Soviet Actors Who Have Been In Prison

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

7 famous Soviet actors who have been in prison

An actor outside of his professional activities is the same person as everyone else. He may be subject to human vices and passions, suffer from the consequences of his rash actions. Among the famous Soviet actors, there are those who had to go through a difficult test in the form of imprisonment.

Vladimir Dolinsky

Vladimir Dolinsky was remembered by the viewer for the role of Pan Pepichek in the famous "Zucchini 13 Chairs". Sparkling humor and charisma made his character a favorite of many, but the actor himself was not saved from trouble. In 1973, Vladimir Dolinsky, together with the entire troupe of the Satire Theater, went on tour to Sweden, where he tried to buy dollars. He spent four years in prison, after which he was released early.

Vladimir Dolinsky was sentenced to five and a half years

Sergey Shevkunenko

Having played the ideological pioneer Misha Polyakov in the films "Dagger" and "Bronze Bird", Sergei Shevkunenko became the idol of the generation. It is not known how it happened that ten years later, the actor turned into a crime boss under the nickname "Artist". The group headed by him controlled Mosfilmovskaya Street. In 1995, Sergei Shevkunenko was killed by an assassin.

Sergei Shevkunenko spent almost fifteen years in various prisons

Spartak Mishulin

The famous performer of the role of Said in the movie "White Sun of the Desert", Spartak Mishulin dreamed of becoming an actor since childhood. Many trials fell to his lot, including imprisonment. The story of his condemnation seems strange. The official version says that the actor was convicted of stealing several bulbs necessary to illuminate the stage. However, the real reason for the imprisonment was most likely political motives.

Spartak Mishulin was sentenced to three years

Nikolay Godovikov

In the group of actors involved in the film “White Sun of the Desert” and having a criminal record, there is also Nikolai Godovikov. He played the role of Petrukha, which is remembered by the viewer. The actor received three prison terms for burglary and parasitism. In total, he served 6 years, including as a repeat offender.

Nikolai Godovikov by the age of fifteen was already registered with the police as a difficult to educate

Eduard Izotov

Eduard Izotov is famous for his role as Ivanushka in the film "Morozko". A penetrating look, a stately figure and an impressive voice made him a favorite of the audience. However, a successful career was interrupted by a prison sentence received for currency fraud. And although the actor was sentenced to only three years, the imprisonment broke him. After his return, he was no longer filmed due to a series of strokes.

Eduard Izotov did not serve the entire term, he was released after two and a half years, but he managed to lose his health and faith in himself

Archil Gomiashvili

It is surprising that the actor, who played the unforgettable Ostap Bender at Leonid Gaidai himself, also did not shy away from illegal actions. Despite the fact that Archil Gomiashvili grew up in the family of a party worker, his main circle of contacts since childhood was made up of hooligans of all stripes and beginning swindlers. An attempt to sell leather cut from theater chairs, a fight in a restaurant, fraudulent adventures - this is a list of the sins of Ostap in Tbilisi.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Archil Gomiashvili made a profitable investment in the creation of a casino and made a decent fortune

Georgy Yumatov

Georgy Yumatov played many roles of Red Army men, sailors and honest ideological Komsomol members. In addition to his acting career, he has seen a lot of the world. He took part in the battles for Vienna during the Great Patriotic War, liberated Budapest, was one of those who stormed the Imperial Bridge on the Danube. The actor received a prison term due to the fact that he shot a man in a fight, but as a front-line soldier, he fell under the amnesty and was released shortly after the judicial investigation.

Georgy Yumatov was approved for the role of Sukhov in the film "White Sun of the Desert", but at the last moment the cast was replaced

Some of the famous Soviet actors became hostages of the system, while others ended up in places of imprisonment for crimes committed out of greed. Some managed to atone for their guilt before society, while someone's fate became a tragedy. Nevertheless, the characters created by talented actors of the Soviet school will forever remain in the memory and hearts of the audience.