Undoubtedly, Vasily Bochkarev is an actor with a capital letter. His unique talent made every role he played vivid and memorable. Even with the director’s most intricate idea, the stage images of this actor look as natural and recognizable as possible, which catches the audience, who often can not restrain their emotions, sitting in a chair. Lyceum Bochkarev Vasily is able to show his extraordinary talent on the stage in the most diverse performances in style and staging. He worked with such gurus of stage art as Andrei Goncharov, Sergey Zhenovich, Leonid Varpakhovsky.
Facts from the biography
Originally Vasily Ivanovich Bochkarev from the Siberian city of Irkutsk, he was born in 1942. Post-war childhood was hungry. At school, the future actor studied poorly. In order not to stay in his second year, the young Bochkarev Vasily was forced to enroll in a drama circle.
It was then that the boy became interested in theatrical art, although his parents prophesied him a career as a builder. Fate pushed him against Valentin Ivanovich Zakhoda himself, who organized a children's studio for acting, which also brought together today the famous Sergei Shakurov and Valentin Smirnitsky. Well, Vasily Bochkarev to this day is grateful to Valentin Ivanovich for helping him determine his future profession by bringing him to the Shchepkinsky school. In Moscow, Viktor Ivanovich Korshunov becomes his teacher. So Vasily Bochkarev, whose biography is not remarkable for anything, was enrolled in the students of the famous theater university.
After study
The future star of acting is graduated from the Shchepkinsky school, after which he falls into the troupe of the Theater on Malaya Bronnaya. After some time, Bochkarev Vasily receives an invitation to the theater named after K. I. Stanislavsky, where he takes part in the productions of “Marriage of Belugin”, “Days of the Turbins”. At the end of the 70s of the last century, the actor moved to the Maly Theater, where he still serves.
In this temple of Melpomene, he was remembered for the roles of Hippolytus in "Fedra", Khlynova in "Hot Heart", Plato in "Serfs".
Movie debut
A sliver graduate gets a cameo role in the film “Running” as a film debut, which was shot at the very beginning of the 70s of the last century. Only after several years of hard and painstaking work, the young actor Vasily Bochkarev began to be invited to the main roles.
The verge of his talent
Why did the viewer of the actor from provincial Irkutsk fall in love? Yes, Vasily Bochkarev is an actor from God. But what is the secret of his professional skill? The fact is that he knows how to demonstrate in the image both psychological truth and a hint of cunning, and at the same time emphasize how much pleasure he experiences by playing this or that role.
It seems that he treats his every work as carefully as his character Pavel from Vassa Zheleznova: he held a living pigeon in his hand so that it would not flutter, but not suffocate.
Movie work
Bochkarev Vasily - theater and film actor - played a huge number of roles. He starred in such cult films as "Children of the Arbat", "Ivan the Terrible", "Field Guards of Mozhukhin," "Saboteur. The end of the war ”,“ Investigators are conducting an investigation ”and others. According to viewers, he perfectly reincarnated as Konstantin Sukhanov in the film "Vladivostok, year 1918." The dawn of his "cinema" career can be considered the period of the 70-80s of the last century.
Theater work
After filming a movie, Vasily Ivanovich Bochkarev focuses his efforts on work in the theater. The viewer praised the master’s work in the productions of “Imaginary Sick”, “The Last Victim”, “Love Circle”. He received national recognition thanks to the roles of the Pilot in the play "Little and the Prince" and Kolesov in the production of "Farewell in June."
Recognition and rewards
For Protasov’s image in The Living Corpse, the actor won the Stanislavsky Prize for Best Actor.
Also noteworthy is the work in the performances “The Marriage of Balzaminov” and “Tsar Boris”. For the last Bochkarev again awarded the prize. And, of course, it is necessary to highlight the role of Pribytkov in the production of "The Last Victim" by Ostrovsky. This work was awarded the "Golden Mask" in the nomination "Best Actor".
Back in 1986, Vasily Ivanovich became an Honored Artist of the RSFSR, and in 1995 he was given the title of People’s. Among other things, an actor from Irkutsk became a laureate of the State Prize of Russia. He acquired such status for the brilliantly played role of Strength Erofeich Groznov in the play “Truth is Good, but Happiness is Better”. In autumn 2012, Bochkarev’s production of “Our Town” (T. Wilder) was awarded a special jury diploma at the 32nd VGIK International Festival “For the Preservation and Development of a True Russian Acting School”.
Over the years of service in the theater, Vasily Bochkarev was lucky to work with such eminent masters as L. Kheifets, A. Shapiro, A. Vasiliev, A. Goncharov.
Dubbing master
Vasily Ivanovich devoted a lot of time to voicing foreign projects, which were recognized as cash. In particular, we are talking about the movie "The Lord of the Rings", where he voices the gnome Gimli.
Prince Bolkonsky also speaks in his voice in the foreign interpretation of War and Peace, which was filmed in 2007. He was invited to voice the heroes of Gandalf and Eric Selvig in the popular blockbuster Avengers. Bochkarev could not do without dubbing the famous films: "Ghosts of Goya" and "John - a woman on the papal throne." He also took part in the documentary projects “Islands” and “To Remember ...”, popular for the viewer.
And today is in demand
The extraordinary energy and extraordinary talent of Vasily Bochkarev does not allow him to remain idle. Today he works with the School of the Modern Play, on the stage of which there are performances with his participation: City, Notes of a Russian traveler, Seagull. Many are interested in: “Where is Vasily Bochkarev now?”. Currently, he regularly appears on television: this year he will take part in a new project. Today, the actor still plays many roles in the theater, taking part in entreprise performances.
"I was persuaded to go to Lyubimov"
According to the actor, he is grateful to fate that his first stage was not the Maly Theater. Yuri Lyubimov persistently called Bochkarev to himself, and even an official once threatened him with the fact that if he refuses to work with the artistic director of the “Taganka Theater”, the young actor will be left without a diploma.
However, everything worked out, and Vasily Ivanovich made a choice in favor of Goncharov, in the theater of which he comprehended in practice the basics of the art of hypocrites.
Master teach
In 2003, Vasily Bochkarev was invited to teach acting to students of the Shchepkinsky school. Of course, he agrees to this proposal. However, the actor himself believes that it is difficult for students to teach something. According to him, they should focus on self-education, since the acting profession involves a systematic process of comprehending something new.
“My task is to teach the basics of acting and ignite the wick of knowledge among students. The main thing is that they believe in their own strengths, in their uniqueness. Thinking needs to be developed so that, in the end, they realize how important it is to learn throughout their lives, ”said Vasily Bochkarev. The actor, like no one else, understands how much this responsible occupation is pedagogy. Before taking the course on his own, he devoted several years to teaching in a group with Yuri Solomin. Subsequently, he staged two diploma performances: “The Seller of Rain” by R. Nash and “Children of Vanyushin” by S. Naydenov. He respects the life experiences of each of his students. However, Vasily Ivanovich believes that you need to spend time on those who really want to become a professional actor, and you should part with random people.
Personal life
Actor Vasily Bochkarev, whose personal life was quite successful, for the first time married his classmate Lyudmila Polyakova, who also reached great heights in the field of acting.
The marriage lasted eight years, but, unfortunately, the union was childless. Despite this, Polyakova Lyudmila maintained good relations with Bochkarev. Today, former spouses serve in the same church of Melpomene - the Maly Theater. Polyakova Lyudmila speaks warmly of the years of marriage with Vasily Ivanovich. Currently, he is married to the famous actress Lyudmila Rozanova. Subsequently, his daughter was born, who, having matured, chose the profession of a physician. With his wife, the actor always exchanges views on the performances played.
Health problems
In fairness, it should be noted that the actor’s health has recently been poor. There was a time when for several months he could not take part in performances. However, health problems still did not prevent him from entering the scene of the "Small". Then the media began to write that the famous actor, after a long break, returned to the theatrical stage. When the diseases receded, Vasily Ivanovich again took up teaching activities in Sliver. He considers it his duty to convey to students what he himself has learned.