The famous theater and film actor Georgy Millyar was called the most "fabulous" actor in the world. His most striking characters were negative characters. He brilliantly played witches, monsters, werewolves. However, the most memorable image was Baba Yaga.
Georgy Frantsevich won the love and recognition of the audience through his collaboration with the director-storyteller Alexander Row. However, the artist's other heroes were no less bright. The performer attracted attention, even appearing in the episode. He did not repeat himself in any role, he thought over both the costumes and the make-up.
The path to the dream
The celebrity's biography began in 1903. The child was born in Moscow on November 7 in the family of engineer Franz de Milier. His father passed away in 1906. Thanks to his aunt, a famous theater actress, the boy fell in love with art early.
In 1914, mother and son moved to Gelendzhik from troubled Moscow. There, George of de Milier became Milliar.
After leaving school, the graduate began working as a prop in a local theater. The finest hour came when the young man was asked to replace the absent Cinderella. It turned out great. With the acquired experience of stage acting in 1924, Millyar returned to the capital. He entered the Junior School at the Theater of the Revolution, which later received the name of Mayakovsky, where the artist remained from 1927 to 1938.
Movie
His film career began in 1941. At first, the performer was assigned episodic roles. Tsar Peas became a notable success in the film "By the Pike." For the first time in Babu Yaga, the artist reincarnated in "Vasilisa the Beautiful". He himself convinced the director that only a man would be able to realistically portray such an extraordinary character.
In 1941 a patriotic tale was filmed. The main villain, Koschei, was seen only by Georgy Frantsevich. The premiere screening took place on Victory Day with a full house.
The heyday of his film career was working with Rowe. It was in his films that the talented performer played the most memorable roles.
The artist also had a chance to work with Gaidai. In his debut film Business People, Millyar was reincarnated as Ebinezer Dorset's dad. In Bondarchuk's epic War and Peace, he was a soldier. The artist was filmed less and less after Rowe passed away at the end of 1973.
Summarizing
The actor voiced cartoons, starred in episodes, performed at children's parties. He did not manage to go beyond the "fairy-tale role". The last film was the 1992 picture "Ka-ka-du". In total, the artist's film portfolio contains over a hundred works.
For a long time, Georgy Frantsevich could not establish his personal life. Baba Yaga directly contributed to the acquisition of family happiness. The chosen one, Maria Vasilievna, who crossed the threshold of the 60th birthday, in response to the proposal, stated that she did not need a man. The answer she received was discouraging: in front of her is Baba Yaga, and not a man at all.
The artist passed away in 1993, on June 4.
A decade later, a documentary film about him, "Georgy Millyar - in a fairy tale and in life" was shot.
