Afanasy Kochetkov is an actor of the Soviet era. However, many representatives of the modern generation are happy to review films with his participation. Today we will talk about where the famous artist was born and studied. His personal life will also be voiced in the article.
Athanasius Kochetkov: biography
Born on March 9, 1930 in the village of Balakhonovka, located in the Samara region. He is from a large peasant family. Athanasius is the youngest of children. He had two older brothers and a sister. The guys lived together, never quarreled or fought over toys.
War
In 1941, father, brothers and sister went to the front. Afoni was brought up by his mother, Lyubov Prokopyevna. In 1942, it became known about the death of his father, Ivan Vasilyevich. The boy did not want to believe that the parent was no longer alive. After the victory was announced, the brothers and sister returned home. Mother was glad to see her bloodshed safe and sound. Soon the whole family went in search of the grave of his father. It turned out that he was buried in a mass grave near Staraya Russa.
Childhood
Athanasius Kochetkov grew up as an inquisitive and impressionable child. He loved his land, his native land. The beauty of nature inspired him to write poetry.
At the age of 12, our hero began to show a love for acting. He arranged whole performances for family and friends. The boy memorized large texts - prose written by famous authors. Mom was sure that her son had a bright theatrical future.
Study
IN The village school Afanasy Kochetkov went only the first 4 years. Then his mother took him to the city of Tuymazy (Republic of Bashkortostan). There, the guy graduated from high school. But our hero was not going to live and work in this city. He had completely different plans.
student life
Having received a "matriculation certificate", Athanasius went to Chisinau (Moldova). He managed to enter the university at the faculty of geology. He was one of the best students on the course. The young man continued to dream about the scene. Therefore, he was very happy when he was invited to the troupe of the student theater. There he met with reader-performer Dmitry Zhuravlev. This man saw a great acting talent in Athanasia.
In 1951, Kochetkov received a diploma from the Chisinau university. Now he is a professional geologist. But he didn’t have to work in his specialty.
The conquest of Moscow
Our hero decided to leave Moldova. His new goal is Moscow. In the Russian capital, Athanasius Kochetkov was going to stay forever. The first thing he went to the VTU them. Schepkina. The guy successfully passed the exams and was enrolled in the acting department. Afonya never missed lectures and passed tests in time.
Theatre
In 1956, Kochetkov was awarded a diploma on the completion of “Sliver”. Almost immediately, he was taken to the actor’s theater. Our hero gave 6 years of his life to work in this institution. In 1962, he moved to the Drama Theater. Pushkin. The young actor quickly joined the team. He was involved in the best productions. The fees of Athanasius also suit.
Since 1979, he was listed in the acting troupe of the Maly Theater. A. Kochetkov played dozens of roles. A native of the Samara region successfully got used to the images in the plays of Gogol, Schiller, Ostrovsky and other authors. The actor’s last work was the role in the play “Wedding, Wedding, Wedding” by A. Chekhov. But he could not come to the rehearsal. And all because of the deterioration of health.
Athanasius Kochetkov: films
Our hero began acting in films as a student of Sliver. For the first time, Afanasy Ivanovich appeared on the screens in 1954. It was then that the film "Swedish Match" was released. The director of the picture was pleased with the collaboration with the young actor.
In 1957, several films with the participation of Afanasy Kochetkov were presented to the audience court: “Gutta-percha boy”, “So a song is born”, “Shepherd” and others. The actor tried on diverse images. He managed to complete all the tasks set by the directors. Many viewers Kochetkov remembered for the role of Maxim Gorky in the film "Mayakovsky begins like that." He managed to convey the character and emotions of a famous writer.
During his film career, Athanasius played more than 100 roles. He collaborated with Ukrainian, Belarusian and Russian directors. Specialists called it the main qualities of a strong temperament, straightforwardness and original personality.
We list the most striking films with the participation of A. Kochetkov:
- The First Date (1960);
- “Sullen River” (1968) - Danila Gromov;
- “The city under linden trees” (1971) - Tomilov;
- "Day after Day" (1972) - Athanasius Muravyov;
- “Let's Talk Brother” (1978);
- “Guys!” (1981) - Uncle Grisha;
- “Without the sun” (1987);
- Forgiveness (1992);
- Brezhnev (2004) - Konstantin Chernenko.
Personal life
A hardworking, good-natured and sympathetic person - and all this is Athanasius Kochetkov. The filmography of this actor was considered by us. Now let's talk about his personal life. Not everyone knows that he married after graduating from the Shchukin school. His wife is filmmaker Iskra Babich. It was true love at first sight. Soon, the couple had a daughter, Olga. Mom and Dad always spoiled her, surrounded by care and affection. The girl grew up, became a singer and poetess. Parents were proud of their blood. Olga died at the age of 43. Afanasy Ivanovich survived his daughter only a few months. He died on June 25, 2004. The cause of the death of the actor is complications after a head injury. The famous artist was buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery.
Finally
Today we remembered another legend of Soviet cinema. Actor Afanasy Kochetkov, whose biography was examined by us, lived a long and eventful life. People like him are not forgotten. After all, the actor left a noticeable mark in Soviet (and then Russian) cinema.