Erast Pavlovich Garin (russian: Эра́ст Па́влович Га́рин; – 4 September 1980) was a Soviet and Russian actor, director and screenwriter. He was, together with

Igor Ilyinsky Igor Vladimirovich Ilyinsky (russian: И́горь Влади́мирович Ильи́нский; 24 July 1901 – 13 January 1987) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, director and comedian. Hero of Socialist Labour (1974) and People ...

and

Sergey Martinson Sergey Alexandrovich Martinson (russian: Серге́й Александрович Мартинсон; – 2 September 1984) was a Russian eccentric comic actor, the master of pantomime, buffoonery and grotesque. He became People's Artist of the ...

, one of the leading comic actors of

Vsevolod Meyerhold Vsevolod Emilyevich Meyerhold (russian: Всеволод Эмильевич Мейерхольд, translit=Vsévolod Èmíl'evič Mejerchól'd; born german: Karl Kasimir Theodor Meyerhold; 2 February 1940) was a Russian and Soviet theatre ...

's company and of the Soviet cinema. He was named

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

in 1977. __NOTOC__ Garin was born in

Ryazan Ryazan ( rus, Рязань, p=rʲɪˈzanʲ, a=ru-Ryazan.ogg) is the largest city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census ...

as Erast Gerasimov. He started his acting career in 1919 in an amateur theatre of the Ryazan military district. In 1926 he finished his education in the experimental theatrical workshops of the

People's Commissariat A People's Commissariat (russian: народный комиссариат; Narkomat) was a structure in the Soviet state (in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, in other union and autonomous republics, in the Soviet Union) from 1917– ...

for Education. He always looked up upon Meyerhold and

Michael Chekhov Mikhail Aleksandrovich Chekhov (russian: Михаил Александрович Чехов; 29 August 1891 – 30 September 1955), known as Michael Chekhov, was an American actor, director, author and theatre practitioner. He was a nephew o ...

as his mentors, rejecting naturalistic acting techniques propagated by

Konstantin Stanislavski Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavski ( Alekseyev; russian: Константин Сергеевич Станиславский, p=kənstɐnʲˈtʲin sʲɪrˈgʲejɪvʲɪtɕ stənʲɪˈslafskʲɪj; 7 August 1938) was a seminal Russian Soviet Fe ...

and paying utmost importance to voice and gesture. Garin worked with Meyerhold in his theatre until its dissolution in 1936. Among his triumphs was the part of Khlestakov in the 1926 production of ''

The Government Inspector ''The Government Inspector'', also known as ''The Inspector General'' ( rus, links=no, Ревизор, Revizor, literally: "Inspector"), is a satirical play by Russian dramatist and novelist, Nikolai Gogol. Originally published in 1836, the pla ...

''. The trance-like quality of his "grotesquely anxious" performances in Meyerhold's productions could be attributed to an

expressionist Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it rad ...

ic acting style.

Nikolay Akimov Nikolay Pavlovich Akimov (russian: Никола́й Па́влович Аки́мов; – 6 September 1968) was an experimental theatre director and scenic designer noted for his work with the Leningrad Comedy Theatre. His most notorious product ...

's Theatre of Comedy was the next theatre he worked in. In 1946 he gave up stage performances and concentrated on film acting. In 1941, he was awarded the

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for the role of Tarakanov in the film ''Musical Story''. Half-blindness prevented him from playing any major roles in the 1960s and 1970s.Ученик чародея
/ref> Together with his wife Khesya Lokshina he was director of several films, for which he also contributed scripts. They adapted

Mikhail Zoshchenko Mikhail Mikhailovich Zoshchenko (russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Зо́щенко; – 22 July 1958) was a Soviet and Russian writer and satirist. Biography Zoshchenko was born in 1894, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, according to h ...

's novel ''Respected Comrade'' in 1930. Garin's memoirs, entitled ''With Meyerhold'', appeared in 1974.

Filmography

As actor

* ''

Lieutenant Kijé Lieutenant Kijé or Kizhe (russian: Пору́чик Киже́, translit. Poruchik Kizhe), originally Kizh (Киж), is a fictional character in an anecdote about the reign of Emperor Paul I of Russia, in which the cover up of a transcript ...

(''Поручик Киже'', 1934) - Adjutant * ''

Marriage Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between ...

'' (''Женитьба'', 1936) - Podkolesin * ''

Bezhin Meadow ''Bezhin Meadow'' (, ) is a 1937 Soviet propaganda film, famous for having been suppressed and believed destroyed before its completion. Directed by Sergei Eisenstein, it tells the story of a young farm boy whose father attempts to betray the gove ...

'' (''Бежин луг'', 1937) * ''On the Frontier'' (''На границе'', 1938) - Volkov - Saboteur * ''Musical story'' (''Музыкальная история'', 1940) - Cabbie Tarahkanov * ''Boyevoy kinosbornik 7'' (1941) - German soldier (segment "Eleksir bodrosti") * ''Shveik readies for Battle'' (''Швейк готовится к бою'', 1942) - Francua * '' The Wedding'' (''Свадьба'', 1944) - Epaminond Maksimovich Aplombov - the fiance * ''Ivan Nikulin, Russian Sailor'' (''Иван Никулин — русский матрос'', 1945) - Tikhon Spiridonovich * ''Blue Mountain Land'' (''Синегория'', 1946) * ''

Cinderella "Cinderella",; french: link=no, Cendrillon; german: link=no, Aschenputtel) or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsi ...

'' (''Золушка'', 1947) - King * ''Encounter at the Elbe'' (''Встреча на Эльбе'', 1949) - Tommy, a captain * ''The Inspector-General'' (''Ревизор'', 1952) - Postmaster Ivan Kuzmich Shpekin * ''Dzhambul'' (1953) * ''Nesterka'' (1955) - Skolyar Samokhvalskiy * '' Unfinished Story'' (''Неоконченная повесть'', 1955) - Koloskov * ''

The Enchanted Boy ''The Enchanted Boy'' (russian: Заколдованный мальчик, ''Zakoldovanyy malchik'') is a 1955 Soviet/Russia traditionally animated feature film directed by Vladimir Polkovnikov and Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya. The film is an ada ...

'' (''Заколдованный мальчик (озвучивание)'', 1955, Short) - Martin (voice) * '' The Twelve Months'' (1956) - The Professor (voice, uncredited) * ''

The Girl Without an Address ''The Girl Without an Address'' (russian: Девушка без адреса, Devushka bez adresa)) is a 1957 Soviet romantic comedy film directed by Eldar Ryazanov and written by Leonid Lench. It stars Svetlana Karpinskaya and Nikolai Rybnikov. ...

'' (''Девушка без адреса'', 1958) - Grandfather * ''Soldiers Were Going'' (''Шли солдаты'', 1958) * ''The Witch'' (''Ведьма'', 1958) * ''

Beloved Beauty ''Beloved Beauty'' (russian: Краса́ ненагля́дная, Krasa nenaglyadnaya) is a 1958 feature-length stop motion-animated film from the Soviet Union. The film, which was made at the Soyuzmultfilm studio, is based on Russian folk ta ...

'' (''Краса ненаглядная'', 1959) - Tsar (voice) * '' The Adventures of Buratino'' (1959) - Toad Feldsher (uncredited) * ''Russian Souvenir'' (''Русский сувенир'', 1960) - John Peebles, American philosopher * ''Aquatic'' (''Водяной'', 1961) * ''Alyonka'' (''Аленка'', 1962) - Konstantin Venyaminovich * ''Dikie lebedi'' (''Аленка'', 1962) - The Bishop (voice) * ''Neobyknovennyy gorod'' (1963) * ''

An Optimistic Tragedy ''Optimistic Tragedy'' (russian: Оптимистическая трагедия) is a play written by Vsevolod Vishnevskiy in the Soviet Union in 1933 with a dedication to the 15th anniversary of the Red Army. The play is set in St. Petersbur ...

'' (''Оптимистическая трагедия'', 1963) - Vozhachok * ''

Kain XVIII ''Cain XVIII'' (russian: Каин XVIII) is a 1963 film from the Soviet Union, adapted from Evgeny Shvarts' play, ''Two friends''. The Soviet film industry reported that 21.7 million spectators saw the film. Plot A famous inventor ("The Profe ...

(''Каин XVIII'', 1963) - King Kain XVIII * ''

A Little Frog Is looking for His Father ''A Little Frog Is looking for His Father'' (russian: Лягушонок ищет папу) is a 1964 Soviet stop-motion Stop motion is an animated filmmaking technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between ind ...

'' (''Лягушонок ищет папу (озвучивание)'', 1965, Short) - (voice) * ''The Ordinary Miracle'' (''Обыкновенное чудо'', 1965) - King * ''Rasplyuev's Days of Fun'' (''Весёлые расплюевские дни'', 1966) - Kandid Tarelkin * ''

Two Days of Miracles ''Two Days of Miracles'' (russian: Два дня чудес, Dva dnya dlya chudes) is a 1970 Soviet fantasy comedy film directed by Lev Mirsky based on the play ''Simply Awful!'' by Yuri Sotnik. Plot Young undereducated fairies Daisy and Violet fr ...

'' (''Два дня чудес'', 1970) * ''

The Twelve Chairs ''The Twelve Chairs'' ( rus, Двенадцать стульев, Dvenadtsat stulyev) is a classic satirical novel by the Odesan Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov, published in 1928. Its plot follows characters attempting to obtain jewelry hidden ...

'' (1971) * ''

Gentlemen of Fortune ''Gentlemen of Fortune'' (russian: Джентльмены удачи, Dzhentlmeny udachi) is a 1971 Soviet crime comedy film, filmed at Mosfilm and directed by Aleksandr Sery. The stars of the film include famous Soviet actors such as Yevgeny Leon ...

'' (''Джентльмены удачи'', 1971) - Nikolai Grigorevich Maltsev, archeologist * ''If you are a Man'' (''Если ты мужчина...'', 1971) * ''Yesli ty muzhchina...'' (1972) - Ulyanych * ''

Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day ''Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day'' (russian: Винни-Пух и день забот, Vinni-Pukh i den zabot , or ''Winnie the Pooh and a Day of Troubles'' in the English dub title) is a 1972 animated film by Soyuzmultfilm, directed by Fyodor Khi ...

'' (''Винни-Пух и день забот (озвучивание)'', 1972, Short) -

Eeyore Eeyore ( ) is a fictional character in the ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' books by A. A. Milne. He is generally characterized as a pessimistic, gloomy, depressed, anhedonic, old grey stuffed donkey who is a friend of the title character, Winnie-th ...

(voice) * ''

Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' ( W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. 1387 The play ...

'' (''Много шума из ничего'', 1973) - Verges * ''Nylon 100%'' (''Нейлон 100%'', 1973) - Tamer * ''Trading a Dog for a Steam Locomotive'' (''Меняю собаку на паровоз'', 1975) * ''Olden times of Poshekhon'' (''Пошехонская старина'', 1975) * ''Poshekhonskaya starina'' (1977) * ''Tayna Dalekogo Ostrova'', 1958 - Professor

As director

* ''Marriage'' (''Женитьба'', 1936), based on the eponymous play by

Nikolay Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...

. * '' Doctor Kalyuzhnyy'' (''Доктор Калюжный'', 1939) * ''Prince and the Pauper'' (''Принц и нищий'', 1942) * ''Sinogeria'' (''Синегория'', 1946) * ''An Ordinary Miracle'' (''Обыкновенное чудо'', 1964), on the eponymous play by

Evgeny Schwartz Evgeny Lvovich Schwartz (russian: Евге́ний Льво́вич Шва́рц; , Kazan, Russian Empire – January 15, 1958, Leningrad, Soviet Union) was a Soviet writer and playwright, whose works include twenty-five plays, and screenplay ...

. * ''Rasplyuev's Days of Fun'' (''Весёлые расплюевские дни'', 1966), based on

Alexander Sukhovo-Kobylin Aleksandr Vasilyevich Sukhovo-Kobylin (russian: Александр Васильевич Сухово-Кобылин) (, Moscow - , Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France), was a Russian philosopher and playwright, chiefly known for his satirical plays criticizi ...

's play '' Tarelkin's Death''.

As script writer

* ''Marriage'' (''Женитьба'', 1936) * '' An Ordinary Miracle'' (''Обыкновенное чудо'', 1964) * ''Rasplyuev's Days of Fun'' (''Весёлые расплюевские дни'', 1966)

References

External links

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Biography
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Garin in the Encyclopedia of Saint Petersburg
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