Valery Benediktovich Nosik (Валерий Бенедиктович Носик, 9 October 1940, Moscow, USSR, — 4 January 1995, Moscow, Russian Federation) was a Soviet
Russian film
The cinema of Russia began in the Russian Empire, widely developed in the Soviet Union and in the years following its dissolution, the Russian film industry would remain internationally recognized. In the 21st century, Russian cinema has become k ...
and stage actor, the
People's Artist of Russia
People's Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: Народный артист Российской Федерации, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an h ...
(1994) who appeared in more than 100 films, as well as in numerous stage productions at the
Moscow Pushkin Drama (1965-1972) and the
Maly Theatre The Maly Theatre, or Mali Theatre, may refer to one of several different theatres:
* The Maly Theatre (Moscow), also known as The State Academic Maly Theatre of Russia, in Moscow (founded in 1756 and given its own building in 1824)
* The Maly Thea ...
s (1972-1995).
Biography
Valery Nosik was born in 1940 to Benedict Nosek, a
Pole
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*Pole star, a visible star that is approximately aligned with the ...
who in the 1900s came to settle in
Ukraine
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, and 'simplified' his surname by changing a letter. He then married Alexandra Subbotina, a Russian girl from
Kashira
Kashira (russian: Каши́ра) is a town and the administrative center of Kashirsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River south of Moscow. Population:
History
It was first mentioned in 1356 as the village of Koshira ...
, and moved to Moscow. Valery's younger brother Vladimir Nosik was born in 1948 (to become later an actor too).
As a schoolboy, Valery Nosik attended the Youth Theatre studio based at the
ZiL
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The la ...
Culture Club, where he was tutored by Sergey Stein. After the graduation he enrolled in the
VGIK institute to study in
Mikhail Romm's class.
Long before the graduation in 1963 Nosik made his screen debut in ''Knock Every Door'' (1958) directed by Maria Fyodorova. From then on he was cast regularly, mainly in peripheral, but memorable comedy roles which, according to a biographer, "had a way of lightening up even the dullest of films." Only occasionally was he provided the opportunity to demonstrate his dramatic talent, which he did in ''Horizon'' (1961), ''Scrambled Boots'' (1977) and ''Shura and Prosvirnyak'' (1987), to impressive effect.
Up until 1965 Nosik worked at the
Moscow Young Viewer's Theatre, then joined the
Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre
The Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre is a theatre company in Moscow, Russian Federation created in 1950 on the base of Alexander Tairov's Chamber Theatre, which was founded in 1914 and shut down in 1949 for ideological reasons. The theatre is based in ...
. In 1972 he moved to the
Maly Theatre The Maly Theatre, or Mali Theatre, may refer to one of several different theatres:
* The Maly Theatre (Moscow), also known as The State Academic Maly Theatre of Russia, in Moscow (founded in 1756 and given its own building in 1824)
* The Maly Thea ...
where he worked up until his death of heart attack, on 4 January 1995. Valery Benediktovich Nosik is deterred at the
Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
The Troyekurovo Cemetery (russian: Троекуровское кладбище, Troyekurovskoye kladbishche), alternatively known as ''Novo-Kuntsevo Cemetery'' (russian: Ново-Кунцевское кладбище, Novo-Kuntsevskoye kladbishch ...
in Moscow.
Private life
Valery Nosik's first wife was actress
Liya Akhedzhakova
Liya Medzhidovna Akhedzhakova (russian: link=no, Лия Меджидовна Ахеджакова; born 9 July 1938) is a Soviet and Russian film, stage and voice actress who received the title of People's Artist of Russia in 1994. She received two ...
, his second - actress Maria Sternikova. In this marriage which lasted nine years, their son Alexander Nosik was born in 1971, who later became an actor too.
Selected filmography
* ''
Introduction to Life
''Introduction to Life'' (russian: Вступление, Vstuplijenije) is a 1963 Soviet drama film about World War II seen through the eyes of a young boy from Leningrad. It won a Special Jury Prize at the 24th Venice International Film Festival ...
'' (Вступление, 1962) as ''Romka''
* ''
Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures
''Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures'' (russian: Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика, Operatsiya „Yery“ i drugie priklyucheniya Shurika) is a 1965 Soviet slapstick film, slapstick comedy film di ...
'' (Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика, 1965) as ''student-
gambler
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''
* ''
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of His Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Gvidon Saltanovich, and of the Beautiful Princess-Swan ( rus, «Сказка о царе Салтане, о сыне его славном и могучем богаты ...
'' (1966) as ''servant''
* ''
Crime and Punishment
''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...
'' (Преступление и наказание, 1970) as ''Zametov''
* ''
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 ...
'' (Освобождение, 1970) as ''Dorozhkin''
* ''
As Ilf and Petrov rode a tram
''Ilf and Petrov Rode a Tram'' (russian: Ехали в трамвае Ильф и Петров, Ehali v tramvae Ilf i Petrov is a 1972 Soviet comedy film directed by Viktor Titov.
Plot
The film is a series of short comedies, based on humorous an ...
'' (Ехали в трамвае Ильф и Петров, 1972) as ''Kipyatkov''
* ''
Ruslan and Ludmila Ruslan may refer to:
* ''Ruslan'' (film), a 2009 film starring Steven Segal
* Ruslan (given name), male name used mainly in Slavic countries, with list of people
* Antonov An-124 ''Ruslan'', large Soviet cargo aircraft, later built in Ukraine and ...
'' (Руслан и Людмила, 1972) as ''messenger''
* ''
Big School-Break
''Big School-Break'' (or ''Big Break'' translit. ''Bolshaya Peremena'', russian: Большая перемена) is a Soviet 1972 TV miniseries in 4 episodes. It was known in the US as ''The Long Recess'', and it is loosely based on Georgy Sadov ...
'' (Большая перемена, 1973) as ''Otto Fukin''
* ''
Adventures in a City that does not Exist
''Adventures in a City that does not Exist'' (russian: Приключения в городе, которого нет, Priklucheniya v gorode, kotorogo net) is a 1974 Soviet children's musical film, directorial debut of Leonid Nechayev.
Plot
Pio ...
'' (Приключения в городе, которого нет, 1974) as ''informant "Mustache"''
* ''
Incognito from St. Petersburg
''Incognito from St. Petersburg'' (russian: Инкогнито из Петербурга, Inkognito iz Peterburga) is a 1977 Soviet comedy film directed by Leonid Gaidai, based upon the play by Nikolai Gogol's play, ''The Government Inspector''.
P ...
'' (Инкогнито из Петербурга, 1977) as ''Luka Lukich Khlopov''
* ''
Simply Awful!
''Simply Awful!'' (russian: Просто ужас!, Prosto uzhas!) is a 1982 Soviet fantasy comedy film directed by Aleksandr Polynnikov based on the play of the same name by Yuri Sotnik. It is the second adaptation of the play, the first one was ' ...
'' (Просто ужас, 1982) as ''hunter''
* ''
Vertical Race
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'' (Гонки по вертикали, 1983) as ''airport employee''
* ''
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 o ...
'' (Небеса обетованные, 1991) as ''bum''
* ''
Dreams
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'' (Сны, 1993) as ''Minister of Culture of Russia''
* ''
The Master and Margarita
''The Master and Margarita'' (russian: Мастер и Маргарита) is a novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov
Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov ( rus, links=no, Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ɐf ...
'' (Мастер и Маргарита, 1994) as ''Aloysius Mogarych'' (uncredited)
* ''
Za co?'' (За что?, 1995) as ''charioteer''
References
External links
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Russian male actors
1940 births
1995 deaths
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni
Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
People's Artists of Russia
Soviet male actors
Honored Artists of the RSFSR
Male actors from Moscow
Soviet people of Polish descent