Georgiy Zhzhonov

Georgiy Zhzhonov

Georgiy Stepanovich Zhzhonov ( _ru. Георгий Степанович Жжёнов) (March 22, 1915 - December 8, 2005) was a Russian actor and writer.

Having matriculated from the Leningrad Circus Tekhnikum in 1932, he appeared in several movies, including the legendary "Chapaev" (1934).

In 1939, he was repressed and spent 15 years in the Siberian gulags. When released in 1955, he started his film career anew and rose to become the "People's Artist of the USSR" in 1980. In a curious twist of fate, he was frequently cast in the roles of policemen and KGB agents. This gulag victim was even awarded a special KGB prize for the screen versions of three novels by Yulian Semyonov. Zhzhonov was also invited to play Shtirlitz, but declined for personal reasons.

During the Perestroika, Zhzhonov started publishing his own fiction. In the 1990s, he received many awards, including the Nika Award for lifelong career. A monument to him was opened in Chelyabinsk in 2000.

Zhzhonov spent his 90th birthday acting in the Soviet Army Theatre. Later that day, he was invited to the Kremlin to be invested with the highest civilian decoration of Russia. During a conversation that followed, President Putin admitted that Zhzhonov's roles had prompted him to become an intelligence officer.

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* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0955921/ IMDB profile]


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