Viktor Korshunov is a talented Soviet actor whom viewers can remember from the films “In the Dead Loop”, “Unusual Summer”. This amazing man, who played many vivid roles in the theater and cinema, passed away quite recently, having managed to celebrate the 85th anniversary. What is known about the artist’s childhood and youth, his creative career and his family?
Victor Korshunov: childhood
The actor is a native Muscovite, he was born in 1929. Viktor Korshunov did not belong to the number of children whose fate was predetermined before birth. The work of his parents did not touch the world of theater and cinema, his mother and father were ordinary employees of the distribution network.
The childhood of the future star passed in the capital, where he was caught by the terrible news about the beginning of the war. The boy's father was among the volunteers who went to defend the country. Viktor Korshunov, who was then only 12, remained with his mother in his hometown, struggled to make her life easier.
The artist’s first appearance on the stage dates back to 1943. It was then that he began to attend the theater club working at the House of Pioneers. Viktor Korshunov, along with his troupe, arranged concerts in hospitals, trying to at least a couple of hours distract the wounded from world events.
First love
It is interesting that the actor spent his whole life with one woman who was met by him in his early youth and became his first love. Fateful acquaintance occurred when Victor became a student at the Moscow Art Theater School, having got on the course of Kareva. Among his classmates was Ekaterina Elanskaya, an actress, whose existence the audience was to learn thanks to the paintings “Vassa Zheleznova” and “Pygmalion”.
Catherine became the girl whom Victor Korshunov fell in love with. His biography testifies that the marriage of a beautiful couple took place in 1953. Young people graduated from the Moscow Art Theater two years earlier.
Theater work
Having a diploma from the Moscow Art Theater, the actor easily found work in the Central Theater of Transport, on the stage of which he almost immediately began to play prominent roles. The audience warmly accepted the first productions with the participation of a talented young man: “The Living Corpse”, “Spanish Priest”, “Armored Train”. In the last play, Victor embodied the image of Vaska Hams. His hero is a young partisan from a peasant family, not trained in literacy, but ready to sacrifice his own life for the prosperity of his native country.
The brilliantly played role gave him an invitation to go to the Maly Theater, which came from his representatives, admired by the game of Korshunov. Victor's "romance" with the Maly Theater began in 1952, and continued throughout the life of the actor. He began with supporting roles, his first major role dates back to 1953. It was then that the young man played the famous Tsar Boris Godunov, taking part in the play "Ivan the Terrible."
Of course, he received Victor Korshunov and other bright roles. He managed to visit Voznesensky in The Living Corpse, Donalbine in Macbeth, Sorin in The Seagull - all of his memorable characters simply cannot be listed. The actor also visited the role of the director, creating the performances "Colleagues", "Song of the Wind", which were a huge success. Nevertheless, he liked to play on stage more than to stage plays.
Movie roles
Of course, such a gifted person as Viktor Korshunov could not help attracting the attention of filmmakers. The filmography of the star was started in 1956, his first picture was the drama "Unusual Summer." The tape considers the events of 1919 taking place in the Volga town. Hero of Victor - Kirill Izvekov - until recently, was a university student. Fate made the young man a soldier of the Red Army, at the same time giving him love for the theater actress Anna.
When Viktor Korshunov was asked why he so rarely appears on the big screen, the actor admitted that his heart belongs to the Maly Theater, whose director he became in 1985. However, he also has bright movie roles. For example, the artist showed himself perfectly in the biographical drama "In the Dead Loop". The picture tells the story of Sergei Utochkin, who went down in history among the founders of Russian aviation.
The actor got an interesting character in the adventure film "On Thin Ice", dedicated to the Second World War and the events that preceded it. Fans can also see an idol in a fascinating fairy tale “Golden Clock”, telling the younger generation what true friendship is.
