Vladimir Gulyaev - Soviet actor, especiallyfamiliar to the viewer in the role of police lieutenant Volodya from his favorite comedy "The Diamond Hand". In fact, on account of the artist, whose track record is measured not only by movie roles, more than forty films.
Vladimir Leonidovich is a representative of a younggenerations of the 40s who rose up in defense of the Motherland during the Great Patriotic War. This hero is a man who mercilessly beat the enemy from the heavenly heights, clearing the blue sky and his native land from his invasion.
Military biography of Vladimir Gulyayev
A native of Sverdlovsk, Vladimir was born on October 301924 After graduating from the aviation school in the city of Perm, the youngest of the graduates came out of its walls with the rank of junior lieutenant. First served in the 639th Regiment of the 211st Assault Aviation Division, based near the town of Velizh (near Smolensk). Then the regiment was transferred to the formed 335th assault division.
The first combat sorties Vladimir made, stormingrailway stations in the direction of Vitebsk – Polotsk. Particularly courageous were his operations, Bagration, with his repeated forays to attack Oboli. In a group of six aircraft, despite four anti-aircraft batteries and two on the way, creating a whole sea of fire, Guliaev bravely stormed the enemy, dropping bombs into his echelons. Two days after his attack, fires were raging at the station and ammunition exploded. The act of the brave pilot was described in the newspaper "Soviet Falcon", a clipping from which Vladimir Leonidovich always carried with him and was very proud of it.
Hero among us
On his Ile-2, Vladimir Gulyaev made 60combat missions, for which he was awarded serious awards. On average, according to statistics, the IL pilot has time to make up to 11 sorties before the shooting down; Gulyaev was an exception, rising into the air for over a year (1943-1944).
He was shot down near Rezekne during the assaultartillery positions; the pilot managed to land a plane that lost control over the forest, while he himself was severely injured. He was able to return to the regiment only after a three-month stay in the hospital with the doctors' opinion, which allowed him to count on at least flights in light aircraft. Vladimir had to fly on these “maize farmers”, solving local issues. The patience of his soul, who yearned for the Ilyukha’s cabin, lasted no more than a month; Vladimir began to write reports one after another, achieved a re-medical commission and in March 1945 took to the air in his native Ile-2. Death took place on March 26, 1945, when, during the next assault of enemy positions, an anti-aircraft missile hit the plane. Vladimir Gulyaev managed to safely land the aircraft at his home airfield and after that repeatedly made two or three flights a day.
This exciting Victory Day!
The final point in a military career wasAnother task: to reset the ultimatum to its commandant Otto Lyashu over the fortress city of Konigsberg. Unable to withstand the power and strength of the attackers, the cradle of Prussian militarism surrendered on April 9, having lasted three days. On this day, Vladimir Gulyaev was introduced to the Order of the Patriotic War, I degree.
June 24, 1945 Gulyaev as part of the pilots of the 3rdAir Army passed on Red Square among the hundreds of winners, compatriots. Participation in the Victory Parade for him, a 20-year-old youth, was the most important event in his life.
Under the peaceful sky
Мирная послевоенная жизнь была непривычна для Vladimir, who could not imagine himself without the sky, heights and speeds. But in the military career of a young man, more than once wounded and contused, a fat point was set: a new stage in life was beginning - a film actor.
Vladimir Gulyaev, whose personal lifeI was interested in more than one woman's heart, in 1951 he graduated from VGIK, where he studied on the course of Sergei Yutkevich and Mikhail Roma. Since that time, began to act in films. The actor never played the main roles: the viewer knows him from the background characters. But what were the roles! Charismatic, smiling, charming, somewhat reckless and very kind. Even the short appearance of the artist in the frame gave the film a note of sincerity and soulfulness. This is Volodya the policeman in "The Diamond Arm", the strict captain - "To me, Mukhtar!"
Many of the phrases he uttered in the movies became winged: “What's wrong with your head?”, “Hello to you from Mikhal Ivanich!”, “Semen Semyonitch!”.
"In the air of Eli"
Also, the actor Vladimir Gulyaev was engaged in sounding films, including “In a certain kingdom,” “As a soldier behind the troops,” “Ladies invite gentlemen,” and others.
В 1985 году Владимир Гуляев выпустил книгу «В air Elah. This is a documentary story in which a pilot tells about the military exploits of his friends, who bravely smashed the enemy in the Baltic States, Belarus, East Prussia. We are talking about the Heroes of the Soviet Union, Peter Arefiev, Alexander Mironov, Fyodor Sadchikovo, Nikolai Platonov, Georgi Inasaridze, Vladimir Sukhachev, Ivan Pavlov, and many others who bravely stood up in defense of the Motherland. The author is telling the story on behalf of one of the characters - Junior Lieutenant Ladigin Leonid.
What is he: a front-line actor?
Vladimir Gulyaev was very simple in communicationman: willingly went to meetings with the audience, even in remote corners of the country, performed in ordinary clubs and houses of culture. Tall, prominent, trimmed by military bearing, the cheerful actor always smiled, answered the questions of the audience, mixing it with light jokes and funny jokes. From the meetings, he, a famous artist with tremendous charm and positive energy, left his closest friend, the parting with which was incredibly hard.
Personal life of Vladimir Gulyaev
Vladimir Gulyaev - an actor whose personal lifeconsisted of three marriages. The first time he married classmate Shorokhova Rimma; together they can be seen in the film “Spring on Zarechnaya Street”, where they play a pair, constantly conflicting and not understanding each other. Spouses broke up in the 50s. The second wife was Rimma Prostomolotova, who had a daughter, Catherine, and a son, Leonid. The third wife of Vladimir became Lucius Efimova.
In life, Vladimir Gulyaev (photo in fullconveys all the charm and charisma of the actor) was an avid motorist; thirst for technology remained with him from war times. He, in the past, the pilot, liked the speed, the feeling of the steering wheel in the hands and the complete subordination of the machine to man. Maybe that's why his TV heroes cope with cars so easily: this is Volodya from “The Diamond Hand”, a taxi driver from the movie “Shot in the Back”.
Vladimir Gulyaev was destined to live for 73 years; It was not his November 3, 1997. The artist was buried at the Kuntsevo cemetery in the capital.
