The Soviet theater and film actor Romualdas Ramanauskas played many characteristic roles in his life, including German officers. An actor with such a huge growth (193 cm) was very popular with the audience, although fame did not immediately find its hero.
Biography
Romualdas was born in 1959 in the capital of Lithuania. Parents, hereditary intellectuals, raised their children in a humanitarian style, therefore, from childhood, their son did not notice a love for the exact sciences. After the war with the Nazis, Lithuania was still recovering, there were different moods in the country, and the boy grew up in an atmosphere of hostility to the Soviet regime.
That is why, after school, Romualdas doubted his choice of profession for a long time. He wanted to become a journalist, but then he would have to praise the successes of the building communism, which was unacceptable for him. Then the young man decided to enter the conservatory and successfully graduated in 1972, after graduating he went to work at the Lithuanian National Drama Theater, where he served for twenty long years. After that Romualdas tried to play on other stages, but in the end he returned to LDNT.
Film career
The colorful actor could not fail to be noticed by the filmmakers, and in 1970 Romualds had his first experience of filming in the film "This damned humility." The experience turned out to be successful, and this film work was followed by others: shooting in the films "Wounded Silence", "Favorite", "Spanish Version" and others.
However, Ramanauskas himself considers the shooting in the Soviet film "Long Road in the Dunes" to be the most beloved and brightest line of his biography. The role of the manufacturer Richard Lozberg brought him real fame, and also brought great pleasure and satisfaction from the creative process.
As Ramanauskas himself later admitted, since then nothing of the kind in terms of the power of creative influence has happened to him. Although there were many offers for filming, he also filmed a lot, but he no longer experienced such a drive in any picture or on a single set.
Although for the audience, his roles were just as noticeable: Willie Abbott in the film "Rich Man, Poor Man …", Kurt Horneman in "Zombie Option", Kean Vladimirovich in "The Abduction of the Sorcerer" and others. His characters were distinguished by some extraordinary aristocracy, although, as a rule, they were negative characters. Probably, this contrast between the manners and character of the hero liked the audience so much. Such a "charming scoundrel" - as some called him.
Personal life
Ramanauskas was married several times and also divorced several times. They lived with the Lithuanian actress Egle Gabrenaite for ten years, in this marriage they had a son, Rokas. His birth coincided with the start of filming, so it was a happy time. Rokas is now working as a director.
The second wife of the actor is Tatyana Lyutaeva, they have a son, Dominik, who went into the acting profession.
The actor lived with his next wife, Race, for 20 years, and yet they parted. Although the former spouses often see each other and maintain friendly relations.
