Aleksei Dmitrievich Zharkov (russian: Алексей Дмитриевич Жарков; 27 March 1948 – 5 June 2016) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. He was a

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Biography

Aleksei Dmitrievich Zharkov was born on March 27, 1948, in Moscow. In 1960, the director Mark Donskoy chose Aleksei for the role of Petit in his film ''Hello, Children!'' (1962), where the 14-year old Zharkov played one of the main roles a Soviet teenager who becomes friends with a Japanese girl who survived the tragedy of Hiroshima. In 1963, Zharkov was confirmed for an episodic role in

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's comedy ''The Lost Summer''. In 1966, Zharkov starred in the role of Kohl in the military film ''Such a Big Boy''. Aleksei Zharkov graduated from

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. In 1988–2000 years an actor of Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre. Zharkov returned to Yermolova's Theater in 2000. Later, Zharkov took part in the performances of the St. Petersburg Theater Center on Kolomenskaya. In the late 1970s, Zharkov played the role of Nicholas's driver in the film ''Getting to Know the Big, Wide World'' (1978) by

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, after which he began actively acting in films. Zharkov played both major and minor roles in the films ''The Last Hunt'' (1979), ''The Wife Forsaken'' (1979), ''The Quay'' (1979), ''The Cask with the Cucumber'' (1979), ''The Scream of the Loon'' (1980), ''Citizen Leshka'' (1980), ''The Night Accident'' (1980), ''Three Times about Love'' (1981). The first great success was brought to Zharkov in the works ''Torpedo Bearers'' (1983) by

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and ''

My Friend Ivan Lapshin ''My Friend Ivan Lapshin'' (russian: Мой друг Иван Лапшин, translit=''Moy drug Ivan Lapshin'') is a 1985 Soviet crime drama directed by Aleksei German and produced by Lenfilm, based on a novel by Yuri German adapted by Eduard Volo ...

'' by Aleksei German (1984), as well as in the drama ''Parade of the Planets'' (1984) by Vadim Abdrashitov. In total, Aleksei Zharkov played more than a hundred roles in the cinema, among which was Taras Postnikov in the historical film ''Mikhailo Lomonosov'' (1984-1986), policeman William Henry Blore in the Soviet film adaptation of

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's ''

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'' (1987), banker Danglars in the adventure film ''

The Prisoner of Château d'If ''The Prisoner of Château d'If'' or (russian: Узник замка Иф, Uznik zamka If) is a 1988 Soviet drama film directed by Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich based on the novel '' The Count of Monte Cristo'' by Alexandre Dumas. Plot The film is s ...

'' (1988), investigator Sergei Ryabinin in the film ''

Criminal Talent ''Criminal Talent'' (russian: Криминальный талант, Kriminalnyy talant) is a 1988 Soviet two-part television crime drama Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction liter ...

'' (1988), criminal Chibis in the action movie ''Let Sleeping Dogs Lie'' (1991), lawyer Ivan Stashkov in the black comedy ''Stalin's Testament'' (1993), Artemy Filippovich Strawberry in comedy ''Inspector'' (1996), a self-taught breeder Gladishev in the comedy '' Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin'' (1993), the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the historical drama ''

Khrustalyov, My Car! ''Khrustalyov, My Car!'' (russian: Хрусталёв, машину!, Khrustalyov, mashinu!) is a 1998 Russian comedy-drama film directed by Aleksei German and written by German and Svetlana Karmalita. It was produced by Canal+, CNC, Goskino, ...

'' (1998). Among the last works of the actor was the role of Aleksei Dolgoruky in the historical series by

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''Secrets of Palace Coups'' (2000-2008), member of the combat group Pyotr Kosenko in the action series ''Zeta Group'' (2007-2009), the head physician in the drama by

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''Ward №6'' (2009).

Honors

Alexei Zharkov was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1984), People's Artist of Russia (1994), awarded the Order of Friendship (1998).

Personal life

Aleksei Zharkov married only once, in 1972 to a former flight attendant Lybov. They had two children: Maxim (employed as a police inspector) and Anastasia, who like her famous father went into the acting profession. In 2012, Zharkov experienced a stroke, after which the actor became temporarily paralyzed. After that he lived in his dacha outside of Moscow. At the beginning of March 2016 he suffered a new attack. Aleksei Zharkov died on 5 June 2016 in Moscow; the cause of death was heart failure after a long illness. The actor is buried in a small cemetery in the

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Selected filmography

* ''

Hello, Children! ''Hello, Children!'' (russian: Здравствуйте, дети!) is a 1962 Soviet drama film directed by Mark Donskoy. Plot Children from different parts of the world found themselves in a pioneer camp on the Black Sea coast. And suddenly a J ...

'' (Здравствуйте, дети!, 1962) as ''Petya'' * '' We Weren't Married in Church'' (Нас венчали не в церкви, 1983) as ''Ivan Fedorovich'' * ''

'' (Мой друг Иван Лапшин, 1984) as ''Vasya Okoshkin'' * ''

Planet Parade ''Planet Parade'' (russian: Парад планет, Parad planet) is a 1984 drama film directed by Vadim Abdrashitov. The film's script was written by Aleksandr Mindadze and was based on the final part of the trilogy by Ukrainian writer Yevgeny G ...

'' (Парад планет, 1984) as ''Ruslan Slonov'' * ''

'' (Десять негритят, 1987) as ''detective William Blore'' * ''

The Life of Klim Samgin ''The Life of Klim Samgin'' (russian: Жизнь Клима Самгина, translit=Zhizn' Klima Samgina) is a four-volume novel written by Maxim Gorky from 1925 up to his death in 1936. It is Gorky's most ambitious work, intended to depict "all ...

'' (Жизнь Клима Самгина, 1987) as ''Vladimir Liutov'' * ''

Zerograd ''Zerograd'' (russian: Город Зеро, Gorod Zero), sometimes called ''Zero City'' or ''Zero Town'', is a 1989 Russian mystery film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov. Moscow engineer Alexey Varakin visits a small town on a business trip, where ...

'' (Город Зеро, 1988) as ''police detective'' * ''

Criminal talent ''Criminal Talent'' (russian: Криминальный талант, Kriminalnyy talant) is a 1988 Soviet two-part television crime drama Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction liter ...

'' (Криминальный талант, 1988) as ''investigator Sergey Ryabinin'' * ''

'' (Узник замка Иф, 1988) as ''Danglar'' * '' The Lady with the parrot'' (Дама с попугаем, 1988) as ''Sergey Zverev'' * ''

How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea ''How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea'' (russian: В городе Сочи тёмные ночи, V gorode Sochi tyomnye nochi, lit. In the city of Sochi, the nights are dark) is a 1989 Soviet comedy film directed by Vasili Pichul. It was ...

'' (В городе Сочи тёмные ночи, 1989) as ''Stepanych'' * '' Imitator'' (Имитатор, 1990) as ''Lev Kozak'' * ''

Lost in Siberia ''Lost in Siberia'' is a 1991 Soviet-British film by Alexander Mitta. It was shot entirely in Russia, either on location or at Mosfilm Studio. The post-production was started at Mosfilm Studio and completed in London. The film was selected as th ...

'' (Затерянный в Сибири, 1991) as ''Nikola'' * '' The General'' (Генерал 1992) as Lev Mekhlis * ''

White King, Red Queen Sergei Vladimirovich Bodrov ( rus, Серге́й Влади́мирович Бодро́в, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej bɐˈdrof; born June 28, 1948) is a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer. In 2003 he was the President of the Jury at the 2 ...

'' (Белый король, красная королева, 1992) as ''Sergey Zhirov'' * ''

Prediction A prediction (Latin ''præ-'', "before," and ''dicere'', "to say"), or forecast, is a statement about a future event or data. They are often, but not always, based upon experience or knowledge. There is no universal agreement about the exact ...

'' (Предсказание, 1993) as ''Igor Poplawski'' * ''

Dreams A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. Humans spend about two hours dreaming per night, and each dream lasts around 5 to 20 minutes, alth ...

'' (Сны, 1993) as ''Klotchkov'' * '' Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin'' (Жизнь и необычайные приключения солдата Ивана Чонкина, 1994) as ''Gladishev'' * '' The Fatal Eggs'' (Роковые яйца, 1996) as ''Shchukin'' * ''

Prisoner of the Mountains ''Prisoner of the Mountains'' (russian: Кавказский пленник, ''Kavkazskiy plennik''), also known as ''Prisoner of the Caucasus'', is a 1996 Russian war drama film directed by Sergei Bodrov and written by Bodrov, Arif Aliyev and Bor ...

'' (Кавказский пленник, 1996) as ''Maslov'' * ''

Inspector Inspector, also police inspector or inspector of police, is a police rank. The rank or position varies in seniority depending on the organization that uses it. Australia In Australian police forces, the rank of inspector is generally the ne ...

'' (Ревизор, 1996) as ''Artemy Filippovich Zemlyanika, trustee of charitable institutions'' * ''

'' (Хрусталёв, машину!, 1998) as ''head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of USSR'' * '' The Sword Bearer'' (Меченосец, 2006) as ''father''

Awards

Honored Artist of RSFSR Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is ...

(1984) *

(1994) *

Order of Friendship The Order of Friendship (russian: Орден Дружбы, ') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation established by Boris Yeltsin by presidential decree 442 of 2 March 1994 to reward Russian and foreign nationals whose work, deeds a ...

(1998)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zharkov, Aleksei 1948 births 2016 deaths Russian male actors Soviet male actors People's Artists of Russia Honored Artists of the RSFSR Moscow Art Theatre School alumni Male actors from Moscow Soviet male child actors