Viktor Pavlov

Born on October 5, 1940 in Moscow.

Honored Artist of the RSFSR (11.04.1985).
People's Artist of Russia (29.12.1994).

Born in the Arbat area on Sivtseff Ravine. Childhood had on the war. It was cold and hungry. Unforgettable memories of those years - the coming war with his father - and he is a five-year boy, hugging him, inhaling the smell of his father's tunic. Victor had a special love birds, a passion he carried them through life. These long, difficult, contradictory years now remember with warmth and tenderness. There were a lot of friends, began a peaceful, bright life with the hope of happiness.

By Victoria Theater keen on father loved him extraordinary, and in the third grade, he was part of the audience plays the Moscow Art Theatre, Maly, Vakhtangov ... performs on stage started early. Initially engaged in children's choir of the district, then there was a school drama club. His first role - Black women - aroused enthusiasm and unrestrained laughter of classmates.



In 1965 he enters the theater Yermolova and works it to 1969. Later, in 1985, he returned to the theater Yermolova and worked here till 1990.

From 1969 to 1977 the artist works in Mayakovsky Theater. This period is also very important to the biography of the artist. Here he brilliantly played roles in many great performances, each of which is a real event in the theatrical life of Moscow.

From 1977 to 1985 and from 1990 until his death he worked at the State Academic Maly Theater.



In the spring of 2006, while on the set of the film "Curator" in Kiev, Viktor suffered a fourth stroke. A few months later he was in hospital. Only in August, the actor felt better and was able to return home to Moscow. He was full of hopes and plans to start working, but unfortunately fate did not give him a chance.
Died August 24, 2006 of a heart attack in his Moscow apartment on the arms of his wife. He was buried on August 28 on the eighth section Kuntsevskiy cemetery next to the grave of his father.



Awards

Honored Artist of the RSFSR (11 April 1985)
Order "For merits before Fatherland» IV degree (25 October 1999) - for outstanding contribution to the development of domestic theatrical culture and in connection with the 175th anniversary of the State Academic Maly Theater of Russia [4]
People's Artist of Russia (December 29, 1994) [5]
Award of the Government of Moscow (1992) - for his role in the play Gradoboeva Maly Theatre "Hot Heart»
Theatre Award "Moscow Premiere" - for his role in the play Schastlivtseva Maly Theatre "Les»



The course studied with Mikhail Kononov, Vitaly Solomin and Oleg Dal.

Acted in small roles in movies since 1961. The first film with his participation, released in theaters was "When the Trees Were Tall" Leo Kulidzhanov. He subsequently became one of the most popular and often filmed actors (in his filmography, more than 120 movies) without interrupting the work on stage.