Mikhail Kononov
Date of birth: 1940-04-25
Place of birth: Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Михаил Иванович Кононов, М. Кононов
Biography
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).
Movie Credits
Andrei Rublev
1966-12-16
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei R
Red Bees
1972-05-21
In 1922, in a small town, the boys formed a pioneer squad and named it "Red Bees."
Station for Two
1982-06-06
Platon Ryabinin, a pianist, is traveling by train to a distant town of Griboedov to visit his father
Burn, Burn Bright
1983-10-11
Match factory repairman Parfen Loktionov is offered to become a shift foreman. The new position, on
Витрина
2000-12-25
Guest from the Future
1984-07-07
6-grader Kolya Gerasimov discovers a time machine in a basement of an old house in Moscow and gets t
Siberiade
1979-11-28
The story about a very small god-forgotten village in Siberia reflects the history of Russia from th
First Encounter - Last Encounter
1987-06-06
The story concerns the events in Saint Petersburg on the eve of the First World War. Private detecti
Alone and Unarmed
1984-06-06
1927. A retired Red Army commander Constantine Vorontsov is appointed a Criminal Investigation Depar
No Path Through Fire
1967-12-25
A talented girl is trying to find happiness amidst the Russian revolution of 1917 and the civil war
The Beginning
1970-10-12
A talented girl from the provincial Russian town Pasha Stroganova dreams of becoming an actress. She
The Night Before Christmas
1997-01-01
"The Night Before Christmas" is a Russian puppet cartoon that was created by director Ekaterina Mikh
The Long Recess
1972-06-06
A young teacher goes to a school for adults. He is younger than many of his students and some of the
The Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with Stalin
1989-11-06
A dance troupe from the autonomous region of Abkhazia in western Georgia perform for Stalin, Lavrent
1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time
2007-10-28
The czar of Russia has died and a power vacuum has developed. This period in the late 16th and early
Adventures of Vasia Kurolesov
1981-06-06
A comic mystery about Vasia Kurolesov who is trying to become a detective.
At War as at War
1969-02-23
The film tells about the fighting everyday life of the crew of self-propelled guns during the libera
The Chief of Chukotka
1966-04-22
Young patriotic young man ends up in the on Chukotka right after the civil war, where he intends to
Finest, the Brave Falcon
1975-12-30
This fairy tale film is dedicated to the memory of the great film director Aleksandr Rou, the founde
Captain Nemo
1975-01-25
For several years as a terrible sea monster drowns ships of the Navy. In a small number of ships tha
Hello and Goodbye
1972-01-01
A love story between a country policeman and a recently separated from her husband woman with three
The Inner Circle
1992-02-28
Life changes for a Moscow worker when he's made Stalin's personal film projectionist but cannot tell
Goodbye, Boys!
1966-01-03
Goodbye, Boys! is the coming-of-age tale of three teenagers graduating from a Communist school durin
The First Trolleybus
1963-12-04
Svetlana, young pretty girl, works as a trolleybus driver in a small town and almost all her permane
The Royal Hunt
1990-06-06
Russian general have to find and bring back to St. Petersburg girl claiming her right to the throne.
Over the Rainbow
1986-06-06
Very dreamy boy who is also a young poet, met a fairy who gave him the ability to do good in PE (spe
The Film That Went Wrong
2022-09-01
In 1993, Nikita Mikhalkov made a feature film “Remembering Chekhov”. After the footage was edited, h
Pavlik Morozov
1963-02-08
The film was based on the story of the same name by A. Yakovlev about the most famous pioneer of the
Twenty Days Without War
1976-11-08
War correspondent Lopatin takes a 20-day-leave from his hard work at the front in 1942. He travels t
Port Arthur
1964-01-01
Based on the play of the same name by I. Popov and L. Stepanov, staged by the State Academic Maly Th
Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia
1974-01-31
In Italy, a dying woman tells her granddaughter that she hid her treasure many years ago in Russia,
72 Degrees Below Zero
1977-07-11
Antarctic station "Vostok" threatens conservation due to lack of fuel. Volunteer squad is called to
Memento Mori
1991-02-08
Teenagers whose company broke up after the absurd death of one of their friends are afraid to tell t
Pages of Russian History. The Land of the Ancestors
1994-01-01
The history of Rus' since inviting of the Varangians, led by Rurik, to converting of Princess Olga t
Vasilisa the Beautiful
1977-05-31
Young prince meets a talking frog who turns out to be a beautiful but cursed princess. To remove the
The White Weathervane
1969-12-30
A story about the adventures of two teenage brothers helping ChK during twenties.
Taiga Story
1979-10-16
A hunter, returning to the Taiga forest, finds a dying girl in his cabin. He stoically nurses her ba
Tsarevich Aleksey
1996-05-23
Tsarevich Alexei was one of the smartest people in the state. His father Peter hoped that he would t
The Fifteenth Spring
1971-05-10
Fifteen years old Sasha is dreaming about adventures, falling in love and doesn't know that WWII is
She Has a Broom, He Has a Black Hat
1987-05-13
A Baba Yaga's grand-daughter gets into the argument with the young son of Kashchey and decides to le
Broken Circle
1987-05-22
A group of "friends" are trying to solve a mysterious death of a factory director - and find the mon
Boys
1969-12-27
Two stories about the life of a young boxer Sasha and his friends in Leningrad during a first years
Almanzor's Rings
1977-06-09
The queen of a magic kingdom is trying to marry her two daughters...
Old Times Pranks
1986-08-12
A bride decides to check her fiancé feelings by staging the kidnapping of herself.
Love and Fury
1978-07-15
At the beginning of the First World War, Alexander Dragovich went to the front as a teenager. The Oc
Comedy of mistakes
1978-01-01
Two pairs of twins, once separated, find each other in the comedy finale. But before giving them the
Hold on to the Clouds
1971-08-26
In 1919, in Petrograd, a pilot Sevastyanov was asked to help in training flight personnel for the yo
Greetings! or Crazy Demobilization
1990-12-03
Our Mutual Friend
1962-03-12
A young milkmaid Liza becomes an outcast of society in one of the Kuban collective farms. An honest
Catch the Wind
1979-11-30
A family of a private stud-farm head takes cover from a Civil War in a forsaken estate in Urals step
Streak of Luck
1983-01-01
The fifth film in a Mosfilm "youth" anthology series comprising three short stories. The first story
Story of an Unknown Actor
1976-01-01
Pavel Pavlovich Goryaev is not that young of an actor. For many years he plays in the provincial the
Investigation
1980-12-28
The recidivist Vorobyov planned the robbery of the jewelry department of a department store, while h
Andrey and Evil Wizard
1981-09-14
Young guy Andrey tries to save the daughter of Sun from the evil wizard.
Vasily and Vasilisa
1981-11-30
Was have Vasily and Vasilisa seven children. They lived together, the village respected the working
Discovery
1973-06-22
This story is told by academician S. Yuryshev, Director of the Institute of applied biochemistry. Th
Beautiful Stranger
1993-10-14
Strangers on a train. Late in 1916, a brave and idealistic Russian officer in his 20s comes to his s
For No Apparent Reason
1982-08-30
1921. Three seemingly unrelated terrible events took place in a provincial Siberian town. But Chekis
Crazy Day of Engineer Barkasov
1983-04-09
The protagonist of the film, engineer Barkasov, finds himself in ridiculous and anecdotal situations
Come Tomorrow...
1962-12-03
"Come Tomorrow" (1963), directed by Yevgeny Tashkov, is a much-loved comedy about Frosya Burlakova,
Are You Kidding?
1971-12-31
The film almanac of VGIK's graduates, consisting of films for children: "Otherwise We Are Lost," "Va
Ryaba, My Chicken
1994-05-01
In Soviet days an old peasant woman's hen begins to lay golden eggs. Of course, everyone agrees that
Sea Voyage of Solnyshkin
1980-04-22
The red-haired boy dreams of becoming a cabin boy, but for now he performs feats in his sleep.
Shell
1983-03-10
How the Jerboa gave the Porcupine a shell in which the sea roared.
Underground Crossing
1984-03-10
About the funny adventures of a snake, a muskrat, a fox and a badger.
Argonauts
1971-12-31
A cartoon version of the voyage of the Argonauts (Greek Mythology) with the aim of getting the Gold
The Great Ant Trail
1993-04-29
In one of the southern cities there is a gang of criminals preparing a coup to seize power. She is o
Huntsman
1973-01-22
A screen adaptation of the short story of the same name by A.P. Chekhov.
Ship of the Desert
1985-02-13
A porcupine, a jerboa, and a turtle build a wooden ship in the desert.
One Summer Day
1974-12-30