Anatoli Wikentjewitsch Korolkewitsch

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Anatoli Wikentjewitsch Korolkewitsch ( Russian Анатолий Викентьевич Королькевич * 16th January 1901 in Tyumen , Russian Empire ; † 11 April 1977 in Leningrad ) was a Soviet theater - and film - actor .

First years

Korolkewitsch was the son of an accountant († 1919) who was employed by a shipping company until 1908 , then moved to Omsk for work and ultimately as chief accountant in a milling company in Novo-Nikolayevsk.

The young Anatoli attended secondary school from 1910 to 1918 . In 1915 and 1917 he took part in the First World War as a member of the 415th Bachmuter Regiment and the 23rd Siberian Regiment . Korolkewitsch was wounded and then taken to a hospital in Kiev before returning to Novo-Nikolayevsk for further convalescence . There he joined the Red Army in 1918 to fight against the troops of Grigory Semyonov . Korolkewitsch was captured and taken to a concentration camp, from which he was able to escape. With other comrades he reached Vladivostok , but was forcibly recruited there by White Army soldiers , whereupon he managed to escape again.

On the advice of some sailors , Korolkewitsch then visited the Vladivostok School of Radiotelegraphy in order to avoid further missions at the front. It was here that he ventured his first creative attempts. However, since the school's graduates had to join the army, he deliberately failed his final exam, then moved to a lookout school and got a job in the Pacific . After Kolchak's defeat , Korolkewitsch returned to Vladivostok and initially continued to work as a signalman .

Acting career

In 1921 Korolkewitsch moved to the Maritime Club , where he was temporarily responsible for the drama group and later rose to become club manager. During his entire time there he was also active as an actor. In 1923 Korolkewitsch was transferred to the Political Secretariat of the Amur Flotilla in Khabarovsk on behalf of the Political Department of the Naval Forces of the Far East in order to reorganize the club's work. There he led the drama group for a year. In 1924 he left the army and was initially an actor at the Khabarovsk Drama Theater . Korolkewitsch then entered the Vladivostok Theater School and after just one year of study he could be seen in theaters in Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Chita , Blagoveshchensk and Moscow . In 1929 he finally moved to Leningrad and joined the Musical Comedy Theater . Here the young actor was able to live out his preference for humorous roles. Korolkewitsch remained connected to this house until 1960, although he was exposed to hostility on the part of the management on several occasions. Among the most famous stage productions with his participation are endless spreads the sea of Vsevolod Vishnevsky and operettas Девичий переполох ( Dewitschi perepoloch ) and Трембита ( Trembita ) of Yuri Sergeyevich Milyutin, The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár , Free Wind of Isaac Dunajewski and Мистер Икс ( Mister X ) after Emmerich Kálmáns The Circus Princess . Korolkewitsch also gave the baron in this play in a film version in 1958. Korolkewitsch gained great popularity during the German-Soviet War through appearances in besieged Leningrad . Glikerija Wassiljewna Bogdanowa-Tschesnokowa, who remained a close friend of his life, was one of his regular stage partners. Korolkewitsch also wrote pieces himself and is also the author of the book А музы не молчали ... ( A musy ne moltschali ... ).

Korolkewitsch made his film debut in 1933 in Первая любовь (Pervaya ljubow ). He has appeared in over 40 films, including three television productions , including 12 стульев ( 12 stulew , 1966), an adaptation of the novel Twelve Chairs . Korolkewitsch always remained a supporting actor , but worked with many well-known personalities of the Soviet film, including the director Alexander Fainzimmer in Морской батальон ( Morskoi batalon , 1944), Tatjana Peltzer in Tsarevich Proscha (1974) and Oleg Dal in An ancient fairy tale (1968) and, shortly before his death, in How the stupid Ivanushka sought a miracle (1977). He appeared several times under the direction of Nadezhda Koschewerowa , in addition to the last two films, including Тени ( Teni , 1953), Die Tigerbändigerin (1955) and Каин XVIII ( Kain XVIII , 1963) after The Naked King by Yevgeny Black . In addition to his film and television activities, he also worked for the radio .

Korolkewitsch was married to a woman several years his junior, but the marriage was problematic. He died in Leningrad at the age of 76 and was buried in the Volkovo Cemetery.

Honors

Korolkewitsch received the medal "For the Defense of Leningrad" as early as 1943 , followed by the Order of the Red Star in 1945 . On June 22, 1957, he was named an Honored Artist of the RSFSR .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1940: a musical story (Musykalnaja istorija)
  • 1941: Anton Ivanovich is annoyed (Anton Ivanovich serditsja)
  • 1949: The first SOS (Alexandr Popow)
  • 1954: The substitute  (Sapasnoi igrok)
  • 1955: The tiger tamer (Ukrotitelniza tigrow)
  • 1957: The magician from the bottle (Starik Chottabytsch)
  • 1957: Don Quixote
  • 1958: In the days of October  (W dni oktjabrja)
  • 1968: An ancient fairy tale (Staraja, staraja skaska)
  • 1974: Blockade (Blokada)
  • 1974: Tsarevich Proscha
  • 1977: How the stupid Ivanuschka looked for the miracle (Kak Iwanuschka-duratschok sa tschudom chodil)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Biography of Anatoly Korolkewitsch on kino-teatr.ru (Russian), accessed on July 1, 2020
  2. ↑ a b Biography of Anatoly Korolkewitsch on a-tremasov.ru (Russian), accessed on July 1, 2020
  3. ↑ a b Anatoly Korolkewitsch's filmography on kino-teatr.ru (Russian), accessed on July 1, 2020
  4. ↑ Film data for 12 стульев on kino-teatr.ru (Russian), accessed on July 1, 2020
  5. ↑ Film data for Морской батальон on kino-teatr.ru (Russian), accessed on July 1, 2020
  6. ↑ An ancient fairy tale in the Internet Movie Database , accessed on July 1, 2020
  7. ↑ How stupid Ivanuschka searched for miracles in the Internet Movie Database , accessed on July 1, 2020
  8. ↑ Film data for Каин XVIII on kino-teatr.ru (Russian), accessed on July 1, 2020
  9. ↑ Nadeschda Koschewerowa in the Internet Movie Database , accessed on July 1, 2020
  10. ↑ Portrait of Anatoly Korolkewitsch on comic-people.ru (Russian), accessed on July 1, 2020
personal data
SURNAME Korolkewitsch, Anatoli Wikentjewitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Королькевич, Анатолий Викентьевич (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Soviet theater and film actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Tyumen , Russian Empire
DATE OF DEATH April 11, 1977
Place of death Leningrad