Rodionov Yuri - a famous Soviet actor who played in cinema and theater. He has the title of People's Artist, to whom he was awarded in 1980. He became famous for the role of Pierre Aronax in the film adaptation of Jules Verne’s novels “The Steam House” and “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”.
Actor Biography
Rodionov Yuri was born in Leningrad. He was born in 1934. His childhood fell on the blockade of Leningrad. Yuri had to put out lighters for months and eat quinoa stew. Once he almost became a victim of cannibalism. He himself talks about this in his memoirs, written many years later.
The post-war years were not easy. My father died at the front, my mother was seriously ill. Therefore, Yuri took care of her younger sister.
Studying at a theater institute
In the 50s Rodionov entered the theater institute in Leningrad. In the same period he married a student who came to study from Syktyvkar. They had a daughter named Marina. But even the child did not help save the marriage. Soon, his wife returned to her small homeland with her daughter, and Yuri remained to live in Leningrad.
He began working as a professional actor in the local drama theater, which bore the name of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin. He devoted almost his entire theatrical career to him. 37 years Rodionov Yuri played on this scene. The audience remembered him by the role of Ilya Solnyshkin in the play "The Long Road", Lalina in "Friends and Years", Nispanov in "Justice is my craft", Til in "The Legend of Til", Duke in "Little Tragedies of Pushkin", Alexander Aduev in Ordinary History.
Movie debut
Many Rodionov Yuri is known primarily as a film actor. His debut on the big screen took place in 1955 in the historical and biographical film of Alexander Ivanov, "Mikhailo Lomonosov." The events of the picture took place in 1741, Lomonosov returned to Russia, having studied in Germany. At home, he begins to wage a difficult struggle for the future of Russian science, the creation and development of research centers in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Rodionov played in this tape Nikolai Popovsky.
In 1958, he appeared in a cameo role in the dramatic film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ivan Turgenev “Fathers and Sons”, which was made by Adolf Bergunker and Natalya Rashevskaya.
In the role of Pushkin
With the name of the great Russian poet, much was connected in his life. For the first time, he managed to realize his image on the screen at the very beginning of his theatrical career. Moreover, the case played a large role in this. "God the inventor," as Pushkin himself wrote about him.
At that time, a concert performance "City of Glory" was staged at the drama theater. The poet was supposed to play Vladimir Chestnokov. But at the last moment he got sick. Later, Rodionov recalled that he felt a huge responsibility, and the first few performances he played under the name of People's Artist of the USSR Chestnokov. Only then they remembered that the name should be replaced in the poster.
In 1969, while working on the play "Boldinsky Autumn", Chestnokov was again invited to play the role of Pushkin, who played on an ongoing basis in the Komissarzhevskaya theater. But again the disease prevented him, and again he was replaced by Rodionov. The production has become classic for the Soviet theater.
Dubbing actor
Yuri Rodionov is an actor who often worked on dubbing. For example, it was his voice that Akiva Holburt spoke, who played the main role in the fantastic melodrama of Gennady Kazan and Vladimir Chebotarev "Amphibian Man".
Rodionov himself in an interview recalled that at that time there was a lot of work in the theater. Therefore, I had to work on voicing the role at night. At the same time, this did not affect the payment in any way. The fee was written indecently small. Such that Rodionov even refused to receive it.
As a result, one of the Leningrad newspapers published an article about an actor who receives a salary in the theater, is also "hacking", and still remains dissatisfied.
Movie year
The most successful cinema for the hero of our article was 1975. It was then that he played his two most famous roles.
First, he was invited to the historical drama of Vladimir Motyl “Star of captivating happiness”. There played the Decembrist Muravyov-Apostle Yuri Rodionov. At first, the actor doubted strongly that something would come of this venture, as he was sure that not a bit like his character in life.
The biggest impression was left from the filming of the execution of the Decembrists, Rodionov said. He admits that horror gripped him for a long time when he remembered how he climbed the scaffold, how they threw bags on their heads, how they felt the noose around his neck.
In the same year, he took part in the adventure science fiction film of Vasily Levin "Captain Nemo". The main role was played by Vladislav Dvorzhetsky, Rodionov was played by Professor Aronaks.
This three-part film is an adaptation of two famous novels by the French science fiction writer Jules Verne's “Steam House” and “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”. The action of the tape takes place in the second half of the XIX century. An unknown sea monster appears in the sea, which periodically attacks warships. Moreover, it does not support any particular country; ships of all fleets in a row suffer. Those ships that manage to escape find huge triangular holes in the bottom.
American sailors equip an expedition to destroy this monster. Professor Aronax joins the expedition, who is played by Rodionov. He is a famous explorer of the deep sea.
After three months of unsuccessful searches, a professor with several comrades is overboard. They are saved by an underwater ship, unprecedented earlier. It is called Nautilus. Its owner and creator is Captain Nemo. He announces that they will have to stay aboard forever so as not to reveal his secret to the world. They are forced to agree.
At sunset career
Generally speaking, the directors rarely invited the hero of our article to the main roles. Most often played in the episodes of Yuri Rodionov. The films that remember him are the drama “The Brothers Karamazov” by Ivan Pyryev (he got a small role as a defender in court), the adaptation of stories from the series “Notes of the Hunter” by Ivan Turgenev entitled “The Life and Death of the Nobleman Chertophanov,” the historical drama by Sergei Kolosov “ Mother Mary ", a film by Geliy Ryabov" White Horse ".
In 1980, the actor received the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR. His film roles and work in the theater were noted.
In 1994, Rodionov moved to an open public theater called "Originally from the blockade." He worked in it until his death.
Recent years spent alone, almost completely isolated from people. He was distracted only by work in the theater, performance with concert numbers in front of St. Petersburg youth and veterans. He always came smartly dressed to concerts, none of the audience could even suspect how hard he was living.
Rodionov Yuri Sergeyevich died in 2003 in St. Petersburg. He was 69 years old.