Alexander Borisovich Belyavsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Бори́сович Беля́вский, 6 May 1932 – 8 September 2012) was a Soviet/Russian actor who appeared in more than one hundred films. Belyavsky was also the first presenter of the popular TV Show The 13 Chairs Tavern. In 1988 he was designated a Meritorious Artist of Russia; in 2003, he was named a People's Artist of Russia.[1][2]
Alexander Belyavsky was born in Moscow, to Boris Moiseyevich Belyavsky and his wife Lyubov Alexandrovna. He was the family's eldest child, with two younger siblings. After finishing school in 1949 he enrolled into the Geological research faculty of the Moscow's Gold and Non-ferrous metals Institute where he studied up until 1955, making frequent trips to the Central Asian Soviet republics for professional practice. After the graduation Belyavsky spent several years in Irkutsk, working for the East-Siberian Geological department. He made his debut as an actor at the Irkutsk Drama Theatre, playing Molchalin in Alexander Griboyedov's Woe from Wit. Back in Moscow Belyavsky continued working as a geology engineer, occasionally taking part in amateur theatrical productions staged by The Teachers' House. He decided then to quit his regular job, enrolled into the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, and joined Vladimir Etush's class at the Vakhtangov Theatre. In summer 1957 Belyavsky made his debut on screen in Tales About Lenin (as a young worker Kolya). Three years later, still a student, he appeared in the Kiev Studio's film Save Our Souls (1960).[1]
In 1961 Belyavsky graduated the Shchukin Theatre Institute with honors and was invited to join the Moscow Satire Theatre. In 1964 the Polish director Leonard Buczkowski cast him in the film Przerwany lot (Aborted Flight).[3] While working in Warsaw Belyavsky learned the Polish language and later appeared in five more Polish films, including the popular TV wartime thriller series The Four Tankmen and a Dog (as a Soviet captain Pavlov). In 1964 he left the Satire Theatre but never severed ties with its troupe, having become the co-director (with Georgy Zelinsky) and the first presenter of the popular TV series 13 Chairs Tavern. It was Belyavsky who came up with the idea of staging a satirical TV series ridiculing a good-for-nothing 'firm' (apparently based in Poland), members of which meet at the tavern to discuss their (highly ridiculous) problems and perform Polish (later West European) pop songs in a karaoke-style.[2]
In December 2003, Alexander Belyavsky suffered a stroke which left him incapacitated. On September 8, 2012, he was found on the ground by the house where he lived, having fallen, apparently, from the staircase window between the 5th and the 6th floor of the house he lived in. The initial police reports implied it was suicide;[4] later it was suggested the fall might have been accidental.[5] Alexander Belyavsky was buried in Kuzminskoye Cemetery in Moscow.[1]
Private life
Alexander Belyavsky was married twice. In his first marriage, to Valentina Viktorovna he fathered a son, Boris (born on March 22, 1973, drowned aged two) and daughter Nadezhda (born in 1976). With his second wife Lyudmila Tikhonovna they had a daughter, Alexandra, born on August 28, 2003, just three months prior to his suffering a stroke.[6] After Boris's death they have adopted another son, who committed suicide after being told by neighbors that Alexandr and Lyudmila are not his natural parents.
Selected filmography
Stories about Lenin (Рассказы о Ленине, 1958) - electrician Nikolai
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Alexander Borisovich Belyavsky Russian Aleksa ndr Bori sovich Belya vskij 6 May 1932 8 September 2012 was a Soviet Russian actor who appeared in more than one hundred films Belyavsky was also the first presenter of the popular TV Show The 13 Chairs Tavern In 1988 he was designated a Meritorious Artist of Russia in 2003 he was named a People s Artist of Russia 1 2 Alexander BelyavskyBorn 1932 05 06 6 May 1932Moscow Russian SFSR Soviet UnionDied8 September 2012 2012 09 08 aged 80 Moscow RussiaOccupationActorYears active1957 2008 Contents 1 Biography 2 Private life 3 Selected filmography 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditAlexander Belyavsky was born in Moscow to Boris Moiseyevich Belyavsky and his wife Lyubov Alexandrovna He was the family s eldest child with two younger siblings After finishing school in 1949 he enrolled into the Geological research faculty of the Moscow s Gold and Non ferrous metals Institute where he studied up until 1955 making frequent trips to the Central Asian Soviet republics for professional practice After the graduation Belyavsky spent several years in Irkutsk working for the East Siberian Geological department He made his debut as an actor at the Irkutsk Drama Theatre playing Molchalin in Alexander Griboyedov s Woe from Wit Back in Moscow Belyavsky continued working as a geology engineer occasionally taking part in amateur theatrical productions staged by The Teachers House He decided then to quit his regular job enrolled into the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute and joined Vladimir Etush s class at the Vakhtangov Theatre In summer 1957 Belyavsky made his debut on screen in Tales About Lenin as a young worker Kolya Three years later still a student he appeared in the Kiev Studio s film Save Our Souls 1960 1 In 1961 Belyavsky graduated the Shchukin Theatre Institute with honors and was invited to join the Moscow Satire Theatre In 1964 the Polish director Leonard Buczkowski cast him in the film Przerwany lot Aborted Flight 3 While working in Warsaw Belyavsky learned the Polish language and later appeared in five more Polish films including the popular TV wartime thriller series The Four Tankmen and a Dog as a Soviet captain Pavlov In 1964 he left the Satire Theatre but never severed ties with its troupe having become the co director with Georgy Zelinsky and the first presenter of the popular TV series 13 Chairs Tavern It was Belyavsky who came up with the idea of staging a satirical TV series ridiculing a good for nothing firm apparently based in Poland members of which meet at the tavern to discuss their highly ridiculous problems and perform Polish later West European pop songs in a karaoke style 2 In 1964 Belyavsky joined the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich Danchenko Theatre then moved in 1966 to the Theatre Studio of a Cinema Actor All in all he appeared in more than one hundred films working in Poland East Germany North Korea Finland France Chekhoslovakia United States one of his best known roles being that of villainous Fox in Stanislav Govorukhin s The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed 1979 In the 1990s Belyavsky hosted several TV shows he played Leonid Brezhnev in Igor Gostev s Grey Wolves 1993 In 1999 he returned to the theatre and in 2003 was awarded the title of The People s Artist of Russia In December 2003 Alexander Belyavsky suffered a stroke which left him incapacitated On September 8 2012 he was found on the ground by the house where he lived having fallen apparently from the staircase window between the 5th and the 6th floor of the house he lived in The initial police reports implied it was suicide 4 later it was suggested the fall might have been accidental 5 Alexander Belyavsky was buried in Kuzminskoye Cemetery in Moscow 1 Private life EditAlexander Belyavsky was married twice In his first marriage to Valentina Viktorovna he fathered a son Boris born on March 22 1973 drowned aged two and daughter Nadezhda born in 1976 With his second wife Lyudmila Tikhonovna they had a daughter Alexandra born on August 28 2003 just three months prior to his suffering a stroke 6 After Boris s death they have adopted another son who committed suicide after being told by neighbors that Alexandr and Lyudmila are not his natural parents Selected filmography EditStories about Lenin Rasskazy o Lenine 1958 electrician Nikolai Spasite nashi dushi 1960 Yuriy Tsymbalyuk Quite seriously Sovershenno seryozno 1961 journalist segment Inostrantsy Noch bez miloserdiya 1962 Henry Davis It happened in the police Eto sluchilos v milicii 1963 Lieutenant Ganin Yolanta 1963 Duke Robert Przerwany lot 1964 Wowa Going Inside a Storm Idu na grozu 1966 Sergei Krylov Czterej pancerni i pies Chetyre tankista i sobaka 1966 TV Series Captain Ivan Pavlov Ikh znali tolko v litso 1967 Net i da 1967 Stronskiy July Rain 1967 Volodya The Mysterious Monk Tainstvennyj monah 1968 Stronski 24 25 ne vozvrashchaetsya 1969 Imant Herbert Glavnyy svidetel 1969 Matvey Novozhilov Dzien oczyszczenia 1970 partyzant Sasza Tsena bystrykh sekund 1971 Oleg Vorobyov Talanty i poklonniki 1973 Grigoriy Antonych Bakin Failure of Engineer Garin Krah inzhenera Garina 1973 TV Mini Series Vasili Shelga Svet v kontse tonnelya 1974 Rzhaviy Dorogoy malchik 1974 Kondrashin Pod kryshami Monmartra 1975 Kogda drozhit zemlya 1975 Prokofyev The Irony of Fate Ironiya sudby ili S lyogkim parom 1975 TV Mini Series Sasha Ocalic miasto 1976 Cpt Syemyonov 100 gramm dlya khrabrosti 1977 Nachalnik laboratorii Rallijs 1978 Man with a mouthpiece Pravo pervoy podpisi 1978 Bit Part Father Sergius Otec Sergij 1979 master of the ferry Test pilota Pirxa 1979 uncredited The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed Mesto vstrechi izmenit nelzya 1979 TV Mini Series Yevgeniy Fox V nachale slavnykh del 1980 The Youth of Peter the Great Yunost Petra 1980 Lev Naryshkin At the Beginning of Glorious Days V nachale slavnyh del 1980 Lev Naryshkin Na Granatovykh ostrovakh 1981 Say a Word for the Poor Hussar O bednom gusare zamolvite slovo 1981 TV Movie governor Anxious Sunday Trevozhnoe voskresene 1983 Istomin Trevozhnyy vylet 1984 Zudov vy uvoleny 1984 Na druhom brehu sloboda 1985 One Second for a Feat 1985 Chistyakov Povod 1986 otets Kosti Golova Gorgony 1987 Tsyganka Aza 1987 voice Proisshestviye v Utinoozyorske 1988 Interdevochka 1989 voice Pravo na minulost 1989 Entrance to the Labyrinth Vhod v labirint 1989 TV Mini Series Mayor of Naousen Private Detective or Operation Cooperation Chastnyj detektiv ili Operaciya Kooperaciya 1990 Major Cronin Nevozvrashchenets 1991 Ocharovatelnye prisheltsy 1991 Promised Heaven Nebesa obetovannye 1991 Mirov Tractor Drivers 2 1992 Nazar Duma Three Days in August 1992 Ispolnitel prigovora 1992 Serye volki 1993 Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev Lepiej byc piekna i bogata 1993 Edmund Edmontowicz Vopreki vsemu 1993 Auktsion 1993 Sergey Marquis de Sade 1996 Judge de Bory Demobbed DMB 2000 Rear Admiral Tikhie omuty 2000 Boris Ivanovich Przedwiosnie 2001 Jastrun The Sum of All Fears 2002 Admiral Ivanov Antikiller Antikiller 2002 King Chernaya metka 2003 Chlen Politbyuro 1 Moscow Heat Moskovskaya zhara 2004 Vlad s grandfather The Irony of Fate 2 Ironiya Sudby Prodolzhenie 2007 Dyadya Sasha Kiss not for the press Poceluj ne dlya pressy 2008 governor final film role References Edit a b c Alexander Belyavsky www rusactors ru Retrieved 2012 03 01 a b Alexander Belyavsky Biography www kino teatr ru Retrieved 2012 03 01 Fox s Jubilee YuBILEJ FOKSA iz Krestyanskoj Rusi Investigators Are Inclined to See it as a Suicide NTV Russia September 8 2012 Retrieved 2012 03 01 Argumenty nedeli Narodnyj artist Rossii Aleksandr Belyavskij vypal iz okna mnogoetazhki sluchajno Alexander Belyavsky s biography at www 1tvnet ruExternal links EditAndrey Malakhov s Let em Talk show on the controversy surrounding Alexander Belyavsky s death Aleksandr Belyavsky at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aleksandr Belyavsky actor amp oldid 1094133415, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
