Having made his debut on the screen at the age of 22, actor Vladimir Konkin instantly became an idol for millions. Boys tried to imitate his noble hero, and girls at night dreamed of his piercing blue eyes and a velvet voice. Such a phenomenal success caused a lot of rumors and many envious people believed that Konkin was just an actor of one role. However, the artist managed to prove their wrong by making a brilliant career. Let's find out how it went.
Childhood
Vladimir Alekseevich Konkin was born in the city of Saratov in August (19) 1951
His parents were ordinary workers, but at the same time they were very intelligent people and were able to bring up this quality with their children.
As a late child, from a young age, future actor Vladimir Konkin is used to talking with adults. He often attended various art exhibitions with his parents, performances at the local theater, and read a lot.
Due to heart problems, the guy was contraindicated in physical activity, and therefore he devoted all his free time to intellectual development.
Love for acting was shown by Vladimir in his school years. At that time he was engaged in theatrical studio of Natalia Sukhostav.
Studying and first roles in the theater
After leaving school, the young man firmly decided for himself that his future profession is an actor.
Vladimir Konkin entered the local theater school named after Ivan Slonov on a course to Dmitry Lyadov.
After graduating from this university, the graduate found work in the Ukrainian SSR. Here he was accepted into the troupe of the Theater of Young Spectators in Kharkov.
He worked in this institution for only a year (1972-1973). During this time, his most interesting works were the role of the Niglas in “His Island” and Raymond Kaugswer.
"As the Steel Was Tempered"
In parallel with his work in the theater, Konkin tried his hand at cinema. At that time, artists at the Kiev studio named after Alexander Dovzhenko were casting for the new film adaptation of Nikolai Ostrovsky’s book How Steel Was Tempered. The aspiring actor managed to successfully pass them and get the role of Tsvetaev.
Some scenes for the future picture were already filmed, when the project manager, impressed by the acting actor Vladimir Konkin, appointed him to the role of the main character of the picture - Pavel Korchagin.
Konkin became the third performer of this character in the movie. At the same time, he managed to stand out against the background of previously played Vasily Lanovoy and Vladimir Perist-Petrenko. His Korchagin from a brave idealist (like previous performers) turned into an intellectual, sincere and a little bewildered. Such as a young man should be in a civil war.
For this work, in addition to the all-Union fame and recognition, the artist also received the very prestigious Lenin Komsomol Prize at that time.
In addition, Konkin was invited to work in Moscow at the Mossovet Academic Theater.
“Ata-bats, soldiers were coming ...”
However, actor Vladimir Konkin spent only a year in Moscow.
His biography as a Moscow theater artist could have developed differently, but he decided to focus on a film career. To do this, he gets a permanent job at the film studio. Alexandra Dovzhenko, where he starred for five years.
In between filming, Konkin played in the Kiev theater studio of the film actor.
Over the years, his career was not as successful as his debut. The fact is that after "How Steel Was Tempered," the artist was offered to play mostly the same type of romantic characters. However, he wanted to prove that he is not a monotonous type, but is able to play roles of varying complexity.
Collaborating with Dovzhenko’s studio, Vladimir Konkin starred in such films as “Romance of Lovers”, “Marina”, “Waves of the Black Sea”, “Talent” and others.
However, his truly successful work during these years was the role in Leonid Bykov’s latest film “Aty-bats, soldiers were coming ...”.
In this project, the artist played one of the main characters - Junior Lieutenant Suslin. In this role, he was able to show a new facet of his talent - the ability to be funny. At the same time, new work for many years secured the image of a military man for Konkin, although the artist himself was never in the army.
"Meeting place can not be Changed"
In 1979, actor Vladimir Konkin (see his photo in our review) again became known throughout the USSR. And this time the role of the military brings him fame. However, now his hero is Volodya Sharapov, a former front-line soldier and employee of the MUR, in a five-part film “The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed”.
This project, shot by Stanislav Govorukhin, was a real hit. Paradoxically, but, unlike "How steel was tempered," "the meeting place cannot be changed," to this day remains relevant.
Many years later, on the twentieth anniversary of the release of the picture, Konkin was awarded the prize of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the role of Sharapov.
After this project, the artist was again invited to Moscow, and he moved there forever. Over the next eight years, he worked in institutions such as the Theater of Names of M.N. Ermolova and then the Theater named after V.V. Mayakovsky.
Also, the artist does not leave the movie. True, such significant roles as in the 70s, in the new decade he receives a little.
His most interesting characters in these years are Kirsanov in Fathers and Sons, Yakov Batyuk in Day After Night Comes, and assessor Shabashkin in Noble Robber Vladimir Dubrovsky.
In the late 80s - early 90s, the artist plays in the Theater Studio of E. V. Radomyslensky and Vernissage.
V. Konkin - dubbing actor
The collapse of the USSR left many good artists without work. However, Konkin was not among them. Possessing a pleasant voice, he began dubbing from the late 80s.
In addition to participating in the re-recording of the soundtrack of classic Soviet cartoons in 2001, the artist became the voice of many foreign film heroes.
He voiced Ricardo in The Wild Rose, Flin in The Throne, Jerry Maguire in the movie of the same name, Ethan Hunt in Mission Impossible 2, Marshall in Identification of Bourne, Faromir in The Lord of the Rings, and many others.
The personal life of actor Vladimir Konkin
Despite the success of women and the mass of gossip surrounding his name, Konkin was happily married only once.
His chosen one was Alla Lvovna Konkina, whom the artist married in the seventies. Together they lived for almost forty years, until the wife was diagnosed with cancer, and she died in 2010.
Three children were born from this union: daughter Sophia and twins Yaroslav and Svyatoslav. The latter, incidentally, played a cameo role in the film "Fathers and Sons", in which Vladimir Alekseevich also starred.
Unlike the father, the children did not become artists, finding their calling in other professions.
In recent years, there have been rumors in the press about the imminent re-marriage of the artist to Elena Peresleni. This woman is not only the director of Konkin, but also a friend of the family, and for many years. It is known that she was a close friend of the late wife of the artist, and they say that Alla Lvovna blessed this union before her death.
How actor Vladimir Konkin lives now
Today, the artist does not star much ("Boulevard Romance", "Princess on the Beans", "Romanovs. Crowned Family", "Testament of Lenin"). In the theater, he continues to perform, and also holds creative evenings.
In addition, in his spare time, Konkin writes prose.
At the age of 58, the actor Vladimir Konkin fell ill - doctors diagnosed him with serious heart problems and installed stents.
A few years later - in 2013 - the artist had a heart attack, but today he feels better and continues to lead an active life.