Mikhail Ivanovich Kononov (Russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Ко́нонов ) (25 April 1940, Moscow – 16 July 2007, Moscow) was a well-known Soviet actor.
He first appeared on stage when at school yet. In 1963 Mikhail Kononov graduated from the Shchepkin Drama School and was admitted to the Maly Theatre. However, after five years of acting in theatre, in 1968 he quit the stage forever.
The typical image of his hero, a simple-hearted, kind and unaffected fellow, started taking its shape in his debut film Nash obshii drug (Our Common Friend ) (1961) and further on in the revolutionary tragic comedy Nachalnik Chukotki (Chief of Chukotka ) (1966), the war drama V ogne broda net (No Crossing Under Fire ) (1967), the heroic comedy Na voyne, kak na voyne (At War as at War ) (1968), and others.
As the actor stated himself, his best role was that of Foma in Andrei Tarkovsky’s well-known historic drama Andrei Rublev . One of the most popular films starring Mikhail Kononov was the series Bolshaya Peremena (The Long Recess ) (1972), where he played the young teacher Nestor Petrovich. He was also popular for his roles in children’s films. Lots of Russian viewers remember Kononov as the sly and crafty space pirate Krys in the legendary children’s sci-fi movie Gostya iz budushchego (Guest from the Future ) (1985).
In the last years of his life Mikhail Kononov rarely appeared in films and on public: he had to reject the roles he was offered as being off-grade.
Mikhail Kononov died from tromboembolism on 16 July 2007 in Moscow.
Mikhail Kononov had more than 60 roles in cinema. Most famous are:
Actor
2006
V kruge pervom (TV Mini Series) as
Spiridon
- Episode #1.10 (2006) - Spiridon
- Episode #1.9 (2006) - Spiridon
- Episode #1.8 (2006) - Spiridon
- Episode #1.7 (2006) - Spiridon
- Episode #1.6 (2006) - Spiridon
- Episode #1.5 (2006) - Spiridon
- Episode #1.4 (2006) - Spiridon
- Episode #1.3 (2006) - Spiridon
- Episode #1.1 (2006) - Spiridon
- Episode #1.2 (2006) - Spiridon
1997
Dunno on the Moon as
Grizzl (voice)
1997
Noch pered Rozhdestvom (Short) as
Deakon (voice)
1996
Koroli i kapusta (voice)
1994
Stranitsy rossiyskoy istorii. Zemlya predkov (Short)(voice)
1994
Tsarskaya okhota (TV Mini Series) as
Kustov
- Episode #1.2 (1994) - Kustov
- Episode #1.1 (1994) - Kustov
1993
Piekna nieznajoma as
The Translator
1992
Velikiy muravinyy put
1992
Memento mori as
'Dermantin' (as M. Kononov)
1991
The Inner Circle as
Voroshilov
1990
Tsarskaya okhota as
Kustov
1990
Zdraviya zhelayu! ili Beshenyy dembel as
Captain Bodrov
1989
Piry Valtasara, ili noch so Stalinym
1988
Razorvannyy krug as
Pyotr Tsarkov
1988
Pervaya vstrecha - poslednyaya vstrecha as
Former detective
1987
Broom and Black Hat as
Bolshebnik
1986
Desert Ship (TV Short)(voice)
1986
Prodelki v starinnom dukhe
1984
Podzemnyy perekhod (TV Short)(voice)
1984
Odin i bez oruzhiya as
Pyotr (as M. Kononov)
1984
Guest from the Future (TV Mini Series) as
Krys - kosmicheskiy pirat
- Pyataya seriya (1984) - Krys - kosmicheskiy pirat
- Chetvyortaya seriya (1984) - Krys - kosmicheskiy pirat
- Tretya seriya (1984) - Krys - kosmicheskiy pirat
- Vtoraya seriya (1984) - Krys - kosmicheskiy pirat
1983
Gori, gori yasno (TV Movie) as
Senka
1983
Osobyy sluchay (segment "Vek zhivi - vek lyubi")
1983
Polosa vezeniya (segment "Zolotye rybki")
1983
Shell (TV Short) as
Porcupine (voice)
1983
Bezumnyy den inzhenera Barkasova (TV Movie) as
Ivan Tyatin
1983
A Railway Station for Two as
Nikolasha
1982
Bez vidimykh prichin as
Vazhin
1981
Andrey i zloy charodey (TV Movie)
1981
Priklyucheniya Vasi Kurolesova (Short) as
Vasya Kurolesov (voice)
1981
Vasiliy i Vasilisa as
Vasiliy Vologzhin
1981
Rassledovaniye as
Aleksandr Losev
1980
Sea Voyage of Solnishkin (Short) as
Styopa (voice)
1979
I pridyot den... (TV Movie) as
Mechanician
1979
Tayozhnaya povest as
Akim
1979
Siberiade (TV Mini Series) as
Rodion Klimentyev
- Part 1 - «Nikolay, syn Afanasiya» & Part 2 - «Taya» (1979) - Rodion Klimentyev
- Part 1 - «Afanasiy. Nachalo veka» & Part 2 - «Anastasiya» (1979) - Rodion Klimentyev
1979
Krepost (as M. Kononov)
1979
Tolko kaplyu dushi as
Fyodor
1978
Komediya oshibok (TV Movie) as
Dromio of Ephesus / Dromio of Syracuse
1978
Zestoke godine as
Kolya-bozhya volya
1977
Povest o neizvestnom aktyore as
Petya Strizhov
1977
Poka byut chasy as
Gruzyn (as M. Kononov)
1977
72 gradusa nizhe nulya as
Anton Zhmurkin
1977
Vasilisa the Beautiful (Short) as
Ivan-Tsarevich / Old Forest Man (voice)
1977
Twenty Days Without War as
Roubtsov
1976
Tayfun, fas! (Short) as
The militiaman
1976
Captain Nemo (TV Mini Series) as
Konsel
- Nautilus prodolzhaet borbu (1976) - Konsel (as M. Kononov)
- Prints Dakkar (1976) - Konsel (as M. Kononov)
- Zheleznyy kit (1976) - Konsel (as M. Kononov)
1975
Finist - Yasnyy sokol as
Yashka
1975
Captain Nemo as
Konsel (as M. Kononov)
1974
Otkrytiye as
Young Sergey Yuryshev
1973
Sovsem propashchiy as
Alexander Blodget (voice, uncredited)
1973
Zdravstvuy i proshchay as
Mitya Yarmolyuk
1973
The Long Recess (TV Mini Series) as
Nestor Severov (The History Teacher)
- Episode #1.4 (1973) - Nestor Severov (The History Teacher)
- Episode #1.3 (1973) - Nestor Severov (The History Teacher)
- Episode #1.2 (1973) - Nestor Severov (The History Teacher)
- Episode #1.1 (1973) - Nestor Severov (The History Teacher)
1972
Koltsa Almanzora as
Zenziver
1972
Pyatnadtsataya vesna as
German officer (as M. Kononov)
1972
Krasnyye pchyoly as
Vasiliy
1971
Shutite? (segment "Shutite?")
1971
Derzhis za oblaka as
Szokolov (as Misa Kononov)
1971
Doroga na Ryubetsal as
Petryaev (voice)
1970
Belyy flyuger as
Vasiliy Krutogorov (as M. Kononov)
1970
The Beginning as
Pavlik (as M. Kononov)
1970
Malchishki as
Gosha (segment "The Newcomer")
1969
At War as at War as
Sanya Maleshkin - mladshiy leytenant (as A. Kononov)
1968
V ogne broda net as
Alyosha Semyonov (as M. Kononov)
1967
Nachalnik Chukotki as
Aleksey Bychkov
1966
Andrei Rublev as
Foma, monakh (as M. Kononov)
1966
Do svidaniya, malchiki! as
Viktor
1965
Fuse (TV Series) as
Vor
- Fitil. Vypusk 34 (1965) - Vor
1963
Pavlik Morozov (TV Movie) as
Danilka
1963
Pervyy trolleybus as
Kolka Chumakov (as M. Kononov)
1963
Utrenniye poyezda as
Guest at the Wedding (uncredited)
1963
Teper pust ukhodit (TV Movie) as
Tommy Dupp
1962
Come Tomorrow as
Bus passenger (uncredited)
1962
Nash obshchiy drug as
Viktor Karyagin
