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Georgiy Zhzhonov
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Name
Georgiy Zhzhonov
Role
Actor
Children
Yuliya Zhzhyonova
Died
December 8, 2005, Moscow, Russia
Parents
Maria Fedorovna Shchelkina, Stepan Philippovich Zhzhonov
Siblings
Boris Zhzhonov, Natalya Zhzhonova
Movies
Oshibka rezidenta, Air Crew, Sudba rezidenta, Beware of the Car, Planeta Bur
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Georgiy Stepanovich Zhzhonov (Russian: Гео́ргий Степа́нович Жжёнов, [ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪj sʲtʲɪˈpanəvʲɪdʑ ˈʐʐonəf]; March 22, 1915 – December 8, 2005) was a Soviet actor and writer.
Having matriculated from the Leningrad Circus Tekhnikum in 1932, he appeared in several movies, including the legendary Chapaev (1934).
In 1939, Zhzhonov was repressed and spent 15 years in the Siberian GULAG labour camps (particularly, as an inmate lorry driver in remote areas). When released in 1955, he started his film career anew and rose to become a People's Artist of the USSR in 1980. In a curious twist of fate, Zhzhonov 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 Stierlitz, 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.
Films
1931 - Road to Life
1932 - Oshibka geroya - Pavel Vetrov
1934 - Chapayev (Чапаев)
1934 - Naslednyy prints respubliki
1938 - Komsomolsk
1955 - Other People's Relatives
1957 - The Storm
1957 - Na ostrove dalnem
1958 - The Night Guest
1959 - Ispravlennomu verit - Braitsev
1960 - Chelovek ne sdayotsya
1960 - Baltic Skies: Part 2
1960 - Baltic Skies: Part 1
1961 - Vodil poyezda mashinist
1961 - The Day You Get 30 Years Old (День, когда исполняется 30 лет)
1962 - Planeta Bur (Планета Бурь)
1963 - The Third Flare (Третья ракета)
1964 - Bolshaya ruda
1964 - Silence
1965 - End of Squadron (Гибель эскадры)
1966 - The Man I Love - Muromtsev
1966 - Beware of the Car - Militiaman
1967 - Spring on the Oder - Ryzheusy
1967 - The Way To Saturn - Timerin
1967 - The Final Of Saturn - Timerin
1967 - Doktor Vera
1967 - Now You Judge (А теперь суди) - Arkadi Iskra