The destinies of even famous artists were not easy at times. Recognition did not immediately come to the Soviet theater and film actor Vladimir Kozel. Glorified his role as Colonel Shchukin in the cult film "Adjutant of His Excellency." The performer also participated in the famous "Zucchini" 13 Chairs ", starred in" Eternal Call "and" Walking Through the Torment ".
Basically, the heroes of Vladimir Georgievich Kozel were White Guard officers. Despite the fact that they were negative characters, the audience was impressed by the artist's intelligence and aristocracy.
The path to the vocation
The biography of the future celebrity began in 1919. The boy was born in Astrakhan on July 14. Despite the fact that the child's acting talent manifested itself in early childhood, the graduate decided to enter the literary faculty after school.
However, very quickly the student of the pedagogical university realized that he had made a mistake with the choice of profession. He was always attracted by the theater, and during his studies Kozel actively played in performances. He left his studies, choosing an acting education.
His career began at the Astrakhan Youth Theater in 1938. The young actor was drafted into the army in 1939. Until 1946 he was a reader in the Ensemble of the Red Army Song and Dance of the Trans-Baikal Front. The front-line soldier was awarded the Medal "For Military Merit" and the Order of the Patriotic War.
He worked as an artist in many theaters. After demobilization, the artist played in Krasnodar and Stalinogorsk. In 1954 he came to the Primorsky Drama Theater named after Gorky, where until 1962 he played only the main roles. Before him, the actor was usually involved only in extras. Until 1964 he served in the Riga Theater of Russian Drama, until 1967 - in the First Drama Theater of the Group of Soviet Forces in the GDR.
On the stage, his characters were Romeo in Shakespeare's tragedy, Arthur Rivares in The Gadfly, Treplev in The Seagull, Vronsky from Anna Karenina, Cyrano de Bergerac from the work of the same name by Rostand, Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich in the play by Alexei Tolstoy. As a director, he acted in the production of "Living Flowers" by Pogodin, where he played the role of Lenin.
New success
In 1967, the artist moved to the capital and began work at the Moscow Academic Theater of Satire. The artist did not manage to settle in a new team for himself right away. Previously, he did not have to play in comedies, although the Goat had a great sense of humor. Only over time did he find his place in the troupe, having mastered all the subtleties of the genre.
The name of the collective allowed to go beyond the traditional themes for other troupes. The classics were alternated with light vaudeville and everyday comedies.
In the filming of the new TV program "Zucchini" 13 chairs ", which began, Vladimir Georgievich took part as Pan Bespalchik, the owner and second bartender.
According to the scenario, the employees of the trust with relatives and friends became the permanent protagonists of the program. It was planned that the office would work on the production of musical instruments and repair shoes. The trust also contains a theater and a model house. Pan Himalayan works in the theater and circus, having acquired a camel and invited a pop orchestra. There is a sports community where the athlete shines, a school with a professor who teaches physics.
At the head of the trust is Pan Director. Above him is Pan Manager. The first wife of Pan Director was the circus artist Pani Lucina, she was replaced by Elzhbeta. Between marriages, there was an affair with Mrs. Monica's niece Eva. Under the old and new directors, the accountant Pan Votruba worked.
A classmate of Pani Monica Pan Professor of Doctor of Economics, retrained as a school teacher. He almost became a film star, agreeing to play the main role in the film being filmed by the trust.
One of the owners of the tavern, where all the meetings of the heroes take place, works as a bartender there. The imposing and imperturbable Pan Bespalchik has an amazing sense of humor, trying to remain calm.
Cinema
Since 1963, the actor's film career began with the film On the Track. The most famous was his role as Colonel Shchukin in the five-part television movie "Adjutant of His Excellency."
His hero turned out to be so organic that the audience, with bated breath, followed the fate of an intelligent officer and a dangerous predator, who at the same time loves his father's daughter. It was this image that became defining in the further career of the performer. He was firmly entrenched in the role of a character with negative charm.
The main character, scout Pavel Koltsov, is sent to the Volunteer Army. He helps the White Guard officers to escape from the captivity of Father Angepa.
Luck helps Koltsov to take the post of adjutant to the commander of the army Kovalevsky. The scout successfully passes all counterintelligence checks. He manages to win the heart of Colonel's daughter Tatyana Shchukina.
Koltsov takes Yura, an orphaned boy, under his care. He convinces the observant boy who exposed him that he is serving a noble purpose.
Summarizing
The release of the picture on the screens brought fame to Kozel. The field of success, the type of artist was most often used for the roles of the military. In the series "Eternal Call" he played Colonel Zubov, was Alexei Maksimovich Kaledin in "Walking Through the Torment".
In Seventeen Moments of Spring, his hero was a papal legate. In the film Anna and the Commander, he played the role of Konstantin Georgievich Markov, a Soviet general.
Impeccable manners and imposing aristocratic appearance made the artist super attractive to fans. However, as a person, Vladimir Georgievich was very closed off stage. He carefully guarded his personal life from strangers. It is known that he established family life twice. In a marriage with his first wife, the artist's son Mikhail appeared. He inherited the desire for creativity from his parent. Mikhail Vladimirovich graduated from the Surikov Institute, becoming an artist.
Vladimir Kozel passed away in 1988, on December 31.
