Actor Alexander Belyavsky is the same jolly Sasha, a friend of Zhenya Lukashin from the film “The Irony of Fate”. He is the cunning Fox from the legendary "Meeting Place", and Rear Admiral from the comedy "DMB". This man left an unforgettable mark in Soviet, post-Soviet and even foreign cinema. It is all the more painful to realize that he is no longer with us.
Born before the war
Alexander Belyavsky is a nee Muscovite who was born in May 1932. He was brought up in a decent, loving family, where he was an only child.
The actor’s childhood was in the war years unhappy for the country. After the Second World War, after graduating from the 468th school in the city of Moscow, Alexander Belyavsky chose the path of a geologist by entering the geological faculty of a Moscow university. In 1955, according to the distribution, he went to frosty Irkutsk to work in the exploration department. There, the guy first tried his hand at art, playing on the stage of an amateur theater in the play "Woe from Wit." This episode was a turning point in his fate: Alexander Belyavsky decided to devote his future life to serving Melpomene. He continued to work in his specialty, combining the necessary labor activities with playing in theatrical productions. In 1957, the future actor made up his mind and, having quit his job, submitted documents to the acclaimed “Pike”.
Call of creativity
Alexander Belyavsky at the age of 25 was enrolled in the course of Etush. In the period from 1957 to 1961, when he was a student, he participated in the film “Save Our Souls” and the iconic film “Tales of Lenin”. He was later invited to the Satire Theater, where the actor served until 1964, then there was the Stanislavsky Theater, a film actor's studio.
All this time, Alexander maintained excellent relations with the acting team, and played roles mainly of a negative orientation, in accordance with texture and talent.
The author of the famous "Zucchini"
Belyavsky Alexander Borisovich was quite in demand. For about 4 years he led the popular and provocative “Zucchini 13 Chairs”. Moreover, it was with the filing of the actor that this humorous program was created. The fact is that, acting in numerous Polish films, Alexander Belyavsky introduced the idea of an entertainment program that even Brezhnev later loved (he tried not to miss a single episode). “Zucchini” was created by analogy with similar Polish programs, since Belyavsky, while on tour in Poland, saw the Warsaw “Cabaret of Old Panov” and remembered the format adopted there. The program was filled with sparkling humor for the malice of the day, short scenes, beloved heroes. Over the years, such venerable actors as Olga Aroseva, Tatyana Peltzer, Mikhail Derzhavin, Vladimir Dolinsky, Ekaterina Vasilyeva, Spartak Mishulin and many others took part in it.
At first, when Belyavsky was in the role of the Leading Pan, the program was called Good evening, but later its humorous format went beyond the usual framework, and the program turned into a cult series. Therefore, they decided to change the name and announced a nationwide contest, as a result of which a creative Voronezh admirer proposed something that had gained popularity among the immense Soviet Union. Thus, with the light hand of Alexander Borisovich, a program was created, which was included in the annals of Soviet cinema and represents a significant segment of the life of society in those years. For a Soviet man living in the era of the Iron Curtain, the transfer was an outlet to the outer world of freedom of speech, cozy cafes and a fearless opportunity to joke - all that people of the country of the Soviets were deprived of.
The Polish trace in the actor’s life did not stop there: Alexander Borisovich played in many films, the most famous of which were “Interrupted Flight”, and the beloved multi-part film “Four Tankers and a Dog”. In this country, he starred in 8 films, having learned Polish on the set.
Favorite Roles
The audience Alexander Belyavsky, whose films I want to watch more than once, was remembered for several roles: the vile Fox from the series “Meeting Place ...”, the cheerful Sasha from the New Year comedy “The Irony of Fate” and the treacherous Victor Petrovich from the cult saga “The Brigade”. These roles, although not the main ones, are played so professionally that they instantly fall into memory.
In the first film about the life of the Criminal Investigation, Alexander Borisovich played hand in hand with the famous actors Vysotsky, Dzhigarkhanyan, Konkin. Belyavsky embodied the image of a thief in law with one hundred percent getting into the character's character.
And the famous comedy, which almost half a century every New Year awaits the whole country with pleasure, was released in 1975. The role of Sasha was a great success for the actor: what is the scene of a drunken conversation at the airport with “never drunk” George Burkov (by the way, all the actors were absolutely sober). Unfortunately, in the film adaptation of “Irony of Fate-2,” Belyavsky played without words: the consequences of a severe stroke affected.
The cult series about the life of bandit groups of the turbulent 90s is striking in its naturalness and truthful presentation. In this film, Alexander Belyavsky brilliantly recreated the collective image of venal opportunist officials of that time. Thanks to the inimitable work of the actors, it is impossible to break away from the film, despite its volume.
Multifaceted actor
The actor starred in more than 100 films, including foreign ones, for example, “The Price of Fear” with Morgan Freeman. He took part in Polish, Czech, Finnish, French, Korean, German and American films. He voiced the Benny Hill show , dubbed dozens of foreign films, including “How to Steal a Million”, “Schindler's List”, “Gladiator” with Russell Crowe.
On his account the famous paintings "Antikiller" (the role of a criminal authority) and "Gray Wolves", the hilarious film "DMB", where Belyavsky played the admiral, "Dossier of Detective Dubrovsky", the marginal film "Promised Heaven", the progressive movie "The Crash of Engineer Garin" , "Born of the Revolution", the series "Parisian Antiquary", the inimitable film "On the Poor Hussar ..." and many others.
In addition to films, the actor led relevant, popular projects: "The White Parrot", "To Health", participated in theatrical productions.
The death of the famous actor on September 2012 was a sad surprise for all admirers of his talent. It is still unknown whether this was a suicide or an accidental fall from a height. Alexander Borisovich left a mark in the hearts of fans, and paintings with his participation will always be remembered.