Alexander Mezentsev is an actor with Russian citizenship. A native of the Magadan region. He starred in 20 films, including full-length films: “A Driver for Vera”, “About Freaks and People” and series: “While the Fern Blossoms”, “Yesenin”, “Beyond the Wolves”. Films with Alexander Mezentsev represent the genres: drama, action, crime. He worked with actors during different periods of his career: Sergei Astakhov, Eduard Flerov, Vladimir Sterzhakov, Vladimir Zaitsev, Sergey Perelygin.
The most successful in his work was 2007, when he worked in the project "Saboteur 2. The end of the war." The directors invited Alexander Mezentsev to their projects: Vladimir Khotinenko, Igor Zaitsev. He worked at the Chelyabinsk Drama Theater, worked at the Liteiny Theater. The last place of his service was the Gogol Center Theater. In late summer 1987, he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR. In 1995 he became People's Artist of the Russian Federation.
Born under the sign of the Virgin. Passed away on June 12, 2015 in the city of Moscow. He was 63 years old.
Biography
The life of Alexander Mezentsev began on August 28, 1951 in the Magadan town of Pevek, located in the Chaunsky district. In the late 1960s, he successfully passed exams at GITIS, where he studied until 1973. Having received a diploma, he left to work in one of the theaters in Tula. In 1974 he formalized labor relations with the Chelyabinsk Academic Drama Theater, on the stage of which he went on for over 20 years.
In 1996, Alexander Mezentsev was invited to St. Petersburg to the Liteiny Theater. In 1999, a native of the Magadan Region became an actor in the Gogol Center Theater.
Theatrical works
While working in Chelyabinsk, in 1990 he became one of the directors of the performance “Harold and Mod”. Three years later he released the production of "The Mousetrap", which was based on the work of Agatha Christie. He is also the director of the theatrical action “Taste of Honey”, played by actors of the Chelyabinsk Youth Theater in 1996.
On the account of Alexander Mezentsev several dozen theatrical roles. In the play "Ivanov" based on the work of Chekhov, he portrayed Dr. Lvov. In "Fantasy Faryatyev" played a major role. He became Dantes in the production of “The Duel and the Death of Pushkin,” based on the play by I. Zarubin. The theater audience could evaluate his creative talent in the play "Little Tragedies", where his character Mozart acted. One of his best roles was the Jester in the production of King Lear. In "Antichrist" gave life to the character Tsarevich Alexei. In the play "The Theater of the Times of Nero and Seneca" shone in the role of Nero.
On the stage of the Liteiny Theater he portrayed Ravik in the Arc de Triomphe. He got the main role in the production of "Builder Solnes." At the Gogol Center theater, he went on the stage in the performances: “Fly to Milan”, “Notebook of Trigorin”, “Once Upon a Time in California”. He portrayed Van Gogh in the production of Mistral. A few days of life with one intermission. "
Selective filmography of Alexander Mezentsev
At the dawn of his career, the film actor played Dr. Stasov in the project “About Freaks and People,” which was released in 1998. Three years later, he appeared in the project of the criminal genre "Beyond the Wolves", where he became an officer. This is a story about the post-war period, when torn corpses of people with traces of wolf bites are discovered in one of their settlements. In the full-length historical film “Driver for Vera”, which won several cinematic awards, Alexander Mezentsev can be seen as a doctor. This visual story tells the story of a young soldier Viktor, who is eager to enter elite circles and for this decides to fall in love with the general’s daughter, the lame-footed Vera.
The last in the actor’s life were roles in the TV series “The Godfather” and the feature film “Dubrovsky”. Colleagues recall Alexander Mezentsev as an honest man, devoted to the profession, and a talented, subtly sensitive actor. They call his work true Art.