
Mikhail Kononov
Known for ActingBorn 1940-04-25Died 2007-07-16Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Honored Artist of the RSFSR (04.17.1989). People's Artist of Russia (11/22/1999). In 1963 he graduated from the Shchepkin Theater School and was accepted into the troupe of the Maly Theater. From August 1, 1963 to April 16, 1968 - actor of the Academic Maly Theater. Since 1968 - actor of the Gorky film studio. The actor played his first role, while still a student, in 1961 he made his debut in the film by Ivan Pyryev "Our mutual friend", where Kononov got the role of Vitka. The type played by him for a long time determined the role of the actor - "a guy from the people", charming and unsophisticated. Kononov did not work out with the theater. After graduating from the Shchepkin College in 1963, Mikhail Kononov came to the Maly Theater. At first, he seemed to fit into the theatrical environment. However, in the future, the attitude of the leadership of the Maly Theater to the young actor changed - there were rumors that the masters did not like that Kononov was making a career in cinema. Five years later, the actor left the theatrical stage forever. In 1969, the actor married a girl named Natalya. The couple lived 38 years in marriage, they did not have children. Natalia passed away in 2011. In 1997, Mikhail Ivanovich had to sell an apartment in the center of Moscow in order to buy a house in the Istra district, in the village of Butyrki (near Mozhaisk). For eight years, the building was being renovated at the end of the 19th century. So the Kononovs lived all this time, one might say, at a construction site and for the money from the sale of vegetables grown in his garden. A year before the death of Mikhail Kononov, they returned to Moscow. Since the late 1980s, the actor has appeared less and less on the screen. Often refused offers, with the new generation in the cinema he was not fundamentally friendly and rarely appeared in public. After returning to Moscow, he worked as the head of the marketing department. He wrote scripts, and in his own words, "looked for himself." The actor did not like those works that brought him popularity among the audience - “The Head of Chukotka”, “Big Break” or “Guest from the Future”. “If we talk about recognition in professional circles,” said the actor, “then Thomas’s small role in the film“ Andrei Rublev ”brought me greater success. One of his last works is that of Gleb Panfilov’s film“ In the First Circle ”(2006). he was filming when he was already very sick. "Misha said there so that his every word pierced his heart, but, unfortunately, none of the film critics noticed or noted this," says Inna Churikova, of whom Kononov was a partner in such legendary films like “Beginning” and “There is no ford in the fire.” Before his death, he wrote a book that he had nothing to publish. Despite his grave condition, in the last days of his life, the popularly beloved actor tried not to lose his presence of spirit. Mikhail Ivanovich Kononov He died on July 16, 2007 at 10:10 in the cardiopulmonary resuscitation unit of Moscow Clinical Hospital No. 20. "My friends and I raised a small amount to buy medicine for Mikhail Ivanovich," Kononova’s neighbor in the ward says. But it was too late, we were unable to save him. "The actor was buried in the columbarium of the Vagankovsky cemetery in Moscow (plot No. 1).Read more
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Burn, Burn Bright
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Discovery
1973 · Movie
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Love and Fury
1978 · Movie
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The Great Ant Trail
1993 · Movie
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The White Weathervane
1969 · Movie
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Broken Circle
1987 · Movie
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Guest from the Future
1985 · Series
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Argonauts
1971 · Movie
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Beautiful Stranger
1993 · Movie
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Andrey and Evil Wizard
1981 · Movie
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Investigation
1980 · Movie
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Comedy of mistakes
1978 · Movie
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The Long Recess
1973 · Series
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Andrei Rublev
1966 · Movie
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Guest from the Future
1984 · Movie
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Adventures of Vasia Kurolesov
1981 · Movie
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Catch the Wind
1979 · Movie
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Tsarevich Aleksey
1996 · Movie
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Fuse
1962 · Series
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Dunno on the Moon
1997 · Series
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Station for Two
1983 · Movie
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Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia
1974 · Movie
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The Long Recess
1972 · Movie
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The Night Before Christmas
1997 · Movie
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Royal Hunt
1994 · Series
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Memento Mori
1991 · Movie
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Siberiade
1979 · Movie
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Old Times Pranks
1986 · Movie
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For No Apparent Reason
1982 · Movie
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Almanzor's Rings
1977 · Movie
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Our Mutual Friend
1962 · Movie
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Story of an Unknown Actor
1976 · Movie
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Taiga Story
1979 · Movie
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Twenty Days Without War
1976 · Movie
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Captain Nemo
1976 · Series
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Over the Rainbow
1986 · Movie
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Captain Nemo
1975 · Movie
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Come Tomorrow...
1962 · Movie
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The Beginning
1970 · Movie
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At War as at War
1969 · Movie
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Finest, the Brave Falcon
1975 · Movie
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Red Bees
1972 · Movie
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Hold on to the Clouds
1971 · Movie
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Boys
1969 · Movie
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The Inner Circle
1992 · Movie
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The First Trolleybus
1963 · Movie
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Streak of Luck
1983 · Movie
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The Chief of Chukotka
1967 · Movie