Nikolay Gavrilovich Smorchkov (russian: Николай Гаврилович Сморчков; 9 August 1930 – 7 March 2021) was a Soviet and Russian film actor.

Biography

Nikolay Smorchkov was born on 9 August 1930 in the village of Ivankovo,

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, in a large peasant family named Gavril Ivanovich and Pelageya Matveyevna. In 1933, fleeing

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, the family moved to the village of Orgtrud, which was not far from Vladimir (now the district of the city).Mаэстро эпизода советского кинематографа
/ref> Being still in the 7th grade, the future actor caught a movie and decided to become a film actor. After graduation Smorchkov came to Moscow and entered the VGIK (course of Sergei Gerasimov and Tamara Makarova), where he had to deal specially with removing his pronounced accent.Nikolai Smorchkov: Maestro of the episode of Soviet cinema
/ref> While still in his second year in 1951, he played his first role in Gerasimov's film '' The Village Doctor''. He graduated from VGIK in 1953 with a red diploma. After graduating from the institute, the actor was enrolled in the theater-studio of the film actor and the film studio

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, where he worked for almost forty years. On the stage of the theater he played in the play ''The Evening of Old Vaudevilles'', went with him on tour, but then completely switched to cinema. He starred in more than 160 films.Mаэстро эпизода советского кинематографа
/ref> Smorchkov died on 7 March 2021 from

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amid the

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. He was 90.Скончался актёр Николай Сморчков
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Selected filmography

* The Village Doctor (1951) as Zhenya Strukov * Mysterious Discovery (1953) as sailor * True Friends (1954) as Alexey Mazayev * The Cranes Are Flying (1957) as patient in hospital *

Ballad of a Soldier ''Ballad of a Soldier'' (russian: Баллада о солдате, ''Ballada o soldate''), is a 1959 Soviet film directed by Grigory Chukhray and starring Vladimir Ivashov and Zhanna Prokhorenko. While set during World War II, ''Ballad of a So ...

(1959) as soldier * Female Age-Mates (1959) as Anikin * Five Days, Five Nights (1960) as soldier * Ivan's Childhood (1962) as petty officer *

War and Peace ''War and Peace'' (russian: Война и мир, translit=Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: ; ) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy that mixes fictional narrative with chapters on history and philosophy. It was first published ...

(1965—1967) as Russian soldier *

The Secret Agent's Blunder ''The Secret Agent's Blunder'' (russian: Ошибка резидента, Oshibka rezidenta), also translated as ''Resident's Mistake'', is a 1968 (or 1966?) Soviet spy film directed by . It is the first of four films based around the same charac ...

(1968) as freak * The Red Tent (1969) as sailor *

Gentlemen of Fortune ''Gentlemen of Fortune'' (russian: Джентльмены удачи, Dzhentlmeny udachi) is a 1971 Soviet crime comedy film, filmed at Mosfilm and directed by Aleksandr Sery. The stars of the film include famous Soviet actors such as Yevgeny L ...

(1971) as police officer * Liberation (1971) as captain Neustroyev's orderly *

Incorrigible Liar ''Incorrigible Liar'' (russian: Неисправимый лгун, Neispravimiy lgun) is a 1973 Soviet comedy film directed by Villen Azarov. Plot Alexei Ivanovich Tyutyurin (Georgy Vitsin) is a very kind and gentle person who has been working as ...

(1973) as MFA employee *

Earthly Love ''Earthy Love'' (russian: Любовь земная, Lyubov zemnaya) is a 1974 Russian romantic drama film directed by Yevgeny Matveyev and starring Matveyev, Olga Ostroumova, and Yury Yakovlev. The film was a screen adaptation of Pyotr Proskur ...

(1974) as builder * Jarosław Dąbrowski (1976) as non-commissioned officer *

The Days of the Turbins ''The Days of the Turbins'' (russian: Дни Турбиных, translit=Dni Turbinykh) is a four-act play by Mikhail Bulgakov based upon his novel '' The White Guard''. It was written in 1925 and premiered on 5 October 1926 in Moscow Art Theat ...

(1976) as First Officer *

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(1977) as partisan * Air Crew (1979) as airport guard *

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(1980) as militiaman * Tree Dzhamal (1981) as Gromov *

A Cruel Romance ''A Cruel Romance'' (russian: Жестокий романс) is a 1984 Russian romantic drama directed by Eldar Ryazanov. It is based on Alexander Ostrovsky's classic play '' Without a Dowry'' (1878)., which had earlier been adapted into a film in ...

(1984) as Priest * Alone and Unarmed (1984) as Treshchalov * Promised Heaven (1991) as Timofeich * The Thief (1997) as janitor *

Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by continuous or relapsing episodes of psychosis. Major symptoms include hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions, and disorganized thinking. Other symptoms include social wi ...

(1997) as police sergeant *

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(2002) as Old man * Tins (2007) as veteran *

Space Dogs ''Space Dogs'' (a.k.a. ''Belka & Strelka — Star Dogs'', original: ''Белка и Стрелка. Звёздные собаки'', ''Belka i Strelka. Zvyozdnye sobaki'') is a 2010 Russian Computer animation, computer-animated Adventure fi ...

(2010) as Professor (voice)

References

External links

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Николай Гаврилович Сморчков (биография). Авторский сайт Алексея Тремасова.
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