Anatoly Dzivaev - actor and director. A native of the North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Often played the role of Joseph Stalin in historical films and TV shows. He played in 36 projects, including: “Bury me behind the plinth”, “Zhukov”, “Gromov”, “Multiplying sorrow”. According to the zodiac sign Gemini. He died in Moscow on November 17, 2016 at the age of 70. He played in films of the following genres: drama, detective story, melodrama. He played the first cinematic role in 1970.
Biography
The actor was born on May 28, 1946 in the city of Vladikavkaz. Ossetian nationality. In 1970 he graduated from GITIS, graduating from the acting department. He studied under Pazhitnov and V. I. Tsygankov. In the late 1970s, he received a director's education in the workshop of I. M. Tumanov. He worked at the North Ossetian Academic Theater, where he played many notable roles such as Hamlet and Aesop. In the period from 1981 to 1985, he was the main director at the Russian Academic Theater named after Evgeny Vakhtangov. Shortly before the beginning of the 1990s, for 2 years he worked as the chief director of the Stunt Theater (Moscow), which at that time was headed by Mukhtarbek Kantemirov.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, he returned to Vladikavkaz, where he founded the State Narta Equestrian Drama Theater. Returning to Moscow, in 2002, Anatoly Dzivaev began to serve in the theater of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. In the 2000s, there were many roles in television series and feature films. In the director's career, he staged the performances “The Hounded Horse”, “The Outcast Angel”, “The Crutch for the London Quarter”, “King Lear” and others.
Journalists who spoke with this amazing actor shortly before he passed away say that he was a person with a sparkle in his eyes, who was not afraid of uncomfortable questions and had a great sense of humor. From a conversation with him, they learned that the theater for Anatoly Dzivaev is his whole life.
About theater and cinema
The Ossetian actor said that the theater should be modern and interesting, raising relevant topics, otherwise the audience will simply ignore the performances. In his thoughts, Anatoly Dzivaev notes that even in today's time, when money is earned on television largely through advertising, you can make a good real movie (it was about TV shows) if a real director invests his whole soul. According to him, if there is no soul or talent, there will be emptiness and zero result.
Movie roles
Talking about his work, actor Anatoly Dzivaev noted that filming is often carried out in China, since film production in this country is two to three times cheaper than in Russia. The first time he played Stalin in the play "True memory." The actor was forced to play this role, because he had to replace Azat Abdulin, who had left for shooting, who was previously entrusted with playing the leader. According to Anatoly Dzivaev, after his appearance on the stage "the whole hall stood up." The actor often had to enter the image of the leader of the people. His Stalin can be seen in projects such as Beria. Losing ”,“ Promised Land ”,“ Zhukov ”,“ Son of the Father of the Nations ”,“ Tukhachevsky. Marshal’s plot ”and others. It is worth saying that Anatoly Dzivaev, whose photo can be seen here, looks very similar to the legendary leader of the USSR, whom he often portrayed.
First work
In 1970, Dzivaev played a role in the military drama "The Sea on Fire", which tells of the defense of Sevastopol in the early years of World War II.
In 1979, actor Anatoly Dzivaev, films with which he is especially beloved in his homeland in North Ossetia, played a role in one of the first Soviet militants "In the Footsteps of Karabair." In this story, Soviet police confront the bandits in the Caucasus, terrorizing the poor in this picturesque region. A year later, he played a role in the detective "The Ring of the Old Sheikh."
Roles in the 2000s
In 2004, actor Anatoly Dzivaev starred in the series of the combined genre "Truckers" with Vladimir Gostyukhin and Vladislav Galkin. In this film, two friends and colleagues romp around a huge country. The ever discouraging heroes who know how to stand up for themselves and protect others also often have to take the side of those who have been unjustly cheated or offended.
In 2005, Anatoly Dzivaev performed Bashkirov in the detective thriller Multiplying Sorrow. This is a film about three heroes who have been friends since childhood. But a friendly trio breaks up when one of them takes his beloved away from the second and puts him in prison, and then attracts the third to prevent retribution.
Late role
In 2015, the actor Anatoly Dzivaev, whose filmography includes 36 works, played a role in the film "Teli and Toli", to which he himself wrote the script in collaboration with Vladimir Gutnov and Olga Pogodina-Kuzmina. This comedy melodrama, which takes place in the mountains of the North Caucasus, tells the story of the relationship between residents of two settlements located on the border of two states.
The filmography of the actor in the period from 2010 to 2015:
- "Tukhachevsky: The Marshal's Conspiracy."
- "Gangs."
- "Life and Adventures of the Bear Jap."
- "Zhukov".
- "To kill Stalin".
- "Shopping center".
- "Teli and Toli."
- The courtyard.
- “Fights: A true story. Tehran 43. "
- "The embezzlement."
- "The son of the father of nations."
- "Fatal inheritance."
Actor Anatoly Dzivaev once said that a patriot is not the one who speaks about his love for the Motherland publicly, but the one who tells the truth. According to him, this will be much more useful than beautiful and high-profile words.