Nikolai Pogodin is a talented actor whose star caught fire even during the existence of the USSR. āGirlsā, āAdolescents in the Universeā, āViburnum redā are the most famous films with the participation of the artist. Nikolai Pogodin can often be seen in episodic and secondary roles than in the main, but also insignificant characters performed by the actor turn out to be bright and charismatic. What else can you tell about this amazing man who passed away in December 2003?
Nikolay Pogodin: childhood
The future artist was born in Istra near Moscow, it happened in November 1930. Nikolai Pogodin was born in a family far from the world of cinema, his mother and father were employees. The boy was only seven years old when he first appeared on the set. The young artist was offered a small role in the film "Gavrosh". It was then that Pogodin had a dream to build a career as a film actor.
Nikolaiās childhood can hardly be called cloudless. The boy was only ten years old when the war began. The family of Nicholas was forced to go through the horrors of the occupation, when in November 1941 the enemy troops captured their native Istra for about a month. After the liberation of the city, Nikolai Pogodin moved with his relatives to Dedovsk.
Choosing a Life Path
After graduating from the eight-year-old, the young man entered the Moscow Railway College, choosing the specialty of an electrical technician. By profession, he did not work even two years, since the dream of an acting profession did not leave the young man. In 1952, Nikolai Pogodin decided to submit documents to VGIK, where he entered on the first attempt.
The novice artist was lucky with the teachers, he always felt special gratitude to Julia Raizman, the head of the course. It was this man who helped Pogodin believe in himself. In his student years, Nikolai was again on the set. A small role was entrusted to him in the military drama "Soldiers", dedicated to the horrors of 1942. In this film, Pogodin embodied the image of Lieutenant Karnaukhov.
First achievements
Nikolai Nikolaevich received a VGIK diploma in 1957, after which he joined the troupe of the Theater-Studio of the film actor. Pogodin did not cheat on his creative team for twenty years, but nevertheless achieved greater fame as a film actor. After graduation, he began to act actively, always agreed even on episodic roles.
Nikolai Pogodin is an actor whose path to fame began with the roles of the military, mainly officers. It happened with the melodrama "The City Lights the Lights" directed by Vladimir Vengerov. In this picture, Nikolai embodied the image of the courageous front-line scout Mityasov. His hero, barely recovering from a serious wound, returns to his hometown, where news of the betrayal of his beloved wife, to whom he was in a hurry, rains down on him. It seems to the former war veteran that his life has lost its meaning, but he is gathering strength and forcing himself to fight for his happiness.
In the late 50s, Pogodin managed to star in several more fascinating military melodramas, for example, in Soldierās Heart, āThe Sun Shines for All.ā
Star role
True fame came to the talented artist only after the release of the painting "Girls". Nikolai Pogodin embodied in this film the image of the harmonist Sasha, who takes care of the girl Katya. In his performance, the hero turned out to be bright and cheerful, thousands of spectators liked it. Interestingly, it was the merry harmonist Alexander who first sang the famous song "Old Maple", which in our days has already won the status of a folk.
The tape "Girls" gave the actor Pogodin not only hundreds of new fans, but also a peculiar role. Directors began vying to offer him the role of cheerful young men, representatives of the working people. The characters of the artist were workers, tractor drivers, harmonists - ordinary guys who enjoy every minute they live. Mostly his characters were positive. He created similar images in the films āWe are the Russian peopleā, āLostā, āThe property of the republicā, āWith fun and courage."
Role change
Of course, Nikolai Nikolayevich Pogodin did not always play cheerful and optimistic guys. Films in which he starred as a more adult, are significantly different from the first films with his participation. Nikolai was no longer entrusted with the roles of harmonists and tractor drivers; he increasingly played high-ranking officials and law enforcement officials.
In which paintings did Pogodin take part in the 60-70s? For example, fans of the artist can watch āThe Diamond Armā and āThe Incorrigible Liarā, in these films the actor embodied the images of policemen chasing dangerous criminals. Also of interest is the tape "Kalina red", in which Nikolai played the director of the state farm.
Last roles
Nikolai Pogodin is an actor whose biography contains many dark spots. For example, no one knows what exactly made him quit the actorās Studio Theater in 1977. There were rumors of a conflict with the leadership, but the artist himself did not confirm this information. In 1980, Pogodin began to work in the state of the Gorky film studio, still willingly agreed to episodic roles.
The beginning of the 90s is perhaps the most difficult period in the life of a talented artist. Nikolai, like many of his colleagues, was left almost without work, was forced to interrupt by random earnings. Pogodin managed to get a small role only in 1998. He played a minor character in the drama "Composition for Victory Day" by Sergei Ursulyak. Interestingly, the character of Nicholas plays the button accordion, like many heroes, whose images he embodied in his youth. After filming in "Composition for Victory Day," Pogodin finally got into a movie.
Love family
Nikolai Pogodin is an actor whose personal life has always remained a mystery to fans, since he did not like to discuss this topic with strangers. We can only say that he was married to a woman named Lydia. In 1962, the wife gave the artist a daughter, Elena, his only child. Lydia and Nikolai divorced seven years after the birth of their daughter, the reasons for the separation remained a mystery. Friends of the actor claim that he practically did not communicate with his ex-wife, rarely saw Elena.
Death
Pogodin - an actor who throughout his life avoided excessive attention to his person, was a modest man. It is not surprising that Nikolai Nikolaevich also left this world unnoticed. He died in December 2003 after a long illness. The cemetery where you can find the grave of Pogodin is located in Dedovsk. It was in this city that a talented artist spent most of his life, never wanted to leave it.