The actor Yuri Katin-Yartsev became famous for his small roles. Almost all of them entered the golden fund of cinema. The actor was an honored teacher and made a huge contribution to the development of Soviet theatrical art.
In the filmography of Yuri Vasilyevich there are at least a hundred pictures. He performed about seven dozen roles on stage.
Childhood and adolescence
The future artist was born in 1912 in Moscow. By origin, he is a hereditary nobleman from near Ryazan.
Yuri was the only child in the family. The boy read a lot, was very fond of theater. With pleasure, Yuri visited the car factory theater and studio at the amateur palace.
After leaving school, without much effort, yesterday's schoolboy entered the Shchukin school. But a month later, the actor went to fight at the front, where he became, having distinguished himself, an order bearer.
Even during the war, Katin-Yartsev did not give up his theater studies. He himself staged amateur performances, read to his colleagues, acquiring the skills of acting.
The young man returned to study only after the completion of the battles. He graduated from the previously selected school.
The young man found the course of E. Vakhtangov that made a strong impression on him. The former front-line soldier managed to find a common language with everyone.
The graduate who received his diploma began to teach and entered the service at the theater on Malaya Bronnaya. Katin-Yartsev subsequently earned the fame of one of the best teachers.
The path to the heights of excellence
Film work began in the mid-fifties. One of the first was the painting by V. Basov "School of Courage". After the debut, small roles followed, which were ignored by the audience's critics.
The recognition came after fifty. The image of Giuseppe in the movie tale about Buratino brought Katina-Yartsev universal love. The character has become the most popular in biography. This was followed by the iconic, albeit small, images of a grenadier in the musical comedy Three Men in a Boat Excluding a Dog, an astronomer in Seventeen Moments of Spring. The audience remembered the bright heroes.
The greatest fame went to his work in the film by Mark Zakharov "The Same Munchausen". In the now cult film, Yuri Vasilyevich reincarnated as Thomas, the butler. Sincere and disinterestedly believing in all the eccentricities of the eccentric owner, Thomas turned out to be very sympathetic to the viewer.
He was the only one who did not believe in the alleged death of the baron. The role became the most iconic thanks to the actor's simplicity, naivety and touching devotion to the hero. Significant roles Katin-Yartsev especially highly appreciated his small work in the historical film about Bagration.
He got the embodiment on the screen of the image of the famous Russian commander Alexander Suvorov. Between himself and him, the performer found something in common, therefore the master succeeded in such a believable embodiment of the personality of Alexander Vasilyevich.
Teaching and playing
Pupils believe that most of all the actor resembles himself in the image of the butler Thomas. And the film about Munchausen brought true fame and recognition to the performer and teacher.
The work of Yuri Vasilyevich in the film adaptation of V. Rasputin's "Farewell to Matera" is highly appreciated. The performer was especially good at the characters of naive and simple people. But the students noted that the images under the power of Katin-Yartsev were very different, thanks to the versatility of the teacher-actor.
Particularly dramatic turned out to be the character of the editor Dostoevsky, a simple employee who sincerely wants to help Fyodor Mikhailovich. The small role was especially remembered by the actor.
Yuri Vasilievich was always busy. He played a lot in the theater, acted in films, taught. The actor took an active part in the lives of his students. The life of Katina-Yartsev from the theater and school turned out to be inseparable.
Among the most iconic films of the actor included "Agony" and "Farewell". He performed in the first tape Purishkevich, a member of the State Imperial Duma, a passionate, strong-willed and very powerful person.
The acting made the on-screen personality extraordinary in all respects: eloquent and energetic. In "Farewell" Katin-Yartsev got a philosophical character. He played an elderly and difficult man.
Family life and affairs
For a long time, the performer's personal life did not develop well. He remained alone for quite a long time.
The actor got married at forty-four. In marriage, his only child was born, son Mikhail. He later became a renowned historian, a specialist in research in the field of genealogy.
Yuri Vasilyevich's fame as a teacher ensured his individual approach to each of the students. All students remember the master.
They say that he took everyone to the course, selected roles for each and was distinguished by the utmost tact and delicacy. So, according to the memoirs of E. Simonova, it was this approach that became decisive in her future acting career.
The mastery of artistic reading was of great importance for the teacher; he spent long rehearsals of mise-en-scenes. Yuri Vasilyevich attached great importance to reading classics. He took an active part in TV screen adaptations of novels. Pupils remember the teacher as an attentive, sympathetic and kind teacher.
The famous artist left the world in 1994. The audience remembered his work for small roles. But it was Katin-Yartsev who raised the art of the episode to the level of professional skill.
Thanks to the amazing character of friends, Yuri Mikhailovich had a lot. Therefore, he probably entered the marriage so late. In many ways, fans of the information about the famous father owe it to the only son of the actor.
