Igor Kashintsev is a talented actor who has managed to appear in about 120 films and TV shows in his life. Directors rarely entrusted him with the main roles. Igor Konstantinovich - master of the episode. He managed to make his every appearance in the frame vivid and memorable. What is the story of the star?
Igor Kashintsev: family, childhood
The hero of this article was born in June 1932. Moscow is the city where Igor Kashintsev was born and raised. The family of the actor had nothing to do with the world of dramatic art. His father worked as an engineer, his mother was engaged in the house and children.
It was mother who instilled in her son a love for the theater. Igor was 12 years old when she took him with her to the production of The Cherry Orchard, which was on the Moscow Art Theater stage. The action made a stunning impression on the boy. He began to dream of an acting profession.
Education
While still in high school, Igor Kashintsev informed his family of his intention to become an actor. Father took this news extremely negatively. He hoped that the heir would follow in his footsteps and become an engineer. Hypocrisy seemed to him an unworthy manâs occupation. Some time later, Kashintsev managed to convince his father. When dad first saw his son on stage, he recognized his talent.
Igor Kashintsev easily entered the Moscow Art Theater School. He studied on the course, which was taught by Alexander Kireev. The actor with gratitude recalled this man and other talented teachers in all his interviews.
Theater of the Soviet Army
Igor Kashintsev received the diploma of the Moscow Art Theater School in 1955. Of course, the young man in his dreams saw himself as an actor of the Moscow Art Theater, but providence ordered otherwise. The young man was invited to the Theater of the Soviet Army when he was in his third year. Later, he joined the creative team of this theater.
Kashintsev played on his stage for about six years. In âBlizzardâ he played Coely, in âCliffâ he embodied the image of Vikentyev, in the production of âDrummerâ he played the role of Fedor. âBachelorâ, âMarried Brideâ - other performances with his participation.
In 1960, the actor took part in the All-Union competition of readers and took second place. Igor always respected the work of A.P. Chekhov, in whose honor the contest was held. However, Kashintsev never managed to play in the plays of this writer.
Different theaters
In 1961, Igor Kashintsev resigned from the Theater of the Soviet Army. The reasons that prompted him to make such a decision remained behind the scenes. In the same year, the actor began cooperation with the Theater of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. âLate loveâ, âThe consul was stolenâ, âRed tulipsâ - productions in which he was involved.
In 1965, the lyceum began performing on the stage of the Theater on Malaya Bronnaya. He played in the plays "An hour before dawn", "Visit of the lady", "Don Giovanni". This was followed by cooperation with the New Drama Theater, which lasted until 1988. âA handful of sandâ, âOld houseâ, âRestless hero of the dayâ, âLast nightâ, âBreakâ, âDo not extinguish the fire, Prometheus!â - productions in which Kashintsev played.
For about two years Igor was an actor in the Satire Theater. He played in the performances Crazy Money, The Tale of the Black Sea, Dear Citizens, and A Dozen Knives in the Back of the Revolution. Then he performed for about two years on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov.
Theater named after Mayakovsky
In 1993, actor Igor Kashintsev began to collaborate with the Theater. Mayakovsky. He fell in love with him even when he visited the performance "Desire Tram", in which Svetlana Nemolyaeva played brilliantly. When a replacement for the production of The Hunchback was required, Igor gladly proposed his candidacy.
On the stage of the Theater. Mayakovsky Kashintsev spoke until the end of his life. The team warmly received the actor, he found friends here. It is hardly possible to list all the productions in which the artist was involved in more than 20 years of work. âTalents and fansâ, âDead Soulsâ, âIn the bar of a Tokyo hotelâ, âStudent loveâ, âExaminerâ, âEccentricsâ are just a few of them.
Cinema
Cinema entered the life of an actor after he made a name for himself on the stage. Most of the roles for Igor Kashintsev were small. This absolutely did not bother him.
The lyceum did not understand his colleagues, who are capable of waiting for years for the main roles. He gladly accepted the offer to star in the episode or to embody the image of a secondary character. Kashintsev made every effort to ensure that every his appearance in the frame is embedded in the memory of the audience. He tried to make all his âmomentsâ vivid and memorable.
The actor played his first roles in the films and series that are listed below. For the most part, they were episodic:
- "July rain."
- "Spring on the Oder."
- "Golden calf".
- "I am his bride."
- "Heart of Russia."
- "Translation from English".
- "The very last day."
- "Engineer Pronchatov."
- "Black Prince".
- "Clouds."
- "This fun planet."
- "A man from the side."
- "Sergeyev is looking for Sergeyev."
- The Flight of Mr. McKinley
Amplois
Kashintsev never had a clearly defined role. The actor was equally convincing in both positive and negative roles. One cannot fail to note the fact that the directors enjoyed using it as a negative hero. Igor played scammers, criminals, adventurers, bureaucrats.
A striking example of such a character is Pavel Mironovich Shalygin, nicknamed Toad. The actor embodied this image in the detective "The Black Prince" by Anatoly Bobrovsky.
âThe collapse of Operation Terrorâ
Igor Kashintsev enjoyed a reputation as a master of the episode. However, this does not mean that the lyceumâs account has no major roles at all. For example, one cannot fail to mention the historical film âThe Collapse of Operation Terror.â This picture tells about the struggle of the Cheka with the international conspiracy against the Soviet government in the early 1920s. In this picture, Igor is assigned one of the key roles. His hero is Mr. Cherny, a member of a mysterious conspiracy.
Favorite Roles
Talking about the films of Igor Kashintsev, it is impossible not to mention the films in which the actor especially liked to appear. In the children's film "The Adventures of Nuki", telling the story of a little monkey, Kashintsev embodied the image of the artist Uncle Kolya. In the film about animals "Lynx enters the trail", the lyceum played a helicopter passenger. In the children's film âThe Elephant was Lostâ, the director of the circus Gavrilov became his character.
Igor is proud of his role in the drama The Visit of a Lady by Mikhail Kazakov. In this picture, the actor brilliantly played the mayor of the city of Gulen. It is thanks to this role that the director of the Theater. Mayakovsky Andrei Goncharov invited Kashintsev to the troupe. He was so impressed with the work of the actor.
With pleasure Igor recalls his role in the film "Childhood Themes" by Elena Strizhevskaya. In this film, he created a vivid image of the evil director of the gymnasium, which everyone is afraid of.
Performance films
Kashintsev actively starred in film performances. For example, he took part in the film "Country Life", the plot of which was borrowed from the works of A. P. Chekhov. Igor got the role of a doctor.
The actor also appeared in the productions of âMegre at the Ministerâ and âMegre and the Man on the Benchâ by Boris Tenin. Kashintsev played Inspector Janvier. The image he created was very lively and natural.
XXI Century
In the new century, Igor Kashintsev also did not remain without work. The filmography of the talented actor was replenished with the following film and television projects:
- "Sisyphus labor."
- "There is no third".
- Vitsmundir.
- "Thief".
- "Dragon and company."
- "Night on the cordon."
- "Lady for the day."
- "The life and death of Peter Arkadyevich Stolypin."
- "Collective Farm Entertainment".
- "Women's logic."
- "Male Season: The Velvet Revolution."
- "Tourists".
- "The Spanish voyage of Stepanych."
- "Three on top."
- "The limit of desires."
- "Wedding. Business. Death".
- "Haze".
- "Village".
Newsreel "Wick"
Over the years, Kashintsev collaborated with the newsreel "Wick". In total, Igor starred in two dozen issues of this television project. The actor admitted that he liked to play in the newsreel. The work was really creative. For three minutes, the actor had to create a character.
Love family
Igor Kashintsev met the love of his life in the 1960s. At one of the friendly parties, the actor met a girl named Inessa. She was not related to the world of dramatic art; she was a bacteriologist by profession.
Igor at first sight fell in love with Inessa. He immediately realized that this charming girl was his fate. The actor was not mistaken. Igorâs sympathy turned out to be mutual. For some time the lovers met, then they played a wedding. Together they lived for almost half a century, the death of Inessa separated them. Kashintsev invariably spoke of his wife with gratitude and love. He had no doubt that it was she who helped him become what he became. Inessa has always been for him a reliable stronghold, rear. In difficult moments, the second half infected him with his courage, set an example of perseverance and wisdom.
A daughter was born in the family, the girl was named Elena. In her father's footsteps, the heiress Kashintseva did not go. Once she had to perform on stage, after which the girl firmly stated that she did not want to be an actress. Elena called her son Constantine. The grandson of Kashintsev also did not begin to connect fate with dramatic art, he preferred the path of an engineer.
After the death of Inessa, Igor did not marry a second time. However, the actor spent the last years of his life with a woman named Olga. Little is known about the beloved artist. Olga is not related to the world of theater and cinema. Kashintsev mentioned that she supported him in a difficult time for him. However, Inessa remained forever the love of his life for him.
Death
Igor Kashintsev passed away on December 11, 2015. The tragedy occurred in Moscow. The actor was 83 years old when he died. It is known that chronic disease led to death, from which he was treated for a long time.
A talented actor was buried in the Golovinsky cemetery. Farewell ceremony was held at the Theater. Mayakovsky, on the stage of which he performed for over 20 years. Although Kashintsev has a few large roles on his account, his name will forever remain in the history of cinema.
Photos of Igor Kashintsev in different periods of life can be seen in the article.