More than 35 years have passed since the release of the Treasure Island movie. Over the years, the adventure film managed to win the hearts of millions of viewers, and those whom he loved in his school years, long ago sent their children, and even grandchildren to school. But what happened to the actors of the movie "Treasure Island" after the success of the picture?
The main roles in “Treasure Island” were played by actors quite experienced and famous at that time. Some of them at the time of the film were already honored artists.
Oleg Borisov
In "Treasure Island" actor Oleg Borisov played a key role - the pirate John Silver. This hero is cunning and smart, and also wants to take possession of the treasures that are hidden on the island. To achieve his goal, Silver pretends to be a cook (cook) on the ship of the young Jim Hawkins and his friends, Dr. Livsia and Squire Trelawney. Thus began a dangerous and adventurous journey of the crew of the ship with the pirate.
The actor himself in his life has played in more than a hundred projects. For creative achievements he was awarded the title of Soviet, and then the Russian title of People's Artist. He was considered a master of literary words and was awarded two State Prizes of the USSR in 1978 and 1991. Acting in cinema, thanks to which he became famous and in demand, the artist began in 1955. The most successful projects of the actor are considered to be paintings: “For Two Hares”, “Servant” (1988), “Luna Park”, “Thunderstorm over Russia”, “Treasure Island”.
The actor was sick for 16 years, but, nevertheless, continued to shoot in films and play in performances. The last motion picture of Borisov was the 1993 film “I am Bored, Demon”.
Oleg Borisov passed away on April 28, 1994. The cause of death is chronic lymphocytic leukemia. In memory of him, in 2004, a memorial plaque was erected in the house where he lived for the last ten years. In Kiev, on Andriyivskyy Descent, there is a monument to the main characters of the film "Two Hares" - here Borisov is depicted in the image of the Golokhvosty.
Nikolai Karachentsev
The actor in "Treasure Island" played the Black Dog pirate. Actually, the character of Karachentsev was not in the novel of R. L. Stevenson, according to which the film was made. The dog was introduced by scriptwriters for the brightness of the depicted events.
Nikolai was awarded the title "People's Artist of the RSFSR" (1989), was a laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (2003). The actor is also recognized as an academician of the Nika Russian Academy of Motion Picture Arts. During his life, Karachentsev played more than 150 movie characters. The most famous and remembered viewer became his roles in the films: "The Adventures of Electronics", "12 Chairs", "Dog in the Hay" and many others.
The actor’s life was turned over by a car accident in which he had an accident on the night of February 28, 2005. As a result - severe injuries, coma, speech pathology, which is unacceptable for the actor, and a long rehabilitation process. Then Karachentsev for some period moved with the help of a wheelchair. On February 27, 2017, the actor had an accident again, this time his wife, a relative and a nurse were in the car. In September, the actor found an inoperable cancer in the left lung. The actor died on October 26, 2018 in the intensive care unit of the sixty-second oncological hospital in Moscow the day before his 74th birthday.
Fedor Stukov
In "Treasure Island", the actor played Jim Hawkins - the youngest hero of the film.
Stukov was mainly known for becoming still small as a performer of children's roles. Many of the audience remember him as a curly red-haired boy in the role of Tom Sawyer in the film "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn." Since the 2000s, Fedor Stukov almost never starred, but he became a successful director. He put on such Russian TV shows as Fizruk, which became one of the most popular projects on Russian television, Eighties (all parts), and several other television films. In addition, he wrote scripts for his film “Adaptation” and for the short film “From the Life of a Doctor”.
Vladislav Strzhelchik
In the movie "Treasure Island" (1982), the actor played the role of Squire Trelawney. In life, Vladislav was awarded the titles:
- "Honored Artist of the RSFSR" (1954);
- "People's Artist of the RSFSR" (1965);
- "People's Artist of the USSR" (1974).
Strezhelchik began filming a movie with a cameo in the movie "Mashenka" in 1942. Engaged in teaching activities in 1959-1968. With age, he began to forget the text during rehearsals of performances, so he decided to leave the stage. He passed away on September 11, 1995 after a long struggle with a brain tumor.