Alexander Gavriilowitsch Abdulow

Abdulov's gravestone with portrait in Moscow

Alexander Gawriilowitsch Abdulow ( Russian Алекса́ндр Гаврии́лович Абду́лов , scientific transliteration Aleksandr Gavriilovič Abdulov ; born May 29, 1953 in Tobolsk ; † January 3, 2008 in Moscow ) was a Russian actor . He starred in over 100 films and was considered a sex symbol in the Soviet Union in the 1980s. Occasionally he was also active as a film director.

Life

After graduating from school in 1970, Abdulow wanted to be a competitive athlete. However, his father encouraged him to act. His film debut was in 1974 in About Vitja, Mascha and the Navy . In 1975 he finished the drama school GITIS and began to work in the Lenkom Theater with Mark Sakharov ( Russian Марк Захаров ).

Alexander Abdulov appeared in numerous films in the 1970s. In 1977 he starred in Mark Sakharov's television adaptation of Twelve Chairs . He gained national fame in 1978 after the lead role in the film The Ordinary Miracle ( Russian "Обыкновенное чудо" ). A year later he played in the popular short series The Predetermined Meeting ( Russian "Место встречи изменить нельзя" ) with Vladimir Vysotskij ( Russian Владимир Высоцкий ). In the same year he played in the film Separate You Not from Beloved and Exactly Munchausen .

In the early 1980s, Abdulow was considered a sex symbol. His other films were Cherchez la femme , The Magicians and The Woman in White . In 1984 he played in the film The Formula of Love ( Russian "Формула любви" ) with. In 1985 he appeared in In Search of Captain Grant and in the following years in the films The Most Charming and Attractive ( Russian "Самая обаятельная и привлекательная" ) and in the adventure series Marine-Cadets, Forward! ( Russian "Гардемарины, вперед!" ).

Further leading roles of Abdulov followed in 1987 in Ten Little Negroes ( Russian "Десять негритят" ), based on Agatha Christie's novella Ten Little Indians , and in 1988 in Mark Sakharov's allegorical film Killing the Dragon ( Russian "Убить дракона" ), in which he played a knight , who freed a city from a tyrannical dragon, but soon the residents long for a new tyrant. The next year, Abdulow starred in the film Black Rose, the emblem of mourning and red rose, the emblem of love .

During the 1990s, Abdulow continued to work at the Lenkom Theater. In 2000 he appeared in the film The Christmas Miracle with Tschulpan Chamatowa ( Russian Чулпан Хаматова ). Since then, Abdulow has played mostly in television productions. In 2002, he played a Russian oligarch in the television series The Next . In 2005 he played the bassoon in Vladimir Bortko's film adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita . In 2006 he made a guest appearance in the television series Leningrad , which thematized the blockade of Leningrad during the Second World War.

Alexander Abdulov died on January 3, 2008 of severe cancer that was diagnosed in September 2007. His last public appearance was in December 2007 in the Kremlin , where he received an award from Vladimir Putin . Abdulov was buried in the Vagankovo ​​Cemetery in Moscow.

media

In the last years of his life, Abdulov had a difficult relationship with the media, especially the tabloids, which used his notoriety and popularity to spread sensationist rumors about his health and other life issues. He often had to refute a lot of false information. He once beat a paparazzo. On the television show Man and the Law ( Russian: Человек и закон ) he said that he was in possession of a shotgun and that he was ready to shoot anyone who should break into the premises of his dacha .

Private

Abdulov was previously married to actress Irina Alfjorowa ( Russian Ирина Алфёрова ), who was also a sex symbol in the Soviet Union. He adopted Irina's daughter, Xenia.

In the third marriage to Julia Miloslawskaja in March 2007, his biological daughter, Yevgenia, was born.

Filmography (selection)

• 1973: Pro Vitju, pro Mašu i morskuju pechotu ( Russian Про Витю, про Машу и морскую пехоту Pro Witju, pro Maschu i morskuju pechotu )
• 1974: Moscow, my love ( Russian Москва, любовь моя Moskwa, ljubow moja )
• 1976: Dvenadcat stuljev ( Russian Двенадцать стульев Dwenadzat stuljew )
• 1977: Obyknovennoe čudo ( Russian Обыкновенное чудо Obyknowennoje tschudo )
• 1979: The fiery red flower ( Russian Аленький цветочек Alenki zwetochek )
• 1979: The Black Cat (TV miniseries) ( Russian Место встречи изменить нельзя Mesto wstretschi ismenit nelsja )
• 1979: Tot samyj Münchhausen ( Russian Тот самый Мюнхаузен Tot samy Mjunchausen )
• 1982: Iščite ženščinu ( Russian Ищите женщину Ischtschiye schenschtschinu )
• 1982: Čarodei ( Russian Чародеи Tscharodei )
• 1983: Junona i Avos ( Russian Юнона и Авось Junona i Awos )
• 1984: Formula ljubvi ( Russian Формула любви Formula ljubwi )
• 1985: Samaja obajatelnaja i privlekatelnaja ( Russian Самая обаятельная и привлекательная Samaja obajatelnaja i priwlekatelnaja )
• 1987: Gardemariny, vpered! ( Russian Гардемарины, вперед! Gardemariny, wpered! )
• 1988: Ubit drakona ( Russian Убить дракона Ubit drakona )
• 1989: Černaja roza - emblema pečali, krasnaja roza - emblema ljubvi ( Russian Черная роза - эмблема печали, красная роза - эмблема, krasnaja ljubvi - emblem любви Tschernaja rosa - emblema pink )
• 1993: Pominalnaja molitva ( Russian Поминальная молитва Pominalnaja molitwa )
• 1994: Kafe V'Limon ( Russian Кофе с лимоном Kofe s limonom )
• 2005: Master i Margarita (TV miniseries) ( Russian Мастер и Маргарита )
• 2006: Park Sovetskogo Perioda ( Russian Парк советского периода Park sowetskogo perioda )
• 2006: The Funeral Party
• 2007: Anna Karenina (TV miniseries) ( Russian Анна Каренина )
• 2007: Artistka ( Russian Артистка )
• 2007: Leningrad ( Russian Ленинград )
• 2007: Luser ( Russian Лузер )
• 2008: Mika i Alfred ( Russian Мика и Альфред )

Web links

• Aleksandr Abdulov in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Unofficial website about Alexander Abdulow
• Alexander Abdulov's biography (Russian)