Georgiy Stepanovich Zhzhonov (, ; 22 March 1915 – 8 December 2005), was a

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and

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stage and film actor and writer. He is known for playing the spy Mikhail Tulyev in the "Resident" quartet of films, ''

Beware of the Car ''Beware of the Car'' (, translit. ''Beregis Avtomobilya'', English titles ''Uncommon Thief'', or ''Watch out for the Automobile'') is a 1966 Soviet crime comedy drama film directed by Eldar Ryazanov, based on a screenplay by Emil Braginsky ...

'' (1966), '' The Hot Snow'' (1973), and many others, and was a popular actor. He was appointed

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in 1980.

Early life and education

Zhzhonov's parents grew up in a

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family from the

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. His mother was his father's second wife, and there were five children in this family. They moved to the city and his father opened his own bakery, but never became wealthy. Zhzhonov was born on 22 March 1915, and, like many of his peers, finished school in grade seven. He then studied

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at the Leningrad College of Circus and Estrada Arts, and started to give performances with a friend. There he was spotted by film director Eduard Ioganson in 1932, and asked him to play the part a tractor driver in the film ''Hero's Mistake''. After this break, Zhzhonov was accepted by the Leningrad Theatrical School, where he studied under renowned director Sergei Gerasimov, graduating in 1935.

Career

Incarceration

Travelling in a train with

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and Pyotr Aleynikov on a train, he met an American diplomat, and later he was charged with espionage related to this man he barely knew. 200px, Zhzhonov as a prisoner In 1936, Zhzhonov's brother Boris, a

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student, was arrested for "

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activities and terrorist leanings", during a period of

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by the government in the wake of the assassination of

Sergei Kirov Sergei Mironovich Kirov (born Kostrikov; 27 March 1886 – 1 December 1934) was a Russian and Soviet politician and Bolsheviks, Bolshevik revolutionary. Kirov was an early revolutionary in the Russian Empire and a member of the Bolshevik faction ...

. Zhzhonov's family was exiled to

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; however, Georgiy instead headed to the set of ''Komsomolsk'', a film being made by Gerasimov in

Komsomolsk-on-Amur Komsomolsk-on-Amur ( rus, Комсомольск-на-Амуре, r=Komsomolsk-na-Amure, p=kəmsɐˈmolʲsk nɐ‿ɐˈmurʲə) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the west bank of the Amur R ...

. In 1938, Zhzhonov was arrested on political motives was forced to confess, and sentenced multiple times to seventeen years in the

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. Put to work as a logger and gold miner, he managed to survive, unlike his brother Boris, who died of exhaustion in

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, and another brother who was executed by

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. Just before

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(9 May) in spring 1945, Zhzhonov was released on

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and sent to work at the Magadan Theatre. Two years later he was fully released, thanks to the efforts of Gerasimov (although banned from living in larger industrial cities), and went to Sverdlovsk. Here he was able to do some film acting when the studios were open. He was again arrested in 1949 and this time exiled to

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, where he took stage roles with the local drama theatre until 1953. He was finally

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at the age of 38 (around 1953).

Return to Leningrad

He returned to Leningrad around 1954, first working at the regional drama theatre, then

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, until 1962. He started taking on

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s in films. In 1966 his role as a compassionate

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's comedy ''

'' was noticed. In 1968 and he played the spy Mikhail Tulyev in '' The Secret Agent's Blunder'' (''Resident's Mistake''), directed by . This was the first of a quartet of films based around the same character. The sequel, ''

Secret Agent's Destiny ''Secret Agent's Destiny'' (), also translated as ''Resident's Way'', is a 1970 Soviet mystery film directed by Venyamin Dorman. It is the second of four films based around the same character, the spy Mikhail Tulyev, played by Georgy Zhzhyono ...

'' (or ''Resident's Way'') was released in 1970, with ''

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'' (''Resident Is Back'') in 1982 and ' in 1986. He also met director Yuly Karasik on the set of ''The Man I Love'' at this time, but in the meantime his relationship with

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, director of Lensovet, deteriorated to the point that Zhzhonov left Leningrad and went to Moscow. There he joined

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, led by

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. Ironically, Zhzhonov was frequently cast in the roles of policemen and

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agents. This Gulag victim was even awarded a special KGB prize for the screen versions of three novels by

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. Zhzhonov was also invited to play

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, but declined for personal reasons. In later life, Zhzhonov was a member of the jury at human rights International Human Rights Film Festival "Stalker", which toured the country.

Writing

Zhzhonov loved literature, and wrote

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when he was a young man, although they were not published. Later, he wrote

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s of his days in the gulags, as well as a novel, ''From Capercaillie to the Firebird'' and a number of stories.

Honours, recognition and awards

He was appointed

in 1980. His awards include: * Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad" *

Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" The Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" () is a commemorative medal of the Russian Federation created to denote the 850th anniversary of the city of Moscow. It was established on 26 February 1997 by Presidential Decree � ...

Medal "Veteran of Labour" The Medal "Veteran of Labour" () was a civilian labour award of the Soviet Union established on January 18, 1974, by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to honour workers for many years of hard work in the national economy ...

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(1969) *

Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR The Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR was an annual State Prize established by the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) in 1965. Three Vasilyev Brothers prizes were awarded annually from 1966 unti ...

(1973), for his performance as General Bessonov in the movie '' Hot Snow'' *

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(1979) *

(1980) *

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(1985) *

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(1991) * Lifetime Achievement Award,

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(1992) * Crystal Turandot Award (1995) *

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" () is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree 442. Until the re-establishment of the Order of St. Andrew in 1998, it was the highest order of ...

, 4th class (1995) *

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(1997) *

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Walk of Actors Fame (1998) * Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class (2000) * Monument to him unveiled in

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(2000) * International Human Rights Film Festival "Stalker" prize named Georgiy Zhzhonov Special Prize In 2005, Zhzhonov spent his 90th birthday acting in the

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. Later that day, he was invited to the

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to be invested with the highest civilian decoration of Russia. During a conversation that followed, President Putin admitted that Zhzhonov's roles had prompted him to become an intelligence officer.

Personal life

Zhzhonov had an elder brother, Boris. He married four times, with three marriages producing a daughter. He died of

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on 8 December 2005, and was buried in

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Filmography

*1931: '' Road to Life'' *1932: ''Hero Error'' as Pavel Vetrov *1934: ''

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'' as Teryoshka (uncredited) *1934: '' Crown Prince of the Republic'' as Bachelor-architect *1938: ''Komsomolsk'' as Mavrin *1949: ''Alitet Goes to the Mountains'' *1955: ''

Other People's Relatives Other People's Relatives () is a 1956 Soviet drama film directed by Mikhail Schweitzer and based on the story ''Not to the court'' by Vladimir Tendryakov. Plot The plot — the conflict between the Komsomol, advanced collective farmer Fyodor and ...

'' as guest on the wedding (uncredited) *1957: ''The Storm'' as Gavriil *1957: ''On the island of Far'' as Klepikov *1958: ''My dear man'' as Ustimenko *1958: ''The Night Guest'' as Sergey Petrovich, artist *1959: ''Corrected Believe'' as Braitsev *1960: ''

Baltic Skies ''Baltic Skies'' () is a 1960 Soviet World War II film directed by Vladimir Vengerov. The film tells about military pilots defending Leningrad during World War II. Plot The film portrays the Siege of Leningrad, focusing on the dramatic events ...

'' as driver *1961: ''A man Does not Give Up'' as Maslyukov *1961: ''He took the Train Driver'' as Ivan Chereda *1962: ''The Day You Get 30 Years Old'' as hospital patient *1962: ''

Planeta Bur ''Planeta Bur'' () is a 1962 Sovcolor Soviet science fiction adventure film scripted by Alexander Kazantsev from his novel, and co-scripted and directed by Pavel Klushantsev. In English, the film is often informally referred to as ''Planet of ...

'' as Roman Bobrov *1963: ''Posledniy khleb'' as Militsia Major *1963: ''Malenkiye mechtateli'' as Fyodor *1963: ''Tretya raketa'' as Zheltykh *1963: ''

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'' as Gnezdilov *1964: ''

The Big Ore ''The Big Ore'' () is a 1964 drama film directed by Vasily Ordynsky and based on the novel by Georgi Vladimov. Plot Victor Pronyakin (Eugene Urbansky), returned from the army to his fiancée (Svetlana Zhgun), but realizing she hadn't been faith ...

'' as surgeon *1965: '' The Hockey Players'' as Coach Sperantov *1965: ''Poka front v oborone'' as Sergey Nikolayevich *1965: '' Beloved'' as Ivan Yegorovich (voice) *1965: ''End of Squadron'' as Rayevsky *1965: ''O chyom molchala tayga'' as Grigoriy Anikin *1966: ''The Man I Love'' as Muromtsev *1966: ''Gibel eskadry'' *1966: ''

'' as Militsiya officer *1966: ''Idu iskat'' as Andrey Gusarov *1967: ''Chelovek, kotorogo ya lyublyu'' as Muromtsev *1967: ''

Stewardess A flight attendant is a member of the aircrew whose primary responsibility is ensure the safety of passengers in the cabin of an aircraft across all stages of flight. Their secondary duty is to see to the comfort of passengers. Flight attenda ...

'' (TV Short) as passenger-screenwriter *1967: ''The Way To Saturn'' as Timerin *1967: ''Now You Judge'' as Arkadi Iskra *1967: ''Spring on the Oder'' as Petrovich 'Ryzheusyy' *1968: ''Doktor Vera'' as Sukhohlebov *1968: ''The Final Of Saturn'' as Timerin *1968: '' The Secret Agent's Blunder'' (''Resident's Mistake''), directed by , as a spy, Mikhail Tulyev *1969: ''

A Little Crane ''A Little Crane'' () is a 1968 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Nikolay Moskalenko. Plot The film takes place after the war. Surviving soldiers return to their native village. Among them was not Martha's husband, whom she had been waitin ...

'' as Father Leonid *1969: ''Dawn Dates'' as Alexey Dmitrievich Vorobiev *1970: ''Ostrov Volchiy'' as Pavel Ilyich Tagilov *1970: ''

'' (''Resident's Way'') as Mikhail Tulyev *1971: ''Nechayannaya lyubov'' as Matvey Kontsevoy *1972: ''The End of the Lyubavins'' as Yemelyan Lyubavin *1971: ''

All The King's Men ''All the King's Men'' is a 1946 novel by Robert Penn Warren. The novel tells the story of charismatic populist governor Willie Stark and his political machinations in the Depression-era Deep South. It was inspired by the real-life story of U. ...

'' (TV Mini-Series) as Stark *1972: ''Battle after the Victory'' as Timerin *1972: '' The Hot Snow'' as Bessonov *1972: ''Tracer Element'' as Nikita Alekseevich Dubrovin,

's Colonel *1973: ''Mechenyy atom'' as Nikita Dubrovin *1974: ''Tayna zabytoy perepravy'' as Kozyrev *1974: ''The Ocean'' as Maxim Ilyich Chasovnikov *1974: ''Ishchu moyu sudbu'' *1974: ''Looking for My Destiny'' as Vladimir Karjakin, teacher *1975: ''You will find in Battle'' (TV Movie) as Valentin Savvich Zbandut *1975: '' Choosing Target'' as Vitaliy Zubavin *1976: ''Takaya ona, igra'' as Viktor Basov *1977: ''Poseidon Comes to Rescue'' as Chigrinov *1978: ''The Cure Against Fear'' as general Sharapov *1980: ''

Air Crew ''Air Crew'' () is a 1980 disaster film directed by Alexander Mitta. Inspired by the ''Airport'' movie series, it was the first disaster film shot in the Soviet Union. Plot The first part of the film concentrates on the personal lives of the air ...

'' as Andrei Timchenko, Captain *1982: ''Krepysh'' as Shaposhnikov *1982: ''

'' (''Resident Is Back'') as Mikhail Tulyev *1984: ''Gate to Heaven'' as Colonel Ivan Lebedenko *1985: ''The City of Brides'' as Andrei Dmitrievich Prokhorov *1986: ' as Mikhail Tulyev *1986: ''The Time of Sons'' as Sergey Vasilevich Uzelkov *1987: ''

The End of Eternity ''The End of Eternity'' is a 1955 science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov with mystery and thriller elements on the subjects of time travel and social engineering. Its ultimate premise is that of a causal loop, a type of temporal paradox in w ...

'' as Laban Twissel *1987: ''Ivan Veliky'' *1988: ''Enclosure'' as Menshikov, Ambassador of the USSR *1999: ''Viewless Traveller'' as Willie, Life Guards Medic (final film role)

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