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Aleksandr Abdulov

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In this name that followsEastern Slavic naming customs,thepatronymicisGavrilovichand thefamily nameisAbdulov.

Aleksandr Abdulov
Александр Абдулов
Born
Aleksandr Gavrilovich Abdulov

(1953-05-29)29 May 1953
Tobolsk,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union
Died3 January 2008(2008-01-03)(aged 54)
Moscow,Russia
Resting placeVagankovo Cemetery,Moscow
Years active1974–2007
Spouses
Children2

Aleksandr Gavrilovich Abdulov[1](Russian:Алекса́ндр Гаври́лович Абду́лов; 29 May 1953 – 3 January 2008) was aSovietandRussianfilm and stage actor, film director, screenwriter and television presenter. He was awardedPeople's Artist of the RSFSRin 1991.

Biography

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Aleksandr Abdulov went to school from 1960 to 1970, and upon graduation wanted to become asportsman.[2]However, Abdulov's father encouraged his son to act, and Aleksandr Abdulov starred inAbout Vitya, about Masha and the Sea Force,1974. In 1975 he graduated from GITIS and was hired by Lenkom Theater directorMark Zakharov.

Aleksandr Abdulov appeared in several films in the 1970s. In 1977 he was in the TV versionThe Twelve Chairs,directed by Mark Zakharov. In 1978 he became a celebrity after his role inAn Ordinary Miracle.In 1979 Abdulov appeared inThe Meeting Place Cannot Be ChangedwithVladimir Vysotskiy.That year he also had roles inDo not part with the Loved OnesandThe Very Same Munchhausen.

During the early 1980s, he was considered asex symbol.In 1982 he performed inLook for a Woman,MagiciansandThe Woman in White.In 1982, he was given a role inThe House That Swift Built(a film aboutJonathan Swift) as Dr. Simpson. In 1984 Abdulov was inThe Formula of Loveand, the following year,In Search for Captain Grant.He also performed inThe Most Charming and AttractiveandNaval Cadets, Charge!.

Aleksandr Abdulov then went on to play inDesyat Negrityat(based onAgatha Christie's mystery novelTen Little Indians) in 1987 andTo Kill a Dragonin 1988. The next year he had a role inBlack Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love.

Abdulov was inGenius,The House under the Starry Sky(both made in 1991) and "Gold" (1992). During the 1990s he mostly worked in theLenkom Theatre.In 2000 he performed inStill WatersandThe Christmas MiraclewithChulpan Khamatova.[3]In 2002 he appeared in the TV seriesNext(the title is the actual English word), where he played aRussian oligarch.He reprised the role in the sequel "Next 2" (2003). The following year he was inAbout Love.

In 2005, Abdulov had roles in the TV seriesAnna KareninaandThe Master and Margarita.In 2006 he directed the playOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nestat the Lenkom and played the lead character of Randall P. McMurphy (played byJack Nicholsonin the American film). He also had an appearance in the filmAttack on Leningrad.

Attitude to the mass media

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In the last years of his life, Abdulov had extremely tense relations with the mass media, especially the tabloids. He vehemently resented all false information about him and hated those unscrupulous journalists who tried to pry into his personal life. OnMan and Law,aired on Russia's Channel One, Abdulov said once that he owned a licensed gun and he would not hesitate to shoot any trespasser who dared to enter the territory of hisdachaduring his forthcoming birthday party.[3]

Marriages

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Aleksandr Abdulov was married three times. His first marriage was toIrina Alfyorova,by whom he had a stepdaughter,Ksenia Alfyorova.His second wife was Galina, a theatre administrator. In 2006 he married Julia Miloslavskaya, who gave birth to their daughter Eugenia in 2007.

Health problems and death

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Abdulov's grave

Abdulov was a smoker throughout his adult life. In August 2007, the actor experienced health problems, supposedly anulcer.However, in September of the same year he was diagnosed withlung cancerin anIsraeliclinic.[4]

He was last seen in public in mid-December 2007 at an awards ceremony at theKremlin,whereVladimir Putinawarded the actor with theOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland",4th class.[5]

He died on 3 January 2008, aged 54.

Honors and awards

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Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^Абдулов Г. Д.,Ферганский государственный областной русский драматический театр, ferrusdramteatr.uz
  2. ^«Мы — дети полдорог, нам имя — полдорожье». Памяти Александра Абдулова // Радио Свобода, 14 января 2008
  3. ^abАктёры советского кино(in Russian)
  4. ^У Александра Абдулова обнаружен рак лёгких(in Russian)
  5. ^"Russian Information Agency" News ""(in Russian). 3 January 2008.
  6. ^Указ Президента РСФСР от 28.11.1991 «О присвоении почётного звания Народный артист РСФСР Абдулову А. Г.»
  7. ^John Varoli.Russian cinema spotlights social and political illsJamestown. Volume 4, Issue 5 (March 6, 1998)
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