Khvyl Alexander Leopoldovich is a representative of a unique constellation of actors. The films in which he played were shot without special effects, but you want to watch them again and again. The roles of Alexander Leopoldovich Khmyl have become textbooks, they are remembered by several generations of moviegoers.
Khvyl Alexander Leopoldovich was a versatile actor. In his "piggy bank" of roles there are both fairy-tale characters and dramatic images, comedic ones. It is simply impossible to list all of his awards for acting. It is surprising that his name was never "heard", but several generations of viewers know his characters at once, our mothers and we grew up on fairy tales with his participation, modern children also watch them with pleasure.
Biography of the actor Khvyl Alexander Leopoldovich
The future legendary actor was born in 1905 into a simple Ukrainian family with Swedish roots. The real name of Alexander Leopoldovich is Bressem. It was changed during the period of the so-called "Ukrainization".
The Khwyl family had nothing to do with art. Mom was a housewife, and dad worked as a mechanical engineer. When Sasha was 2 years old, his father died, and his mother had to take care of the family. The boy's childhood was bleak - in poverty, deprivation, with an ever-working mother and four brothers and sisters.
Nevertheless, the boy did not lose his desire for acting, the theater, and in 1922 he successfully graduated from the Vorovsky Drama Studio. And two years later, he became one of the most successful actors of the troupe of the State Theater of the Ukrainian SSR.
Career actor Khvylya Alexander Leopoldovich
Real success and fame came to Alexander Leopoldovich along with the cinema. In 1932 he performed his first film role - a military orator in the film "Ivan". A unique acting talent was noticed, leading directors began to invite him. In his film library there are more than 50 works. The most famous of them:
- Captain at fifteen,
- Young guard,
- Kuban Cossacks,
- Mary the Artisan,
- Morozko,
- Fire, water and copper pipes and others.
In addition, Khvyl Alexander Leopoldovich participated in the voice acting of cartoons - the characters of "The Tale of the Old Cedar" and "Daughter of the Sun" speak in his voice. For his work, the actor received such significant awards as the title of Honored and People's Artist, the Stalin Prize, the Order of the Red Banner of Labor and the Red Star, the Badge of Honor.
Personal life of the actor Khvyl Alexander Leopoldovich
All his life Alexander Leopoldovich lived with one woman - his wife Anna Ivanovna. In 1937 their daughter Inessa was born. Together with his wife, Alexander Khvyl was actively involved in social activities.
The actor died in the fall of 1976. A modest funeral took place at the Kuntsevo cemetery in Moscow. On the last journey, the legend of Soviet cinema was seen off by relatives and students, but there were quite a few representatives of the cinema there. But Alexander Leopoldovich never sought fame, and his daughter noticed that he would be glad to see him off on his last journey - not pretentious speeches, but sincere love.
