Alexei Ivanovich Mironov in 1985 was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR. Films with Mironov were liked by viewers both in Soviet times and in our days.
The actor successfully coped with any work, but fans of his talent are accustomed to seeing his idol in the image of a kind simple man who, by his actions, even if they are not quite good, is disposed to himself.
The filmography of the artist is a very large list, and it cannot be otherwise, because this talented person starred in the movies until the last days of his life.
Childhood
Alexey Ivanovich was born in the small village of Slobodka, Smolensk region in 1924, this joyful event in the Mironov family occurred on January 3. Then the parents of little Alyosha moved to Moscow and settled between the Yaroslavl market and Sokolniki on Malomoskovskaya street. Since childhood, the boy was eager to speak to the audience on stage, the impetus for this was the performance of a simple clown who made the menagerie's visitors laugh at the market.
As a schoolboy, Alexey, together with his classmate, came up with and put on a clownery, which was approved by the audience. Encouraged by such success, the guy actively performed on the stage of the school theater, then the actor’s talent developed in a theater studio in the Pioneer House. When the performance “Love of Spring” was staged, Alexey Mironov played the tsar of Grozny in it.
Youth
Alyosha's youth was overshadowed by the war: at the time when the Germans attacked the Soviet Union, the guy was not yet 17 years old, for this reason he was not taken to the front. Alexei Mironov did not accept the fact that he was to sit out in the rear at a time when others were fighting on the front line. To be enlisted in the ranks of the Soviet army, the future actor attributed to himself 2 years and immediately fell into the midst of the battles. For four years, Mironov fought for his homeland, he reached Berlin itself, rising to the rank of officer.
After the war, Alexei Ivanovich taught military science at the School of Sergeant Staff in Vienna. When approaching the end of 1946, Mironov yearned for his native Moscow and, having left the Red Army, returned to the capital. Upon arrival in his hometown, a retired officer recalled childhood dreams of an acting career and took the documents to GITIS. There were no problems with the receipt, Alex became a student and even received an increased scholarship.
Alexey Mironov - theater actor
It was not easy to give Alexei the profession of actor, but he stubbornly walked forward. Studying in his third year, he already played on the stage of the Theater of the Revolution. A little later, he seriously took up directing and soon began to stage his plays. The production of Resurrection was especially successful for him, but it never reached a large audience, Mironov did not have a punchy vein, he could not aggressively promote his work. After many years of work in the theater, Alexei Ivanovich was completely disappointed in the theatrical life, he was much more attracted to the world of cinema, to which he devoted his whole life.
Films with Mironov
Acting in films Aleksey liked much more than playing on the stage. The first significant role in his life was the role of the drunkard Guska in the film “A Simple Story”. The actor did an excellent job with this work, his partner in the film was Nonna Mordyukova. After the release of the picture on the screens, Alexey Mironov did not feel a lack of offers to star. He was noticed and appreciated the acting talent. Indeed, for the role of Guska, the artist was almost not made up and was able to show the audience a funny simple man in a cap, who was constantly looking for where to drink. Alexey admitted that, working on this image, he adopted a lot of things from Chaplin.
After such a successful start, Mironov was busy every year on the set. The actor had an ideal character, with his presence alone he brought to the collective a calm and peaceful atmosphere, it was pleasant to work with him. Each role of Alexei Ivanovich was significant, although it was not considered the main one. Take, for example, the film "The meeting place cannot be changed." Here the actor played the good-natured driver Kopytin. It would seem that the role was not noticeable, but the audience really liked the calm and responsible driver, only thanks to his coordinated actions Zheglov and Sharapov managed to catch the bandits from the Black Cat gang in a decrepit car.
The filmography of Mironov is very large, we will not list all the films now. But still I would like to note the following pictures with the participation of this talented actor: “Dog Heart”, “Business Trip”, “Citizens”, “Little Devil”, “Hippocratic Oath”. “Moonlight” and “Wedding” - this is the last picture in which Alexey Mironov was engaged, it was released after the actor’s death.
Personal life
The first experience of family life for Mironov was unsuccessful. In 1948 he married an actress of the same theater in which he worked. After six years of living together, Alexei transferred to the Murmansk theater, but his wife did not want to go with him. Soon she found another man and divorced her husband.
The second time the actor married a woman who in no way belonged to the theater. Galina Anisimovna had several higher educations and was well versed in politics. The couple lived together for more than forty years. An apartment was allocated to the actor from the theater, the family lived quietly and peacefully. The wife gave her husband a son and daughter. Son Vladimir was educated at MIIT, and his daughter Elena graduated from art school. Three grandchildren grow up in Galina and Alexei.
Unfortunately, now the famous actor is not with us. In November 1999, Alexei Ivanovich Mironov passed away. Shortly before this sad date, the artist congratulated the police officers with the songs and dances on their professional holiday. Until the last moment, Mironov led an active lifestyle, appreciating every day he lived. The Moscow police took over the bulk of the organization of the funeral of "old Kopytin", a talented actor was carried on the last journey with all honors.