Mikhail Pugovkin

July 13, 1923 was born Mikhail Pugovkin.

In 1940, seventeen Pugovkina noticed the famous film director Grigory Roshal L. and invited to star in the film "The Artamonov Business". It was Pugovkina debut in the movie: he got a tiny role of a merchant Stepashi Barsky, who is trying to pereplyasat protagonist at the wedding.
Shooting the episode ended June 22, 1941, the first day of the war. Two days later, Michael left Pugovkin volunteered for the front. Hit the infantry regiment scout. In Smolensk went through hell without a scratch, and in August 1942 under the Voroshilovgrad was wounded in the leg. The hospital gangrene, Michael prepared to amputation. He asked the chief surgeon of a field hospital, "Doctor, I can not be without a leg, I'm the actor!". The surgeon went navstrechu.Sluzhil in 1147th Rifle Regiment scout





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