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Nikolay Gavrilovich Smorchkov (russian: Николай Гаврилович Сморчков; 9 August 1930 – 7 March 2021) was a Soviet and Russian film actor.


Biography

Nikolay Smorchkov was born on 9 August 1930 in the village of Ivankovo,
Gavrilovo-Posadsky District Gavrilovo-Posadsky District (russian: Гаври́лово-Поса́дский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia.Law #145-OZ It is located in the southwest of the o ...
, in a large peasant family named Gavril Ivanovich and Pelageya Matveyevna. In 1933, fleeing
Collectivization Collective farming and communal farming are various types of, "agricultural production in which multiple farmers run their holdings as a joint enterprise". There are two broad types of communal farms: agricultural cooperatives, in which member- ...
, the family moved to the village of Orgtrud, which was not far from
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(now the district of the city).Mаэстро эпизода советского кинематографа
/ref> Being still in the 7th grade, the future actor caught a movie and decided to become a film actor. After graduation Smorchkov came to Moscow and entered the
VGIK The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...
(course of Sergei Gerasimov and
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), where he had to deal specially with removing his pronounced accent.Nikolai Smorchkov: Maestro of the episode of Soviet cinema
/ref> While still in his second year in 1951, he played his first role in Gerasimov's film ''
The Village Doctor ''The Village Doctor'' (russian: Сельский врач, Selskiy vrach) is a 1951 Soviet Union, Soviet drama film directed by Sergei Gerasimov (film director), Sergei Gerasimov. Plot A young doctor Tatyana Kazakova comes in a direction from M ...
''. He graduated from VGIK in 1953 with a red diploma. After graduating from the institute, the actor was enrolled in the theater-studio of the film actor and the film studio
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, where he worked for almost forty years. On the stage of the theater he played in the play ''The Evening of Old Vaudevilles'', went with him on tour, but then completely switched to cinema. He starred in more than 160 films.Mаэстро эпизода советского кинематографа
/ref> Smorchkov died on 7 March 2021 from
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amid the
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. He was 90.Скончался актёр Николай Сморчков
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Selected filmography

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The Village Doctor ''The Village Doctor'' (russian: Сельский врач, Selskiy vrach) is a 1951 Soviet Union, Soviet drama film directed by Sergei Gerasimov (film director), Sergei Gerasimov. Plot A young doctor Tatyana Kazakova comes in a direction from M ...
(1951) as Zhenya Strukov *
Mysterious Discovery ''Mysterious Discovery'' (Russian: Таинственная находка) is a 1953 Soviet family adventure film directed by Boris Buneev. Plot Three schoolchildren from a polar settlement find an old gun. Trying to figure out its origin, they ...
(1953) as sailor * True Friends (1954) as Alexey Mazayev * The Cranes Are Flying (1957) as patient in hospital * Ballad of a Soldier (1959) as soldier *
Female Age-Mates ''Female Age-Mates'' (russian: Сверстницы) is a 1959 Soviet drama film directed by Vasili Ordynsky. Plot The life paths of three school friends diverged: Tanya began to study medicine, Kira decided to become an actress, and Svetlana a ...
(1959) as Anikin * Five Days, Five Nights (1960) as soldier *
Ivan's Childhood ''Ivan's Childhood'' (russian: Ива́ново де́тство, ''Ivanovo detstvo''), sometimes released as ''My Name Is Ivan'' in the US, is a 1962 Soviet war drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Co-written by Mikhail Papava, Andrei Konch ...
(1962) as petty officer *
War and Peace ''War and Peace'' (russian: Война и мир, translit=Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: ; ) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy that mixes fictional narrative with chapters on history and philosophy. It was first published ...
(1965—1967) as Russian soldier * The Secret Agent's Blunder (1968) as freak * The Red Tent (1969) as sailor * Gentlemen of Fortune (1971) as police officer *
Liberation Liberation or liberate may refer to: Film and television * ''Liberation'' (film series), a 1970–1971 series about the Great Patriotic War * "Liberation" (''The Flash''), a TV episode * "Liberation" (''K-9''), an episode Gaming * '' Liberati ...
(1971) as captain Neustroyev's orderly *
Incorrigible Liar ''Incorrigible Liar'' (russian: Неисправимый лгун, Neispravimiy lgun) is a 1973 Soviet comedy film directed by Villen Azarov. Plot Alexei Ivanovich Tyutyurin ( Georgy Vitsin) is a very kind and gentle person who has been working as ...
(1973) as MFA employee *
Earthly Love ''Earthy Love'' (russian: Любовь земная, Lyubov zemnaya) is a 1974 Russian romantic drama film directed by Yevgeny Matveyev and starring Matveyev, Olga Ostroumova, and Yury Yakovlev. The film was a screen adaptation of Pyotr Proskurin ...
(1974) as builder *
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(1976) as non-commissioned officer *
The Days of the Turbins ''The Days of the Turbins'' (russian: Дни Турбиных, translit=Dni Turbinykh) is a four-act play by Mikhail Bulgakov based upon his novel ''The White Guard''. It was written in 1925 and premiered on 5 October 1926 in Moscow Art Theatr ...
(1976) as First Officer *
Destiny Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin ''fatum'' "decree, prediction, destiny, fate"), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often ...
(1977) as partisan * Air Crew (1979) as airport guard * Fox Hunting (1980) as militiaman *
Tree Dzhamal ''Tree Dzhamal'' (russian: Дерево Джамал, Transliteration, translit. Derevo Dzhamal) is a 1981 Soviet drama film directed by Khodzhakuli Narliyev. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival where Maya-Gozel ...
(1981) as Gromov * A Cruel Romance (1984) as Priest *
Alone and Unarmed Alone and Unarmed (russian: Один и без оружия, Odin i bez oruzhiya) is a Soviet 1984 crime drama directed by Pavel Fattahutdinov and Vladimir Khotinenko. A screen adaptation of the detective Nikolai Leonov's ''Agony''. Plot The f ...
(1984) as Treshchalov *
Promised Heaven ''Promised Heaven'' (russian: Небеса обетованные, translit=Nebesa obetovannye, italic=yes) is a 1991 Soviet film directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The film is a fantastical social tragicomedy. Plot The movie is set in against the dusk ...
(1991) as Timofeich * The Thief (1997) as janitor *
Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by continuous or relapsing episodes of psychosis. Major symptoms include hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions, and disorganized thinking. Other symptoms include social wit ...
(1997) as police sergeant *
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(2002) as Old man * Tins (2007) as veteran * Space Dogs (2010) as Professor (voice)


References


External links

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Николай Гаврилович Сморчков (биография). Авторский сайт Алексея Тремасова.
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