Standard Fuehrer Vyacheslav Tikhonov and his unforgettable roles

How did Vyacheslav Tikhonov go to the All-Union success, whose films are still watched with great pleasure by the audience today? Of course, the first comes to mind his famous role of scout Isaev-Stirlitz in the cult 12-episode film “Seventeen Moments of Spring”. But in addition to this work, Vyacheslav Tikhonov had other iconic roles.

And today's edition. "Site" It offers to get acquainted with the creative path of one of the most important Soviet actors. Why did he decide to go into this difficult profession, who was inspired and when did his acting debut take place?



The future actor was born in the city of Pavlovsky Posad (65 km east of Moscow) in a very ordinary family. My father is a mechanic in a weaving factory, my mother is a kindergarten teacher.

The boy had to grow up early, because the war began when he was only 13 years old. Then the young Tikhonov went to the craft school to get the profession of turner. And after graduation he worked in a specialty at a military plant, made his contribution to the overall victory.

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In his free time from study and work, the young guy and his friends went to the local cinema. Even then, Vyacheslav Tikhonov admired the work of such masters of the acting workshop as Boris Babochkin, Nikolai Cherkasov, Peter Aleynikov, Mikhail Zharov. At the same time, Tikhonov himself dared to believe that one day he would also become an actor. And even the difficult wartime could not take away this dream from the young man.

In 1944, Vyacheslav even began preparations for admission to the Automechanical Institute. But when there was an opportunity to enter VGIK, Tikhonov did not think for a long time. And already in 1945 he was in the students of the great master - teacher Boris Bibikov.

At first, the guy was rejected. But when the entrance exams were over, Boris Vladimirovich still decided to enroll in his course promising young man with a spectacular appearance. And did not lose, because Tikhonov was an extremely diligent student, and graduated with honors.

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The debut of Tikhonov in the cinema took place already in 1948. Then the novice actor immediately played a prominent role in the two-part film The Young Guard. The film, based on real events, told about the underground struggle of a group of Komsomol members with the occupation troops from 1942 to 1943. The audience welcomed the painting warmly. And the performers of the main roles instantly became popular actors.

However, for a long time in Vyacheslav Tikhonov, directors did not notice a great talent. Therefore, mainly focused on its outstanding external data. And they offered appropriate roles. So he flashed in the production of “Ordinary Miracle”, the first to play the Bear. Years later, in the film of the same name in 1978, the role of the Bear will be loudly announced by Alexander Abdulov.

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Of course, there were interesting proposals from Vyacheslav Tikhonov, too. For example, he played in the famous film “The case was in Penkov”. The role of tractor driver Matvei Morozov brought the actor great popularity among the audience, and he became a truly recognizable figure in cinema.

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It is worth noting the film “Ch.P. – Emergency”, where Tikhonov again got one of the main roles. The film told about the capture of a Soviet tanker by the Chinese Navy. Such events actually happened a couple of years ago. It is not surprising that a movie on a topical topic aroused great interest among viewers. In 1959, the film was watched by more than 47 million people.

By the time of filming in the TV movie “Seventeen Moments of Spring”, 45-year-old Vyacheslav Tikhonov was already considered a big actor. Behind his shoulders were about two dozen serious roles, he was known and loved by millions of viewers. And considerable experience only helped the actor convincingly play the role of the scout to finally inscribe his name in the history of Soviet cinema.

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Then there were many more worthy roles in iconic films such as “They fought for the Motherland”, “White Bim Black Ear”, “TASS is authorized to declare ...”, “Weary of the sun”... Vyacheslav Tikhonov managed to play even in one of the issues of everyone’s favorite humorous magazine “Yeralash”.

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It remains to be glad that this wonderful man managed to realize his dream - he became a great actor. And gave millions of viewers the pleasure to watch on the screen for his talented acting.