Victor Kostetsky refers to the actors of the "old"guard. He began his film career in the distant 60s and starred until his death in 2014. What legacy has left the artist, and what films with his participation are worth watching?
early years
Victor Kostetsky was born in 1941, for justa few days before the start of World War II. His father was immediately sent to the front, and little Vitya left with his mother and brother for evacuation.
After the war, the parents of the future actor returned toZhmerinka. Victor performed a lot in amateur performances, so he decided to enter the theater after school. To this end, he went to Petersburg, but failed the exams. In order not to return to the provincial town, Kostetsky entered the Pedagogical Institute. However, after a few years of study, he left there and was finally able to become a student of LGITMiK.
Immediately after receiving a diploma in 1956Victor was invited to serve in the theater. Lenin's Komsomol. Then Kostetsky worked in the Theater of Musical Comedy, and a little later was enlisted in the troupe of the Alexandrinsky Theater.
In the cinema Kostetsky debuted in 1963, speaking in the cameo as a carpenter in the film "Day of Happiness" by Joseph Kheifits. Then the name of the debutant did not even appear in the credits. And in general, Victor Kostetsky is an actor who was not very much spoiled by the directors of the main roles. Throughout his career, he played the central characters on the strength of 3-4 times.
Victor Kostetsky: movies 60-70
So, what pictures of the 60s and 70s. last century with the participation of the artist can be considered the most successful?
In 1967, Jan Fried, the master of musical films, was shooting his Green Carriage. The film was dedicated to the fate of Petersburg actress Varvara Asenkova. The role of Perepelsky was approved by V. Kostetsky.
In 1970, the film “Ferenc Liszt. Dreams of Love ”, in which Viktor got the occasional role of a donation collector.
In 1974, the actor was finally lucky:He was entrusted with the lead role in Vladimir Vorobyov’s comedy, Krechinsky's Wedding. And in 1975, the world saw Vladimir Motyl's “Star of Captivating Happiness”, where Kostetsky appeared in the form of Peter G. Kakhovsky.
A year later, Viktor Alexandrovich played, maybeto be, his very best role is that of Florindo Aretusi in the immortal comedy “Truffaldino from Bergamo”. During the shooting of this film, Kostetsky’s partners on the stage site were Konstantin Raikin and Natalya Gundareva.
Filmography 80s
Kostetsky Viktor Alexandrovich began the 80s with the main role in the film Gleb Selyanin "The wanted list". This time the actor was entrusted to play the investigator.
And in 1982, the Soviet screens wentadventure film "Treasure Island", filmed by Vladimir Vorobiev in the novel by R. Stevenson. In this film adaptation Kostetsky got the role of Dr. Livesey.
Also, the actor took part in the shooting of a number of Soviet fairy tales: "The Princess and the Pea", "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," "Tin Rings"
And in 1986, the whole country watched with delight the film “The State Border”, in which many famous artists of the USSR starred. Victor Kostetsky in the fifth series played by the German saboteur Buchner.
Another famous film of the 80s - "The Life of Klim Samgin". Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Sergey Makovetsky, Svetlana Kryuchkova starred in this picture. Viktor Kostetsky was entrusted with the role of Gapon.
Pictures of the 90s
Victor Kostetsky continued to act in films evenafter the collapse of the Soviet Union, but, for obvious reasons, it didn’t cost him the main roles. And for some reason, the directors of the “new” Russian cinema saw in him exclusively the performer of the roles of police officers.
For example, operatives Kostetsky plays inthe films “Genius”, “Strange Men of Semenova Ekaterina”, “Russian Transit”. In the famous series “The Agent of National Security” with Mikhail Porechenkov in the lead role, Viktor Aleksandrovich is played by the politician Snigirev.
In 1993, the actor played a major role in Viktor Makarov’s comedy "Misfire". Kostetsky appeared in front of the audience in the image of the artist Oleg Yamanidze.
The best work of recent years
Victor Kostetsky in the last years of his lifetightly stuck in the image of the Interior Ministry. In "Gangster Petersburg-2," he plays the deputy attorney general, and in "Deadly Force" - the Interior Ministry general. Next were the series "Mole", "Street of Broken Lanterns", "Opera. Chronicles of the slaughter department "," Secret missions "- and constantly Kostetsky flashed on the screen in the form of high rank policemen.
In 2006Kostetsky played a major role in the collection's detective story. The last work of Viktor Aleksandrovich in the cinema was the role in the lyrical comedy “I am looking for a companion”, which was shown in November 2014 on Russia-1 TV channel. In the same month, the artist caught a heart attack, and he died in a hospital in St. Petersburg.
Personal life
The actor was married twice. The last time he married a make-up artist, who worked with him in the theater to them. Lenin's Komsomol. Both in the first and in the second marriage Kostetsky's daughters were born.
