Alexander Leopoldowitsch Chwylja

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Alexander Leopoldovich Chwylja ( Russian Александр Леопольдович Хвыля , born .: Bressem Russian Брессем ; born July 2, jul. / 15. July  1905 greg. In Alexandro-school Tino , yekaterinoslav governorate , Russian Empire , now Rajon Kostiantynivka , Ukraine ; † October 14 1976 in Moscow , RSFSR , USSR ) was a Soviet actor .

Life and accomplishments

Chwylja, whose ancestors came from Sweden, attended the WW Worowski drama school until 1922 and then switched to the Sankowezka Theater , which was founded in the same year . From 1924 to 1941 Chwylja appeared at the Shevchenko Theater in Kharkiv until the German-Soviet War interrupted his career.

Chwylja made his film debut in 1932 in Иван, but it was only after the war that he regularly appeared in listed roles in front of the camera. His filmography includes 95 works. However, Chwylja remained connected to the theater.

After he in the post-war period v. a. was seen in films with socio-political content, e.g. As in his "outstanding role" in Constantine Saslonow ( Russian Константин Заслонов ) or the biopic The Great Escape shackles on the life of Taras Shevchenko , was Chwylja an international audience for his appearances in various fairy tale films Alexander Rous known where he next Georgi Milljar and Anatoli Kubazki was one of the most frequently used actors. In Adventure in the Magic Forest , Chwylja played a popular figure in Slavic folklore with Father Frost , and he was seen in a double role in fire, water and trumpets .

Alexander Chwylja died at the age of 71 and was buried in the Kunzewoer cemetery in Moscow.

Prizes and awards

Chwyla received various awards, such as B. the Stalin Prize 3rd Class (1950) for Konstantin Saslonow and the titles of Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1945) and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1963). He was also holder of the Order of the Red Star (1944).

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Biography (Russian), accessed November 20, 2019
  2. Marija Sankowezka in the Encyclopedia Of Ukraine (English), accessed on November 20, 2019
  3. ^ Filmography (Russian), accessed November 20, 2019
  4. Acting Reviews (Russian), accessed November 20, 2019