Khokhryakov Viktor Ivanovich - famous People’s Artist of the USSR, twice winner of the Stalin Prize. He became famous thanks to the filming of "Great Power" and "Young Guard". In addition to the theatrical, acting and directorial work, he participated with pleasure in voice acting for cartoons and participated in radio programs.
Childhood
Viktor Ivanovich Khokhryakov was born in 1913, according to various sources, on July 13 or 26, in the city of Ufa. Since childhood, a boy was not particularly attracted to acting. Moreover, when at the age of nine, his father enrolled him in a group of dramatic creativity, which operated at the children's hospital, where he was listed as an accountant, at first the boy was reluctant. In general, his father did not predict his career as an artist, but only wanted to introduce his son to amateur activities, which he himself was happy to do in his youth.
However, soon Victor became so carried away by the theater that he began to participate in school productions and even himself led the circle at the age of 15. In his free time, he worked as an apprentice in the Bashkir Drama Theater. He started with an assistant to the requisite, then became a stage worker and sometimes appeared in extras.
The beginning of a career on the stage
At the age of 16, Viktor Khokhryakov became a student of the Leningrad College of Performing Arts, which later became an institute, enrolling in the course of N.V. Petrov. Along with studies, he actively takes part in performances in episodic, small roles.
After graduating from college in 1933, the young man got a job in the theater to them. A.S. Pushkin, however, he did not manage to work there for any long time. In the same year, his teachers N.V. Petrov were invited to head the Russian Theater, founded in Kharkov, and he, along with several fellow students, followed along with the teacher.
V.I.Khokhryakov served in this theater for seven years and played many interesting and diverse roles. It was Mitrofan ("Undergrowth"), Prozorov ("Three Sisters") and many others. Here he tries himself in the role of a reader of works of art on stage, which he undoubtedly succeeds.
War years
In 1933, N.V. Petrov heads the transport theater in Moscow, where, at his invitation, Viktor Khokhryakov enters the service. The news of the beginning of the 1941 war finds him and the whole theater troupe in the city of Tyumen, where at that time a two-month tour was taking place. At the time of the war, the team moved to the military district in the Far East, later to the Urals, and then to Siberia.
Actors sometimes gave two or three performances a day, and at night moved to a neighboring village. Moreover, rehearsals of old and new productions often took place along the way. The team felt enormous fatigue, but no one could hear groans and complaints. On the contrary, people felt the need to help others in such a difficult time.
Due to the lack of additional staff, the duties of the actors included the independent production of costumes, makeup, and so on. Khokhryakov himself was responsible for the fake workshop, where carpentry skills came in handy.
First movie roles
As an actor, Viktor Khokhryakov began his career in cinema in the first years after the war. One of his debut film works was the role on current topics at that time. Among them are the images:
- surgeon Petrov in the epic “In the Name of Life” (directors - Alexander Zarhi and Joseph Kheifits);
- engineer Valerian Khomutova in the movie "Pages of Life" (Boris Barnet and A. Macheret);
- Chairman of the village of Kuzma Veshnyak in the comedy film "New Home" (Vladimir Korsh-Sablin).
Made the actor popular and recognizable by the film "The Young Guard", shot in 1948. It tells about the Komsomol feat of young children during the war who, at the cost of their lives, fought against the German invaders. In the film, V. Khokhryakov played the role of Protsenko, the Obkomov secretary, who directed the work of the underground cell, which included former schoolchildren and older activists who remained in the occupied territory. For this work he was awarded the Stalin Prize.
Again, he received this award in 1951 for the image of Milyagin in "Great Power", the film of Friedrich Ermler. However, despite the award, critics consider this work the weakest in Khokhryakov’s career. In the children's film “The Extraordinary Journey of Mishka Strekachev” (1959), the actor’s game was recognized as good. The fun adventure film about the little boy’s journey around the country really liked the audience.
Service in the small theater
By the time of transfer to the Maly Theater in 1953, V.I. Khokhryakov had the title of Honored Artist and was awarded two Stalin Prizes. His debut role in a new place was the work in the production of "Moscow Character", where he played director Potapov. Then other interesting roles followed:
- the gatekeeper in Shakespeare's Macbeth;
- Vorotynsky in the play "Ivan the Terrible";
- Ovcharenko in the play "Wings";
- Ivan Rybakov in the same production.
At the Maly Theater, Viktor Khokhryakov served until the end of his days. Despite the fact that he was one of the key actors and a professional in the genre of comedy and drama, played a classic and modern repertoire, continued to expand the boundaries of his creative range, not being afraid to experiment. So the roles uncharacteristic for the actor are born:
- Karandyshev from Ostrovsky’s “Dowry”.
- Strawberries in the "Examiner" Gogol.
- Shelmenko in the "Shelmenko-batman".
- Famusov in “Woe from Wit” by Griboedov.
The acting career of V.I. Khokhryakov was not always smooth and cloudless, the periods when everything worked out were replaced by dark stripes. However, he was able to achieve real professionalism and skill, which he eagerly shared with those who needed help. In this perspective, critics have repeatedly mentioned the film “The Extraordinary Journey of Mishka Strekachev” (1959). The actor’s game is characterized as reliable, simple and soulful. He tried to emphasize the positive features of his heroes, softening and leveling the negative. That’s why they became brighter and more believable.
Other activities
Even as a teenager, Khokhryakov staged performances as the head of a theater circle. While serving in the Theater of Transport, Viktor Ivanovich begins to direct his first professional performance, "Random Encounters."
In the Maly Theater, the productions he created were “Not All Shrovetide for the Cat,” “The Stone Nest” by Vuoliyoki (joint work with M. N. Gladkov), and Ostrovsky’s production, “The Last Work by Khokhryakov as a director, together with A. Bourdonsky).
In addition, Viktor Ivanovich voiced numerous movie heroes of foreign films, among them: “Count of Monte Cristo”, “Spartacus”, “Crusaders”, “Hands over the city”, “Policemen and thieves”, as well as other popular films. It was with great pleasure that the actor duplicated several cartoon characters.
V.I. Khokhryakov participated in numerous radio performances, recorded in his performance the works of many Soviet and Russian writers.
Personal life
Information about the wife and children of actor Viktor Khokhryakov was not found in the sources. He devoted all his energy and life to the theater and cinema, selfless service to people.
The artist died on September 20, 1986.
Filmography
According to many well-known sources on the network, Viktor Khokhryakov starred in the films:
- “In the name of life” - 1946
- “New Home” - 1947
- “Pages of Life”, “The Way of Glory”, “The Tale of a Real Man”, “Young Guard”, “Michurin” - 1948
- “Battle of Stalingrad”, “Great Power” - 1949
- "Donetsk miners" - 1950
- Rimsky-Korsakov - 1952
- “Two Friends” - 1954
- “The fate of the drummer” - 1955
- “Wings”, “Winning ticket”, “Good morning!” - 1956
- “The extraordinary journey of Mishka Strekachev”, “In the steppe silence” - 1959
- “Someone else’s trouble”, “Eugenia Grande”, “Summer holidays” - 1960.
- “The Court of Madmen”, “Our Common Friend”, “Verdi's Music”, “Green Patrol”, “Komarov Brothers”, “And if this is love?” - 1961
- “Horseback Riding”, “Seven Nannies”, “Pavlukha” - 1962
- "Alder Island" - 1962
- "Clean Ponds", "Chase", "Game without rules" - 1965
- “Smile at the neighbor”, “Error of Honore de Balzac”, “Error of Honore de Balzac” - 1968
- “Every Day of Doctor Kalinnikova”, “Origins” - 1973
- "The Tale of the Human Heart" and "Earthly Love" - ​​1974
In addition to films, Viktor Ivanovich played a large number of theatrical roles, having lived a rich and eventful creative life.