Yevgeny Morgunov
Yevgeny Morgunov | |
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Евгений Моргунов | |
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Born | Yevgeny Alexandrovich Morgunov April 27, 1927 |
Died | June 25, 1999 | (aged 72)
Resting place | Kuntsevo Cemetery |
Occupation(s) | actor, screenwriter |
Years active | 1943-1998 |
Spouse | Natalya Morgunova (married 1965–99) |
Children | Anton Morgunov Nikolai Morgunov |
Awards | Russian SFSR (1978) |
Yevgeny Alexandrovich Morgunov (
Early life
He started out as a worker in a Moscow factory, but - "a little naive and obsessed with becoming an actor" - he wrote a letter to Joseph Stalin about his dream.[2] Morgunov reportedly received a reply from Stalin that said that a place was allocated for him in the acting class at the State Institute of Cinematography.[2] Morgunov launched his film career while still a student.[2]
Career
Yevgeny Morgunov was one of Russia's leading comic actors.[2] "Plump and bald," Morgunov often "represented a traditional character of Soviet satire - Byvaly, or Experienced, a slightly dull, strong-built drunk whose attempts to commit petty crimes always failed."[2]
Although his acting career was not limited to comedies, he was best known for his work in a comic trio in a series of films by
However, after his triumphant role of “Byvaly” Morgunov was not much into filming. His best works included those in films Three Fat Men (Tri tolstyaka) (1966), Ilf and Petrov Went by Tram (Ekhali v tramvaye Ilf i Petrov) (1972). There were also other, less noteworthy roles. Morgunov also tried his wings as a film director. As early as 1962, he directed the comedy When the Cossacks Weep (Kogda Kazaki plachut) under the patronage of the illustrious writer
In 1993, Morgunov was featured in American-Russian adventure film My Family Treasure (Russian: Сокровище моей семьи) directed by Rolfe Kanefsky and Edward Staroselsky alongside Dee Wallace.
Morgunov's popularity was not far behind that of his partner Nikulin, a famous actor and clown of the
Morgunov is buried at the Kuntsevo Cemetery.[2]
Selected filmography
- Six P.M. (1944)
- It Happened in the Donbass(1945)
- The Young Guard (1948)
- Brave People (1950)
- Hostile Whirlwinds (1953)
- Othello(1956)
- Destiny of a Man(1959)
- Resurrection (1960)
- Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross (1961)
- Scarlet Sails (1961)
- Bootleggers (1961)
- When the Cossacks Weep (1963)
- A Tale of Lost Times(1964)
- Give me a complaints book(1965)
- Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures (1965)
- Three Fat Men (1966)
- Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
- Seven Old Men and a Girl (1968)
- Ilf and Petrov Rode a Tram (1972)
- Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (1973)
- Northern Rhapsody (1974)
- Circus in the Circus (1976)
- The Pokrovsky Gate (1982)
- Simply Awful! (1982)
- Yeralash (1984)
- Act, Manya! (1991)