - the loud, healthy landowner Smirnov (The Bear), the cheerful teacher Kovalenko (The Man in the Case) and the carefree landowner Artynov (Anna on the Neck), with the Vasiliev brothers - the daring Cossack Perchikhin (The Defense of Tsaritsyn), with Sergei Eisenstein - Malyuta Skuratov, a cunning, cruel, "smart" peasant, who managed to become the Tsar's right hand ("Ivan the Terrible"). In 1944, he was awarded "For successful work in the field of Soviet cinematography during the Patriotic War and the release of highly artistic films." In total, M.I. Zharov starred in more than 60 films. Over the years, the courage of his characters diminished; they became calmer, wiser, and more grounded. His last film character was the rural policeman Aniskina ("The Village Detective," "Anikina and Fantomas," "And Again Aniskina"). The role was a signature one for the actor: his Aniskina is a village philosopher, a sage, insightful, unfussy, and attentive to all matters. A hero who affirms the belief that our lives depend on our own decision to live correctly and wisely. As a film director, Zharov made three films: “Troublesome Economy”, “Aniskine and Fantomas” (together with V.A. Rappoport), “And Again Aniskine” (together with V.I. Ivanov).
Known For
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Set during the early part of his reign, Ivan faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even ...
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The first Russian talking picture which won a prize at the 1st Venice IFF. The action is s...
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This is the second part of a projected three-part epic biopic of Russian Czar Ivan Grozny,...
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A young man travels to Mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against th...
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A romantic story about the girl working in the musical instruments store....
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The central character of the play, Fedor Protasov, is tormented by the belief that his wif...
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With an international chess tournament in progress, a young man becomes completely obsesse...
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Based on the short story by A. P. Chekhov. Beggar 18-year-old beauty Anna marries a rich 5...
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The second part of trilogy about the life of a young factory worker, Maxim. In July 1914, ...
- 1962 Чужой бумажник
- 1940 Our Cinema as (archive footage)
- 1958 Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot as Czar's Guard Malyuta Skuratov
- 1925 Chess Fever as House Painter
- 1939 Engineer Kochin's Error as Lartsev
- 1935 Three Comrades as Zaitsev
- 1937 Peter the First, Part I as Alexander Danilovich Menshikov
- 1938 Peter the First, Part II as Alexander Danilovich Menshikov
- 1915 Tsar Ivan Vasilevich The Terrible as Soldier
- 1941 Bohdan Khmelnytskyi as cantor Havrylo
- 1926 Miss Mend as Waiter at the inn
- 1929 Two-Buldi-Two as Chairman of the revolution committee
- 1934 Thunderstorm as Koudryash
- 1969 The Village Detective as Fyodor Ivanovich Aniskin
- 1977 Aniskin Again as Aniskin
- 1973 Aniskin and Fantomas as Фёдор Анискин
- 1928 The White Eagle as Official
- 1927 The Man from the Restaurant as Waiter
- 1928 Don Diego and Pelagia as Mikhail Zharov
- 1937 The Return of Maxim as Platon Dymba
- 1934 Marionettes as Border checkpoint commander
- 1935 Love and Hate
- 1970 Zharov Tells...
- 1967 Elder Sister as Ukhov
- 1944 Ivan the Terrible, Part I as Czar's Guard Malyuta Skuratov
- 1942 Defense of Tsaritsyn as Perchikhin
- 1943 Air Taxi as Baranov
- 1933 Outskirts as Krayevitch, a student
- 1946 A Noisy Household as Semibab
- 1945 Twins as Vadim Spiridonovich Yeropkin
- 1931 Road to Life as Фомка «Жиган»
- 1949 Happy Flight as шофер Зачесов
- 1963 Attention! The Magician Is in the City! as cook
- 1963 Cain the XVIII-th as Minister of War
- 1958 Red Leaves as (as M. Zharov)
- 1973 The Very Last Day as Семен Митрофанович Ковалев
- 1958 A Girl with Guitar as Sviristinsky
- 1949 Michurin as Khrenov
- 1954 The Anna Cross as Artynov
- 1943 Actress as Reciter in hospital
- 1938 The Bear as Grigori Stepanovich Smirnov
- 1939 Man in a Shell as Михаил Александрович Коваленко (учитель истории и географии)
- 1973 Our Friend Maxim
- 1942 The District Secretary as Gavril Fedorovich Rusov
- 1939 Stepan Razin as Lazunka, boyarin's son
- 1943 In the Name of the Motherland as Globa
- 1939 The Vyborg Side as Platon Vassilievich Dymba
- 1948 For Those Who Are at Sea
- 1959 Milky Way
- 1957 Boots
- 1943 Young Fritz as Fritz
- 1943 The Tale of Tsar Saltan as Tsar (voice)
- 1924 The Cigarette Girl of Mosselprom as sluzhashchiy i nosil'shchik
- 1924 Aelita: Queen of Mars as Actor in Play
- 1925 His Call as Factory worker
- 1953 Vassa Zheleznova
- 2021 The Village Detective: A Song Cycle as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
- 1934 Dreamers
- 1927 Anya as Zhdan
- 1929 The Living Corpse as Hired witness (uncredited)
- 1928 The Yellow Ticket as Visitor in the brothel
- 1927 Who Are You? as Student
- 1972 A Narym Divorce
- 1973 That's How It Will Be as Воронцов
- 1974 The Ostrovsky House as Лыняев
- 1978 The Power of Darkness as Митрич
- 1955 Involuntary auditors as Лаптев
- 1933 26 Commissioners as menshevik
- 1932 House of the Dead
- 1974 Aniskin and Fantomas ( 2 episodes ) as Фёдор Иванович Анискин, старший лейтенант милиции
