Leonid Maksimov is an actor at the Vasilyevsky Theater, which sometimes flashes in episodic roles in the cinema. In which films can I see the artist? And how has his career been developing all these years?
Actor Leonid Maximov: biography
Leonid Ivanovich was born on September 9 in the city of Barnaul. Love for the stage, acting and good music led to the fact that after graduation, Leonid Maximov went to the cultural capital of St. Petersburg to enter the conservatory. As a result, the young man was admitted to the faculty specializing in the training of musical theater artists.
A year before graduating from the conservatory, Maksimov was invited to the troupe of the Leningrad State Theater of Musical Comedy, on the stage of which he played the main role in the musical “It is Hard to Be a Sergeant”.
From 1986 to 2000, the artist periodically changed theaters, but invariably remained the main male actor in musical theatrical productions. We can say that Maximov’s theatrical career was a success. In the movie, the actor limited himself to participating in episodes.
The beginning of a film career
It's no secret that talented theater actors often fail to make a dizzying movie career. Leonid Maximov is one of them. In the movie, he appears infrequently, practically does not give an interview. But with pleasure arranges creative evenings in St. Petersburg, and also participates in pop concerts.
The actor’s debut on the screen took place in 1984. Then he was still a student at the conservatory and appeared in the episode of the biographical film “Ivan Pavlov. Search for the truth. "
In 1986, Maximov took part in the filming of the film almanac "Exception without rules." The main roles in the project were played by Alexander Galibin, Semyon Farada, Ekaterina Vasilyeva. In the same year, the actor was assigned the role of ship's captain in the drama “Breakthrough” by Dmitry Svetozarov.
One of the most striking projects of the 80s with the participation of the artist is the drama of Alexander Muratov's "Moonsund". During the filming, Maximov happened to collaborate with Oleg Menshikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin and Nikolai Karachentsov.
Filmography of the 90s
In the 90s. Leonid Maximov did not stop acting in films. He appeared in the drama Sergei Selyanov's “Spirits of the Day” with Yuri Shevchuk in the title role, as well as in the musical film “When the Saints March” by Vladimir Vorobyov.
In 1991, a small role went to the performer in the Russian-Canadian film "Young Catherine" with Julia Ormond and Franco Nero. Then there were the projects "Gaggio", "Game", "Alaska Kid" and "Russian Bride". But Maximov’s recognition was brought by films shot in 2000.
Works of the 2000s
In the 2000s On television, multi-part films about investigators, FSB and MVD officers who fight crime have gained popularity. Leonid Maximov with his brutal appearance perfectly suited the type of a notorious bandit, in connection with which the role of a thug was assigned to him.
In "Street of Broken Lights", the actor played a bandit named Speaker, in "Agent of National Security" - Iron Felix. But most of all the audience remembered the eccentric Goose from the legendary series Gangster Petersburg. It was this image that made Maximov’s face quite famous among film enthusiasts.
New movie roles
Unfortunately, beyond the scope of the episodes, Maximov never managed to break out even after filming in Gangster Petersburg. Although the number of standing projects in the filmography of the artist has increased significantly.
For example, in 2005 Leonid Ivanovich played the assistant investigator in the film adaptation of the novel “The Master and Margarita” by Vladimir Bortko. The serial film was praised by both viewers and critics. The cast of the project turned out to be exclusively “starry”: Alexander Abdulov, Oleg Basilashvili, Sergey Bezrukov, etc.
In 2013, Maximov played Sergeant Wilkinson in the TV series Sherlock Holmes with Igor Petrenko and Andrei Panin. In 2017, the actor will appear in Vadim Shatrov’s drama School Shooter.