
Mikhail Kononov
Acting • Born 1940-04-25 – Died 2007-07-16
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).
Filmography
76 credits
Andrei Rublev
Movie • 1966
Foma

Red Bees
Movie • 1972

Station for Two
Movie • 1982
Nikolasha

Burn, Burn Bright
Movie • 1983

Витрина
Movie • 2000

Guest from the Future
Movie • 1984
Krys, kosmicheskiy pirat

Siberiade
Movie • 1979
Rodion Klimentov

First Encounter - Last Encounter
Movie • 1987
Former detective

Alone and Unarmed
Movie • 1984
Пётр (швейцар)

No Path Through Fire
Movie • 1967
Alyosha

The Beginning
Movie • 1970
Pavlik

The Night Before Christmas
Movie • 1997

The Long Recess
Movie • 1972
Nestor Petrovich Severov

The Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with Stalin
Movie • 1989
KGB officer

1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time
Movie • 2007

Adventures of Vasia Kurolesov
Movie • 1981
Vasya Kurolesov (voice)

At War as at War
Movie • 1969
Sanya Maleshkin

The Chief of Chukotka
Movie • 1967
Alexey Bychkov

Finest, the Brave Falcon
Movie • 1975
Yashka

Captain Nemo
Movie • 1975
Conseil

Hello and Goodbye
Movie • 1972
Митька Ярмолюк

The Inner Circle
Movie • 1992
Voroshilov

Goodbye, Boys!
Movie • 1966
Витя Аникин

The First Trolleybus
Movie • 1963
Kolya

The Royal Hunt
Movie • 1990
Kustov

Over the Rainbow
Movie • 1986
Ivan Ivanovich

The Film That Went Wrong
Movie • 2022
Archive footage

Pavlik Morozov
Movie • 1963

Twenty Days Without War
Movie • 1976
Pasha Rubtsov

Port Arthur
Movie • 1964
солдат

Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia
Movie • 1974
Giuseppe (russian voice)

72 Degrees Below Zero
Movie • 1977
Anton Zhmurkin

Memento Mori
Movie • 1991
«Дермантин» (железнодорожник)

Pages of Russian History. The Land of the Ancestors
Movie • 1994
(voice)

Vasilisa the Beautiful
Movie • 1977
prince Ivan (voice)

The White Weathervane
Movie • 1969
Василий Васильевич Крутогоров (чекист)

Taiga Story
Movie • 1979
Akim

Tsarevich Aleksey
Movie • 1996

The Fifteenth Spring
Movie • 1971
German officer

She Has a Broom, He Has a Black Hat
Movie • 1987
The Wizard

Broken Circle
Movie • 1987
Пётр Царьков (зав. складом готовой продукции фабрики)

Boys
Movie • 1969

Almanzor's Rings
Movie • 1977
Zenziver

Old Times Pranks
Movie • 1986

Love and Fury
Movie • 1978

Comedy of mistakes
Movie • 1978
Дромио Эфесский / Дромио Сиракузский

Hold on to the Clouds
Movie • 1971
Соколовы (Дима и Костя)

Greetings! or Crazy Demobilization
Movie • 1990
капитан Бодров

Our Mutual Friend
Movie • 1962

Catch the Wind
Movie • 1979
Васька

Streak of Luck
Movie • 1983

Story of an Unknown Actor
Movie • 1976

Investigation
Movie • 1980

Andrey and Evil Wizard
Movie • 1981
Леший

Vasily and Vasilisa
Movie • 1981
Vasiliy Vologzhin

Discovery
Movie • 1973
Сергей Юрышев (в молодости)

Beautiful Stranger
Movie • 1993

For No Apparent Reason
Movie • 1982
Важин, начальник тюрьмы

Crazy Day of Engineer Barkasov
Movie • 1983
Иван Силыч Тятин, заместитель Баркасова

Come Tomorrow...
Movie • 1962
bus passenger (uncredited)

Are You Kidding?
Movie • 1971

Ryaba, My Chicken
Movie • 1994
отец Никодим

Sea Voyage of Solnyshkin
Movie • 1980

Shell
Movie • 1983

Underground Crossing
Movie • 1984

Argonauts
Movie • 1971
Colchis warrior (voice, uncredited)

The Great Ant Trail
Movie • 1993

Huntsman
Movie • 1973

Ship of the Desert
Movie • 1985
Porcupine (voice)

One Summer Day
Movie • 1974

Captain Nemo
TV • 1976
Konsel

The Long Recess
TV • 1973
Северов Нестор Петрович

Royal Hunt
TV • 1994
Kustov

Dunno on the Moon
TV • 1997
Grizzl

Guest from the Future
TV • 1985
Крыс - космический пират

Fuse
TV • 1962