The biography of Savely Kramarov is an example of determination and perseverance that everyone should exercise in order to fulfill their dreams. The artist was not able to live too long, but over 60 years he managed to do a lot and leave behind a great legacy. How did Savely's career begin in the 60s? and how did he end his life in the 90s?
Biography of Savely Kramarov. early years
Savely was born in 1934 in Moscow. The biography of Savely Kramarov began with trials: when the boy was only 4 years old, his father, a lawyer, was arrested by the NKVD and sentenced to 8 years in prison. At the age of 12, Kramarov first saw his dad, but not for long - Viktor Kramarov could not live in Moscow. At 16, Savely buried his mother. But they did not send him to a boarding school, since relatives took care of the future artist.
After school, Savely unsuccessfully tried to enter a theater university. I had to spend four years studying at a forestry institute. Kramarov even managed to work for several years by profession, but did not last long. He firmly decided to become an actor, so he began his studies at the theater studio of the Central House of Art Workers, and then sent his photographs to several film studios. The answer came only from VGIK. Savely was approved for the main role in the youth short film “Guys from Our Yard”.
Films of the 60s
The biography of Savely Kramarov could have developed quite differently if not for his perseverance. However, Savely was able to show willpower and waited for his finest hour: a guy from a forestry without higher acting education starred in the same films with the first Soviet celebrities.
Perhaps the most striking work of Savely in the 60s was the role of Ilyukha in the popular film “The Elusive Avengers”. The phrase that the artist said in one of the episodes (“I looked to the sides: the coffin with the deceased flies over the crosses, and
the dead with braids stand along the
road . And silence ...”) was long quoted by the audience and was accompanied by jokes and laughter.
In 68, Kramarov starred in the sequel to The Elusive, and in the same year he embodied another colorful character on the screens - the mine detector Finder from the musical comedy Trembita.
Pictures of the 70s.
Savely Kramarov, films with the participation of which Soviet television viewers enjoyed watching, in the 70s was just like hot cakes. I must say, the actor did not always play the main roles, but, even appearing in the episodes, he kept the viewer's attention well.
The first very worthy picture of the 70s with the participation of the artist is “The Twelve Chairs” directed by
Leonid Gaidai. In this film, Savely got the episodic role of the one-eyed chess player from Vasyukov. Together with Kramarov, Archil Gomiashvili, Sergey
Filippov, Mikhail Pugovkin and many other famous artists played in this picture.
In the 72nd comedy “Big Change” was released, in which Kramarov played Petya Timokhin. A year later, the artist appeared in front of the audience in the image of the clerk Feofan from the film "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes the Profession". The audience remembered this character by the phrase: "Overseas caviar ... eggplant."
Then there was the role of Fidget in the comedy "Afonya", Seryoga from "Can't Be" and Victor Polesov from "12 Chairs" directed by Mark Zakharov.
“Gentlemen of Fortune”: Savely Kramarov as Skew
Better Kramarov’s work in the 70s can be considered the role of “Slanting” in the film of Alexander Sery “Gentlemen of Fortune”. Of course, there were a number of other worthy films, but Kramarov played supporting roles in them, and Alexander Sery entrusted the actor with the main role in his film and did not lose.
Savely Kramarov, whose films are mostly included in the Golden Fund of Russian cinema, did an excellent job with the role of an accomplice to the dangerous criminal Dotsent. His hero - Fedka Kosoy - is a swindler, but at the same time a man with his own life story and tragedy. The character of Savely Kramarov gave the audience a lot of funny expressions that are still quoted: “That's it! Kina will not - the electricity is over! ”,“ I wonder what kind of bloke did he pour a blinker on Khmyrya? ” and many others.
Together with Kramarov in the film “Gentlemen of Fortune” Evgeny Leonov (“Behind the Matches”), Georgy Vitsin (“The Captive of the Caucasus”), Radner Muratov (“It Can't Be!”) And Natalya Fateeva (“The Man from Kapucinov Boulevard”) also starred. .
Films of recent years
The roles of Savely Kramarov, played in the 80s and 90s, were less popular. Largely due to the fact that the artist emigrated to the USA in the 81st. However, in America, the actor found a way to do what he loved: he starred in such films as Moscow on the Hudson, 2010, Valerie, Tango and Cash. But in America, Kramarov was used only as a person able to play Russian.
In the 90s, Kramarov returned to Russian cinema, but managed to star in only a few films: “Nastya” and “Russian Business”.
Since about the 80s, Kramarov has become an ardent fan of a healthy lifestyle. He completely refused nicotine, alcohol and all kinds of medications. The actor also removed salt, sugar and meat from his diet. Once a week, Kramarov allowed himself fish. Savely enthusiastically read the works of Paul Bragg and even practiced fasting.
Personal life
Savely Kramarov, whose personal life was very rich, was officially married three times, and his two common-law marriages are also known. The last wife of the actor was 20 years younger than him. Savely has only one daughter - from a marriage with an American of Russian origin Marina.
In 1995, Savely Kramarov died in the sixtieth year of his life. The cause of death is officially a stroke. But before that, the artist revealed rectal cancer. For Kramarov, this was a real shock, because for so many years he led a healthy lifestyle. Perhaps heredity or some other factors played a role. But the fact remains: the actor, planning to live 120 years, died at 60.
Moreover, the doctors who commented on this incident in the press agree that the rehabilitation period after the operation performed by Kramarov was carried out incorrectly, which killed the artist. He received a huge dose of radiation during subsequent therapy. Because of this, various complications followed, first of all, deformation of the heart valve.
The grave of the famous actor is located in San Francisco, at the Jewish Memorial Cemetery.