"Without sincerity there is no real cinema": 80 years since the birth of Alexander Porokhovshchikov
2019-02-01T11:23:58.873Z
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On January 31, 1939, the Soviet and Russian theater and film actor Alexander Porokhovshchikov was born. Domestic viewers, he is known for his roles in the films "Star of Captivating Happiness", "Do not part with your loved ones" and "Voroshilovsky shooter." In the picture of Nikita Mikhalkov, “His own among strangers, a stranger among his own”, the actor played one of his most famous roles - the chairman of GubChK Kungarov. The younger generation knows him as the head of the Suvorov School, Leonid Matveev from the Kadetstvo series. During his 40-year career, he took part in more than 100 film projects, and also directed and taught acting. In 1994, Alexander Porokhovshchikov received the title of People's Artist of Russia. April 15, 2012, he passed away.
Source: russiart