Acting
Dec 25, 1949
Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]
Mikhail Boyarskiy
Acting
Biography
Mikhail Sergeevich Boyarskiy - born in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR - Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, singer, musician, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1990). From 1988 to 2007, he was the artistic director of the Benefis Theater he created in St. Petersburg. After school, he entered the Leningrad State Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography (L.F. Makariev’s course), after graduating in 1972, he got an audition for the director of the Lensoviet Theater Igor Petrovich Vladimirov and was accepted into the troupe. He began his theatrical career with participation in extras - in the play "Crime and Punishment" by F.M. Dostoevskiy, where he played a student. Much greater popularity was brought to Mikhail Boyarsky by the main role of the Troubadour in G. Gladkov's musical "The Troubadour and His Friends". Boyarskiy was accidentally noticed by employees of the Moldovan film studio and invited to the film "Bridges" (1973), where the actor starred with Mihai Volontir. Boyarsky's second film work was the episodic role of the Italian tenor Ninardi in Leonid Kvinikhidze's musical vaudeville "Straw Hat" (1974). Fame came to him in 1975 - after the role of Silva in the film "Elder Son". The role of the Wolf in the Soviet-Romanian musical fairy tale "Mama" (1976) also became noticeable. One of the actor's best works was Teodoro in Jan Fried's musical television film Dog in the Manger (1977) based on a play by Lope de Vega. Awards: Order of Friendship (January 22, 2002), Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree (December 25, 2009), Order of Honor (September 21, 2020), Friendship Order (July 19, 2001), Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg "(2003), Order of Honor (October 25, 2011, Moldova), People's Artist of the RSFSR (December 18, 1990), Honored Artist of the RSFSR (November 26, 1984), Badge of Honor "For Services to St. Petersburg" (2019).
Feature Films (87)
A month after the wedding, the newlyweds began to quarrel. And then a kind but unhappy wizard appeared, whose credo is to make others happy.
Лишний билет
A Russian version of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him
The Prisoner of If Castle
A comedy about Masha First (the grand-granddaughter of Johnny First) who comes to Russia from USA trying to make her own movie.
A Man from Boulevard des Capucines
The rich and noble Signora Diana is tormented by doubts: she has to choose between suitors worthy of her hand and her handsome and seductive personal secretary. And the latter, in turn, can not decide who is more to his heart - his charming mistress or her maid...
The Dog in the Manger
Television & Series (29)
A 'runaway' homeless man, once a renowned athlete, finds himself marooned in the small, snow-covered town of Zarechensk. Victor lands a job at an orphanage, where he soon meets a young teacher who becomes both a compassionate friend and the love of his life. However, fate doesn't play out simply as good or bad; it unfolds in a way that makes the hero realize one cannot run away from oneself. Consequently, it is in Zarechensk that a train carrying a film crew from the capital, on their way back to Moscow, is compelled to delay their journey for a few days. Remarkably, Zarechensk becomes the place where a director finally discovers the perfect actress for his leading role and encounters a man who has fled from her love. Meanwhile, a producer makes the ultimate decision to select this town as the filming location for her upcoming movie.
The Waiting Room
The action takes place in Victorian England in the last quarter of the 19th century. 27-year-old amateur detective Sherlock Holmes becomes a bystander to a crime along with Dr. John Watson, a military doctor who has just returned from the war in Afghanistan. During the investigation, Watson, not yet having an apartment in London, settles with Holmes in Mrs. Hudson's «half board», and then takes part in the affairs of his new friend. Watson gives Holmes boxing lessons. Watson himself is an experienced boxer, able to deal with several opponents with his bare hands. In addition, he is an excellent marksman. Considering Holmes a genius, the doctor decides to tell the whole world about his talent and the mysteries he revealed in his stories, where he often embellishes the events («the true story» of which the series presents). Watson is taught to embellish events by the editor-in-chief of the «Morning Chronicle».
