Alexander Pyatkov is a famous Russian actor. He began his career in the Soviet Union and to date has played more than a hundred roles. For many years, Alexander Alexandrovich’s calling card was not even the main role, but the image of Sandman - a hero from “There, on unknown paths,” where the actor said only one phrase: “Wake me up?” We will tell about his life, achievements and the most impressive roles in this article.
Love for the stage
The actor was born in Moscow in 1950, on July 31. From an early age, Alexander Pyatkov adored theater, cinema, and everything connected with them. Once, as a teenager, he asked his mother to help him get a job in the theater. He didn’t want much, only to be closer to the beautiful. And he was taken, the guy became a scene assembler.
Once, while at work, a young man was dreaming a lot and missed a call from intermission. At that moment, the curtain opened and he was horrified to see dozens of spectator eyes looking at him. The guy was shocked, and in three huge jumps he overcame the stage, was beyond it. The entire action from behind the scenes was watched by the legendary Maya Plisetskaya. She went to the frightened and confused boy and, in order to calm him down a little, said that he was unusually talented. From that moment, Alexander Pyatkov realized that his fate would be connected with creativity.
First experience
When the young man was sixteen years old, he decided to test himself and went to the "general public", which made a tour of the Volga on the boat. The guy had neither things nor money with him. Having cunningly got on a ship, he began to entertain people with playing the button accordion and songs. Thus, Alexander Alexandrovich first earned on his talent.
At the age of seventeen, the guy got on the real stage, he was invited to take part in the mass production of the Satire Theater. A year later, the future actor was able to enter the Shchepkinsky school, after which in 1972 he became a full member of the troupe of the same theater.
The most prominent roles in the theater, Alexander Alexandrovich played in the productions of "Broadway ... Broadway ...", "Shreds in the back streets", "Russian Spy".
Alexander Pyatkov: films
The debut in the movie took place in 1974, and it was a fairy tale musical. Alexander Pyatkov embodied the image of Mitrofanushka from "Adventures in a city that does not exist." In the same year, the young man was invited to take part in the filming of the television play "Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro."
In 1975, Russia and Japan filmed the joint adventure story of Dersu Uzala, and in it Alexander Alexandrovich starred in the role of Olentyev. The following year, Soviet television viewers were able to watch five films at once, in which the hero of our article participated. Among them, three were especially remembered: "The Tale of How Tsar Peter Arapa married", "12 Chairs" and "Two Captains".
The directors were very fond of Alexander Pyatkov - an actor who easily got accustomed to any role, he could do any job. He could play a villain, a benefactor, a dramatic satirical hero. All the roles for which Alexander Alexandrovich took on, turned out to be excellent, memorable. It happened that up to eight films with his participation a year came out. He could simultaneously act in different republics of the USSR, everywhere he could, he could. We offer to note the most famous films with his participation:
- "Moscow does not believe in tears";
- "Cruel romance";
- "We are from jazz";
- "Station for two";
- "Princess of the circus";
- "For distant lands";
- Ermak;
- "On the corner of the Patriarchs";
- 34th ambulance;
- "Shocker";
- "Dead Souls";
- "The Secret of the Blackbirds."
Of course, this is only a small fraction of what Alexander Alexandrovich could give the audience. On his account many memorable roles. Not all of them are the main ones, but each one is special and memorable for the audience.
Alexander Pyatkov: personal life
Little is known about the actor’s family, he does not spread too much about his off-screen life. It is only known that his wife's name is Lyudmila and in the family there are two adult children - a daughter and a son, who are also engaged in creativity. The artist has many friends. Alexander Pyatkov is a joker and a merry fellow who can become the soul of any company. He likes to tell various stories from his life, some of them are fiction, as he later admits. During his narrative, this is not to be understood, since the actor has an incredible talent to captivate the public.
In addition to playing in the theater and filming a movie, Alexander Alexandrovich performs with romances on the stage. The actor created the Ilya Muromets Foundation, which creates fairy tales and films for children, which reflect the true culture and customs of Russia. She also regularly takes part in charity events and concerts.