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Mikhail Zharov is a Actor born on 27 october 1899 at Moscow (Russie)

Mikhail Zharov

Mikhail Zharov
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Birth name Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov
Birth 27 october 1899 at Moscow (Russie)
Death 15 december 1981 (at 82 years) at Moscow (Russie)
Awards People's Artist of the USSR, Order of Lenin, State Stalin Prize, Order of the Red Star

Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (Russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Жа́ров; 27 October 1899 – 15 December 1981) was a Soviet actor.

He studied under the prominent director Theodore Komisarjevsky and debuted in Yakov Protazanov's Aelita (1924). Later he became a Protazanov regular, appearing in The Man from the Restaurant (1927) together with Mikhail Chekhov.

In the 1930s he was a leading actor of Alexander Tairov's Chamber Theatre, before moving to the Malyi Theatre where he was engaged from 1938 till the rest of his life and most fully unfolded his actor’s gift, mainly playing classical repertoire parts (in Wolves and Sheep, The Inspector-General, Heart is not a Stone, The Thunderstorm, etc.)

Mikhail Zharov gained wide popularity thanks to the role of Zhigan in Nikolai Ekk’s internationally known drama Road to Life (1931). Playing the leader of a gang of thieves, the actor made use of the opportunities of the first sound-film: he endowed his character with a specific accent, played the guitar and sang songs with his peculiar charm. In 1933 he appeared in Boris Barnet's Okraina.

The most acclaimed of his sound films were Peter the Great (1938), in which he played Prince Menshikov, and Sergei Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible (1942–44), in which he played Malyuta Skuratov. His last and probably most popular role was that of Aniskin, an amusing and witty village militiaman in the television series The Village Detective (1968), Aniskin & Fantomas (1974) and Aniskin Again (1978).

Zharov was awarded three Stalin Prizes: twice in 1941 and in 1942.

Usually with

Yakov Protazanov
Yakov Protazanov
(6 films)
Vsevolod Poudovkine
Vsevolod Poudovkine
(4 films)
Boris Barnet
Boris Barnet
(3 films)
Grigori Kozintsev
Grigori Kozintsev
(3 films)
Leonid Trauberg
Leonid Trauberg
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Mikhail Zharov (19 films)

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Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1945)
, 1h43
Directed by Sergueï Eisenstein
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Nikolai Cherkasov, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Pavel Kadotchnikov, Mikhail Zharov, Andrei Abrikosov, Vsevolod Poudovkine
Roles Maliouta Skouratov, opritchnik
Rating76% 3.8455453.8455453.8455453.8455453.845545
Part I begins with Ivan's coronation as Tsar of all the Russias, amid grumbling from the boyars. Ivan makes a speech proclaiming his intent to unite and protect Russia against the foreign armies outside her borders and the enemies within - a reference to the boyars, who are already seen as discontented with his coronation. Shortly after, the scene changes to Ivan's wedding celebration in which he marries Anastasia Romanovna. This causes him to lose the friendship of his two best friends, Prince Andrei Kurbsky and Fyodor Kolychev. The latter receives Ivan's permission to retire to a monastery, while Kurbsky attempts to resume his romance with the Tsarina, who repels his advances.
The Vyborg Side
The Vyborg Side (1939)
, 2h1
Directed by Grigori Kozintsev, Leonid Trauberg
Origin Russie
Genres Drama
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Boris Chirkov, Valentina Kibardina, Mikhail Zharov, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Anatoly Kuznetsov, Vasili Merkuryev
Roles Platon Vassilievich Dymba
Rating61% 3.081243.081243.081243.081243.08124
Following the Russian Revolution, Maksim is appointed state commissar in charge of the national bank. With great efforts, he learns the complexies of the banking trade and begins to fight off sabotaging underlings. Dymba, now a violent enemy of the Republic, tries to rob a wine store but is arrested with Maksim's help. Maksim also exposes a conspiracy of a group of tsarist officers who prepare an attempt against Lenin. He then joins the Red Army in its fight against the German occupation.
Peter the First, Part I
Peter the First, Part I (1937)

Directed by Vladimir Petrov
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical
Actors Mikhail Zharov, Nikolai Cherkasov, Viktor Dobrovolsky
Roles Alexandre Danilovitch Menchikov
Rating70% 3.541743.541743.541743.541743.54174
Outskirts
Outskirts (1933)
, 1h38
Directed by Boris Barnet
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, War, Comedy
Themes Political films
Actors Elena Kouzmina, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Mikhail Zharov, Sergueï Komarov, Mikhaïl Yanchine, Andrei Veit
Roles Kraïevitch, un étudiant
Rating70% 3.535443.535443.535443.535443.53544
1914. In a small town in a remote part of the Russian Empire, shoemakers struggle to organise against factory owners. When war comes, they are united as soldiers of the Tsar on the Eastern Front. Anka, a local girl, forges a relationship with a German POW. The film criticises war profiteers and encourages workers to reach across national lines. In 1917 the Russian Revolution comes.
26 Commissioners
26 Commissioners (1933)
, 1h50
Origin Georgie
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Actors Mikhail Zharov, Vladimir Gardine, Igor Savtchenko
Roles le menchevik
Rating62% 3.145713.145713.145713.145713.14571
Au printemps 1918, la population de Bakou (Azerbaïdjan) vit des moments difficiles. La ville est coupée du reste du pays. La faim commence à sévir et la situation se complique encore avec l'attaque des armées germano-turques. Les mencheviks cherchent à composer avec les troupes anglaises. Les bolcheviks dénoncent cette attitude comme une trahison. Soutenues par les Anglo-américains, les armées anti-révolutionnaires prennent la direction de Bakou et font arrêter et déporter dans le désert du Turkménistan vingt-six commissaires bolcheviks. Ceux-ci sont ensuite exécutés.
Road to Life
Road to Life (1931)
, 1h45
Directed by Nikolai Ekk
Origin Russie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Films about the labor movement, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Nikolai Batalov, Mikhail Zharov, Rina Zelionaïa
Roles Fomka Zhigan, chef des enfants des rues
Rating68% 3.428643.428643.428643.428643.42864
Les enfants orphelins volent, se prostituent et peuvent parfois tuer. Aussi il est décidé d'organiser une rafle pour les empêcher de vivre dans la rue. Mais pour éviter qu'ils s'échappent comme à l'accoutumé, un pédagogue "moderne" (joué par Nikolaï Batalov) décide de prendre le contre-pied de leurs attentes et de les laisser libres de venir travailler avec lui dans une colonie de l'est du pays. Intrigués, les enfants le suivent et découvrent les vertus du travail et la satisfaction de se voir accorder des responsabilités.
The White Eagle
The White Eagle (1928)

Directed by Yakov Protazanov
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Anna Sten, Mikhail Zharov
Roles le fonctionnaire
Rating63% 3.1799753.1799753.1799753.1799753.179975
À l'époque tsariste, lors d'une manifestation, un gouverneur fait tirer sur la foule, qui comprenait femmes et enfants, ce qui lui vaut d'être décoré par le tsar de l'Ordre de l'Aigle blanc. Mais cela lui vaut aussi les reproches de la ville et de sa propre famille…