Mikhail Kononov

Mikhail Kononov

Honored Artist of the RSFSR (04.17.1989). People's Artist of Russia (11/22/1999). In 1963 he graduated from the Shchepkin Theater School and was accepted into the troupe of the Maly Theater. From August 1, 1963 to April 16, 1968 - actor of the Academic Maly Theater. Since 1968 - actor of the Gorky film studio. The actor played his first role, while still a student, in 1961 he made his debut in the film by Ivan Pyryev "Our mutual friend", where Kononov got the role of Vitka. The type played by him for a long time determined the role of the actor - "a guy from the people", charming and unsophisticated. Kononov did not work out with the theater. After graduating from the Shchepkin College in 1963, Mikhail Kononov came to the Maly Theater. At first, he seemed to fit into the theatrical environment. However, in the future, the attitude of the leadership of the Maly Theater to the young actor changed - there were rumors that the masters did not like that Kononov was making a career in cinema. Five years later, the actor left the theatrical stage forever. In 1969, the actor married a girl named Natalya. The couple lived 38 years in marriage, they did not have children. Natalia passed away in 2011. In 1997, Mikhail Ivanovich had to sell an apartment in the center of Moscow in order to buy a house in the Istra district, in the village of Butyrki (near Mozhaisk). For eight years, the building was being renovated at the end of the 19th century. So the Kononovs lived all this time, one might say, at a construction site and for the money from the sale of vegetables grown in his garden. A year before the death of Mikhail Kononov, they returned to Moscow. Since the late 1980s, the actor has appeared less and less on the screen. Often refused offers, with the new generation in the cinema he was not fundamentally friendly and rarely appeared in public. After returning to Moscow, he worked as the head of the marketing department. He wrote scripts, and in his own words, "looked for himself." The actor did not like those works that brought him popularity among the audience - “The Head of Chukotka”, “Big Break” or “Guest from the Future”. “If we talk about recognition in professional circles,” said the actor, “then Thomas’s small role in the film“ Andrei Rublev ”brought me greater success. One of his last works is that of Gleb Panfilov’s film“ In the First Circle ”(2006). he was filming when he was already very sick. "Misha said there so that his every word pierced his heart, but, unfortunately, none of the film critics noticed or noted this," says Inna Churikova, of whom Kononov was a partner in such legendary films like “Beginning” and “There is no ford in the fire.” Before his death, he wrote a book that he had nothing to publish. Despite his grave condition, in the last days of his life, the popularly beloved actor tried not to lose his presence of spirit. Mikhail Ivanovich Kononov He died on July 16, 2007 at 10:10 in the cardiopulmonary resuscitation unit of Moscow Clinical Hospital No. 20. "My friends and I raised a small amount to buy medicine for Mikhail Ivanovich," Kononova’s neighbor in the ward says. But it was too late, we were unable to save him. "The actor was buried in the columbarium of the Vagankovsky cemetery in Moscow (plot No. 1).
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1940-04-25
Place of Birth: Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Also Known As: Михаил Иванович Кононов, М. Кононов

Movies List of Mikhail Kononov

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Andrei Rublev

1966 Movie
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Station for Two

1982 Movie
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Burn, Burn Bright

1983 Movie
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Витрина

2000 Movie
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Guest from the Future

1984 Movie
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Siberiade

1979 Movie
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Alone and Unarmed

1984 Movie
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No Path Through Fire

1967 Movie
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The Beginning

1970 Movie
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The Long Recess

1972 Movie
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At War as at War

1969 Movie
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The Chief of Chukotka

1966 Movie
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Captain Nemo

1975 Movie
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Hello and Goodbye

1972 Movie
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The Inner Circle

1992 Movie
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Goodbye, Boys!

1964 Movie
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The First Trolleybus

1963 Movie
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The Royal Hunt

1990 Movie
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Over the Rainbow

1986 Movie
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Pavlik Morozov

1963 Movie
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Port Arthur

1964 Movie
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72 Degrees Below Zero

1976 Movie
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Memento Mori

1991 Movie
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The White Weathervane

1969 Movie
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Taiga Story

1979 Movie
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Tsarevich Aleksey

1996 Movie
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The Fifteenth Spring

1971 Movie
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Broken Circle

1987 Movie
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Boys

1969 Movie
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Almanzor's Rings

1977 Movie
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Old Times Pranks

1986 Movie
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Love and Fury

1978 Movie
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Comedy of mistakes

1978 Movie
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Hold on to the Clouds

1971 Movie
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Catch the Wind

1979 Movie
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Streak of Luck

1983 Movie
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Investigation

1980 Movie
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Vasily and Vasilisa

1981 Movie
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Discovery

1973 Movie
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Beautiful stranger

1993 Movie
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Come Tomorrow...

1962 Movie
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Шутите?

1971 Movie
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Ryaba, My Chicken

1994 Movie
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Shell

1983 Movie
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Underground Crossing

1984 Movie