People's Artist of the RSFSR Georgy Georgievich Taratorkin to a wide audience in our country is better known for his character Raskolnikov in the Soviet film "Crime and Punishment" (1969), for which he became a laureate of the State Prize of the RSFSR. Undoubtedly, his works in the projects "Deviations - Zero" and "Winner" are recognized as bright and brilliant by the cinematic community.
Georgy Taratorkin is one of the few domestic theater and film actors who has an individual "handwriting", which is why his roles in various roles are always distinguished by a special flavor and uniqueness. Despite the fact that he was brought up in a family far from the world of culture and art, his creative career was very successful, thanks to his natural talent and dedication.
Biography and career of Georgy Georgievich Taratorkin
In the city on the Neva on January 11, 1945, the future idol of millions of fans was born. As a child, the boy very often attended theaters with his mother and sister, among which the Youth Theater was the most beloved. Here they spent the happiest hours of their lives, and therefore the decision to devote their careers to creativity related to the stage came by itself.
After graduating from secondary school, Georgy got a job as an illuminator at the Theater for Young Spectators, where he was very soon noticed by Zinovy Korogodsky, the artistic director of the theater. After talking with him, Taratorkin begins to visit the studio at the Youth Theater. And the first role on the stage was the schoolboy Romadin in the production "Dedicated to You".
After graduation in 1966 and until 1974, Taratorkin worked at the Leningrad Youth Theater. Here theater-goers could enjoy his talented reincarnation into classic characters: Hamlet, Peter Schmidt, Boris Godunov and Podkhalyuzin. And then Georgy Georgievich moved to the capital's Mossovet Theater, where he appeared on stage until his death. Among the many theatrical roles, his role as the poet Dion in the play "The Roman Comedy", which became one of the last in his career, deserves special attention.
An important event in his creative life was his decision to engage in teaching at VGIK since 1996.
In 1967, Georgy Georgievich made his film debut. The character of the bomber in the film "Sofya Perovskaya" became that film work, after which the aspiring artist decided to continue his career as a film actor, although throughout his creative life he emphasized in favor of the theater. And real success came in 1969, when the premiere of the film "Crime and Punishment", in which he played the main role of Raskolnikov, took place.
The filmography of the People's Artist of the RSFSR is filled with dozens of films, among which the following projects are considered the most popular: Translation from English, Winner, Pure English Murder, Open Book, Rich Man, Poor Man, Little Tragedies, Spas under the birches "," Dyuba-dyuba "," Where the Motherland begins ".
Personal life of the artist
The exemplary family life of Georgy Taratorkin, in which he was only married to the writer and actress Ekaterina Markova, is perceived by all colleagues in the creative workshop exclusively in positive tones. In this strong and happy union of two loving hearts, the son Philip and the daughter Anna were born.
Unfortunately, after a long illness, Georgy Georgievich Taratorkin died. This tragic event took place in the seventy-third year of his life on February 4, 2017.
