Actor Lenkov Alexander Sergeevich (1943-2014) was remembered by the generation of the current 40-year-olds due to the role of Pope Deniska Korablev in the film adaptation of the stories of V. Dragunsky directed by Igor Dobrolyubov. During his long film career, he starred in fifty paintings and created several memorable images on the stage.
A family
Lenkov Alexander Sergeevich was born on February 17, 1943 in the town of Rasskazovo, Tambov Region, where his mother, Olga Dmitrievna, came to her parents before childbirth. Despite the wartime, only a month after this event, the family returned to Moscow.
The family of the future theater and film artist was in no way connected with art. Olga Dmitrievna taught higher mathematics, and her father, Sergey Sergeyevich Lenkov, worked as a rocket engineer and remained a "secret" employee all his life.
Biography: childhood
The debut of young Sasha Lenkov took place at the age of 7 years, when he, being a fragile boy, more like a girl, played the Snow Maiden at a school play. The first experience was successful and caused a storm of delight among young viewers.
The school where Lenkov studied was located near the Mossovet Theater. When there was a need for a young artist who was supposed to make a couple of remarks, they turned there. So at the age of ten, Sasha was lucky to play on the stage of this famous metropolitan tetra in the performances of “Third-year student” and “Theft”. In addition, he quickly became his own there, ran offstage, went into the dressing rooms to V. Maretskaya, L. Orlova, F. Ranevskaya and R. Plyatt.
Young Alexander really liked appearing on stage, and he even arranged a puppet theater in his yard, where he staged plays with friends.
Zavadsky Studio
In high school, Lenkov (actor) became interested in shooting, even dreamed of becoming a cameraman. To this end, he purchased a movie camera for his fee for working in the theater. He became his constant companion, and Alexander enthusiastically imprinted on tape the life in the walls of the school and his family.
Shortly before the final exams, the young man became aware that in his native Mossovet theater he was enrolling in Zavadsky’s studio. Alexander decided not to miss such a chance and, as one would expect, was accepted by Yuri Alexandrovich. On the course, Lenkova was waiting for a meeting with future famous artists of Soviet cinema Yuri Kuzmenkov, Elena Kozelkova and Margarita Terekhova.
Study
In the second year, Lenkov Alexander Sergeevich (the filmography is presented below) married a classmate Elena, whom he was in love with from fifth grade. Despite everyday problems, study was easy for him. Moreover, by the 4th year of his plastic, she was noticed by a ballet teacher from the Bolshoi Theater E. Farman. He invited Lenkov to try himself in the theatrical art, but Alexander refused. In addition, he was invited to work in the circus, but he remained faithful to his acting vocation.
In 1964, after graduating from Zavadsky's studio, Linkov became a member of the troupe of the theater. The Moscow City Council also played on its stage in many performances.
Movie debut
The first work in Lenkov’s cinema was the painting “Give a Mournful Book”. It was shot by Gaidai, and in it the young actor got the episodic role of Pavlik - the head of the youth ensemble. She was quite inconspicuous, but not for directors who began to invite Lenkov with pleasure to their paintings.
"Keys to the sky"
In the year of graduation, Linkov played in three films at once. One of them was the film "Keys to Heaven", shot by director Viktor Ivanov. For the first time in his career, the young actor got the main role. The film was about a talented, but careless radio amateur who served in the missile defense division. By mistake, the young soldier imagined that his commander of the platoon, Kirillov, wanted to settle personal scores with him. He finds himself in various comic situations, until in the end everything is explained, and the hero becomes an intelligent specialist.
Work in the field of dubbing foreign films, cartoons and television shows
Lenkov (actor) worked a lot in animation and on the radio. For example, many Disney characters speak his voice.
In the popular TV show “Put Out the Light!”, Which was broadcast on NTV, the actor voiced a character named Stepan Kapusta. The TV project instantly won the hearts of millions of fans. The program also found opponents, which is not surprising, since the heroes Khryun Morzhov and Stepan Kapusta polemicized on extremely sharp and topical topics. In any case, Lenkov’s work on television was recognized as successful, and in 2001, the programs in which he participated, “Put out the Light” and “KOAPP” were awarded the TEFI award.
Last movie
In 2013, Lenkov starred in the short film Felix and His Love, in which Svetlana Nemolyaeva became his partner. The actors portrayed an elderly couple who were able to maintain warm feelings for each other, despite all the hardships and everyday troubles experienced. The director of the film, Yevgeny Korchagin, dedicated the film to the outgoing generation of “record holders of family happiness.”
As Svetlana Nemolyaeva later recalled, Lenkov (actor) did not say anything about his illness, however, during the filming there were moments when others suspected that it was hard for him.
Only at the end of work on the film, when Alexander Sergeyevich suddenly disappeared and could not be found for a long time to call for scoring, did the partners find out that the actor was in the hospital. Nevertheless, the picture was a success and took part in several famous festivals.
Selected Filmography
- "An Invented Story", "Spring Chores", "Keys to Heaven" (1964).
- "Royal Regatta" (1966).
- The Old Man (1971).
- “A street without end” (1972).
- "Vasily Terkin" (1973, film-play).
- "Jumble" (1974-2013, different roles).
- “Soldier and Mother” (1976).
- “Secret to the Whole World” (1976).
- The Ugly Elsa (1981).
- Winter Cherry (1985).
- The Sanit Zones (1990).
- "Dreams of an idiot" (1993).
- The Siberian Barber (1998), etc.
A family
Lenkov’s wife, Elena, with whom he lived for 50 years, was 3 years younger than the actor. She was not related to art and graduated from the Aviation Institute. In 1969, they had a daughter, Katya, who at an early age met with acting life from the inside. She often appeared on the set, and once, in 1990, she even starred with her father in the film of E. Halperin “Sanit Zones”.
Despite this, Catherine did not become an actress, but she chose for herself a profession related to art - an artist-designer.
She has been married for many years and she already has a rather mature son, Philip, who does not show much interest in the acting profession.
Lenkov Alexander Sergeevich: cause of death
In the fall of 2013, a survey showed that everyone's beloved actor had stage four stomach cancer. He did not wilt and decided to fight to the last. After 2 weeks, he had a successful operation, after which his faithful Lena did not leave him for a moment.
Soon, another surgical intervention was required. As a result, the actor had only 1/4 of the stomach, and then there was swelling of the internal organs. After 3 days, Alexander Sergeyevich died.
The funeral service for the actor took place on April 23, in the theater. Moscow City Council, and buried him in the 8th section of the Troekurovsky cemetery.
Now you know in which films starred Lenkov (actor). Although he has not been with us for more than two years, tens of thousands of people remember and love his roles and are happy to review the paintings with his participation.