"You and I went bankrupt, Mordenko." This phrase was repeated many times to the hero of the television series "Petersburg Secrets", the usurer Osip Mordenko, who was brilliantly embodied on the screen by Mikhail Filippov, his parrot. The character was quite extraordinary - both a victim and an executioner to his offenders. Once he was made to suffer because he dared to love a woman not of his circle. From that moment on, his love turned into hatred and a desire for revenge. All feelings from this moment are fastened with large buttons. And he is so eager for just revenge that he does not even feel fatherly feelings for his only son.
First steps
People's Artist of Russia Mikhail Filippov was born in Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union, on a warm August 15th day in 1947.
At school, he studied pretty well, and after receiving a certificate, the young man enters the Faculty of Philology at Moscow State University. During his studies, he plays in the student studio "Our House". The same theater became a creative home for Khazanov,Arkanov, Filippenko, Farada and many more movie and theater stars. Now he is so sure that his fate for life is the stage that, after studying for four years at the university, Misha is transferred to GITIS. In 1973, he received a diploma from this particular educational institution.
Our whole life is theater
Mikhail Filippov is an amazingly talented actor with a unique and very bright personality. Since he is a philologist by his first profession, he feels and understands the nature of each word spoken on stage quite subtly. Over the course of three decades of his service at the Mayakovsky Theater, he did not have so many leading roles. But even the roles of a secondary plan and significance were embodied by him in such a way that they sometimes became more interesting than the main ones.
Yes, unfortunately, Mikhail Filippov, an artist of great originality, did not play many roles that seemed to be intended for him by heaven. His theatrical fate was not particularly stellar. The path was long and laborious. But Mikhail Ivanovich overcame all obstacles with incredible strength of patience and great self-esteem. Many years passed before Mikhail Filippov, whose biography is re-read by his contemporaries countless times, received the main role of Napoleon in his creative biography (the play "Napoleon the First").
From Fouquet to Irinarkhov
The first cinematic role played by Mikhail Filippov was in the very famous and loved by the viewers film of SergeiGerasimov "Red and Black". The debut was more than successful. But for some reason, relations with cinema suffered some setback. Now, with his talent, he could bestow only theatergoers. Only occasionally did films-plays in which he played appear on the wide screen.
Everything changed when the actor was already in adulthood. It was then that he was able to embody in front of the cameras many interesting and beloved by the audience characters, whose characters, mood, social status and education were very different. During the period of the late 80s and early 90s, he was invited to many films that became classics of Soviet cinema: Gruzdev in The Artist from Gribov, Chaadaev in The Sukhovo-Kobylin Case, Vasya in the tragicomedy Promised Heaven, Konstantin Sergeevich in Alphonse, investigator Matyukhin in The Serpent Spring, Garansky in The Dashing Couple.
And no matter what genre Mikhail Filippov played in the film, the actor each time gave the character a piece of his soul. He has a very beautiful, wonderfully delivered voice, with the intonations of which he easily brings the audience (if it is a theater) or the audience at the TV screens into a feeling of delight and admiration. With beautiful glowing eyes that simply attract attention, he can easily captivate those around him on both sides of the blue screens.
New, modern filmmakers also liked his talent. One of the interesting roles in the comedy "Jisai", where Mikhail Filippov, whose biography has always aroused interest among fans, reincarnated as a businessmanDudypin. Without a doubt, the picture was a success, especially if you remember that Filippov's partner was Alexander Lykov.
Another bright spot in the actor's filmography was two of the most interesting roles in TV shows of the late nineties - Vitaly Irinarkhov from D. D. D. Dossier of Detective Dubrovsky" and moneylender Osip Mordenko from "Petersburg Secrets". After the release of the wide screen, the popularity of both the actors and the series themselves just went through the roof, and the ratings rose to an almost unattainable height.
Unceremonious curiosity
Incidents happen in the acting life, due to which even the huge creative success and adoration of the audience of the whole country are not a guarantee of happiness in family life and the only marriage union. A great rarity in the acting environment (and not only here) are people who created a family in their youth, remaining together until gray hair. Now, few people can be surprised by divorces (sometimes quite loud and heavy) between people who are related to creative professions.
That's exactly what happened to our hero. Both the divorce and the death of his wife survived Mikhail Filippov. The personal life of the actor, despite his venerable age, is the object of attention and interest of both admirers of his talent and idle townsfolk.
Love, families, children
Behind this somewhat ponderous and even slightly formidable man with amazing eyes, three marriages.
He created his first family with the daughter of the then General Secretary, Irina Andropova. The relationship of the spouses was far from perfect, so the couplebroke up immediately after the death of Yuri Andropov.
After some time, Mikhail Filippov married the actress of his theater Natalya Georgievna Gundareva. In this union there was everything one can only dream of: love and tenderness, trust and respect, devotion and mutual understanding. They lived together for 19 happy years. Unfortunately, the illness and death of Natalia Georgievna ended this beautiful fairy tale.
Natasha
One of the most beautiful women in Soviet cinema was ill for several years, and all this time her husband did not leave her side, trying to help in every possible way, protecting her peace from too curious people and impudent journalists.
Two years after her departure, Mikhail Ivanovich published a book called "Natasha" about the main woman in his life - his deceased wife. It was a kind of book of memories and impressions about their family life, which included drawings by Natalia, poems by Mikhail, their notes about love for each other.
Waiting for a miracle
For four years the actor remained an inconsolable widower. But, in the end, the pain subsided a little, let go. He was lucky: he met his soul mate. Despite the fact that Mikhail Filippov, whose photo can often be seen on the pages of tabloid publications, was twenty years older than the chosen one (she is the theater artist Natalya Vasilyeva), the wedding took place. Their colleagues said that Natasha had a feeling for her future husband back in 1993, when she came totroupe. At that time, no one could have imagined that trouble would break out in a few years. Therefore, the girl admired Mikhail only from a distance, not hoping for anything. It was said that it was precisely because of this feeling of love that she did not marry until the age of 40, rejecting all proposals from men in love with her.
Not young but loved
Michael found out about the feelings of his future third wife only after the death of the second. Slowly, he began to pay attention to her. There was no long courtship, just a quiet painting. The only condition for Natalia was the wedding, because the issues of faith were of tremendous importance to her.
Love and mutual understanding reign in this family. Since the spouses are no longer twenty, there are no special passions, but their relationship is very reverent. Natalya often pampers her husband with pastries, for which he has a special weakness. And Mikhail always protects his young wife.
The only sad moment in their union was the question of joint children. “This worries me very much,” Mikhail Filippov once shared. The actor became a father (he has a son), being in his first marriage, Mikhail is now a grandfather. There were no children in the second marriage. For several years, there were reports in the press about Natalya's pregnancy, but one day she could not bear the child, and all the other articles were "ducks". Whether they will be able to realize their dream is still unknown, in any case, no information has appeared in the print media. It remains only to wish them he alth, happiness and good luck.
