Actor Ernst Romanov: biography, personal life and interesting facts

This actor is known even by those who do not sit around the TV screens all night, and those who do not belong to a cohort of fans to review old Soviet tapes. After all, there are films that almost all at least once saw. And the characters of this actor can not be forgotten: Watson in the Blue Carbuncle, Count Ludovic in the Dog in the Manger, Richardson in Professor Dowell's Testament, Viktor Borisovich in the Unknown Soldier, Peter Bachey in The Waves of the Black Sea. It is easy to guess who will be discussed below. Of course, this is Ernst Romanov - the most talented performer in the main roles of the second plan.

Childhood

The ninth day of April 1936 in the town of Kabakovsk (now Serov) was marked by the appearance in it of the future theater and cinema actor Ernst Romanov. Parents were not art people: Dad was the director of the Serov craft school, and my mother carried a labor watch at the metallurgical plant. Little Ernst was their first-born. Later, two more sons were born in the family.

The boy was still at school, but already in his heart settled overwhelming love for the theater. He even went to the amateur arts classes, where he was offered the main roles.

In the postwar years, Ernst Romanov Was already quite an independent boy. In his hometown there was only one cinema, in the hall of which one could see a lot of trophy films. Like many children of that time, Ernst very often went there. Another permanent place of his visits was a small local theater. This is what prompted him to think about what he would be in adulthood. After receiving the school certificate, the guy decided that he would definitely be an actor.

Destiny zigzags theatrical ...

To make his decision come true, the future artist Romanov Ernst leaves for Moscow. His talent, dedication and perseverance allow him to become a student at the same time of two theatrical universities: GITIS and "Pikes". For a long time the young man did not choose between them: he preferred GITIS, since there was no hostel in Shchukin's school. The reason someone may seem prosaic and frivolous. But if you put yourself in the place of another Romanov, it immediately becomes clear that in this situation, housing is an important factor.

Supervised the course, which studied Ernst Romanov, the famous Mkhatovite Vasily Orlov. Thanks to his talented teaching, the students had the opportunity to get excellent theatrical training. By the way, Ernst's classmate was the famous (to date) theatrical director Roman Viktyuk.

He already studied in the third year, when GITIS was visited by representatives of the young Rostov Theater. They were too persistent in their proposal to work on the stage of this theater, so a lot of students (including Ernst Romanov) agreed to work with them by signing a contract. After a short time, he regretted it.

After the termination in 1957 of GITIS Ernst Romanov (the actor while beginning) and his fellow students came to Rostov-on-Don to work. When they saw the local Youth Theater, they were horrified: there were no conditions for a normal life and fruitful work, the state was simply terrifying. In addition, in the city to the theater treated with some coolness, because in the priority was football. The actor recalled how on the way to work often had to literally make his way through the crowds of fans hurrying to the stadium. And this at the very time when only a few people came to the play "Uncle Vanya". For Melpomene's servants, it was very insulting - all desire to do something new and interesting on the stage was lost.

Tallinn. Theater. Love...

In this situation, it was difficult for young actors to remain energetic and think about the distant future. Therefore, soon they took turns to leave the theater. Ernst Ivanovich stayed in Rostov for two years, and then moved to Ryazan, to the Regional Drama Theater. But even there the conditions were no better. Romanov worked only one season, after which he moved to Tallinn (Estonia).

But there everything was completely different. Now the actor was in the troupe of the Russian Drama Theater, and everything here was completely different than before. Ernst Romanov, actor Theater and cinema, remained in the troupe for eight years, he was offered many interesting roles. Now he was one of the leading actors of this troupe.

But not only did this old beautiful city make him happy. It was on these streets that Ernst Romanov met the only love of his life-actress Leila Kirakosyan. They created a family that is strong so far.

From "Lenkom" to the theater of drama

After working in the Tallinn Theater, Romanov goes to Kiev: he was invited to work at the Lesya Ukrainka Theater. But the heyday of his career did not happen there. Later, Ernst Ivanovich shared his experiences with journalists in one interview, which raged in his soul at that time: the attitude was not at all what he was used to in Estonia. There he was a "star of the first echelon", and in the Ukrainian capital he was accepted as a beginner. In the performances he received the most minor roles. For a long time the actor could not withstand such a situation. He left Ukraine.

In Leningrad, a couple of Romanovs moved in 1969. Ernst Ivanovich began to work in the famous "Lenkom". But even here he did not stay long. The roles played were not very numerous, the most notable of them being the Duke of Buckingham (based on the novel by Alexander Dumas , the play "Three Musketeers" was staged).

Two years later, the actor moves to the troupe of the Leningrad Drama Theater named after Pushkin. Here, his roles were quite noticeable and warmly received by the audience: Ogibalov in "The Ine on the Stacks," Antonio in "A lot of noise from nothing" ... But in these walls the actor worked only three years. And the "fault" was the cinema.

The Soviet period of Romanov's Cinema ...

The film debut of Ernst Romanov was held in 1957 (just this year he received a diploma from GITIS). Then his character was an officer in the melodrama "Duel" (directed by Vladimir Perov, A. Kuprin's story). But the role was so small that the actor's name was not even indicated in the credits. For the next fifteen years, Ernst Ivanovich practically does not act in films, occasionally appearing only in episodes.

Everything changed in the very beginning of the 70s, when the roads led Romanov to Leningrad. In 1972, he played a small role - a character named Vadik. It was a psychological drama "Monologue", directed by Ilya Averbakh. Since that time (this is one of the interesting facts in the life of Ernst Romanov) he considers Averbakh and Margarita Terekhov his "godmothers" in the world of cinema. It is the picture "Monologue" - for him the real debut in the cinema.

The diverse actor

The following year, Ernst Romanov, whose films occupied a deep niche in Soviet cinema, despite the fact that his roles were small, was invited to the set of the famous science fiction film "The Collapse of Engineer Garin". He was offered the role of Alexei Semenovich Khlynov (the voice acting, however, was produced by another actor). Since 1974, the actor is in the staff of the Lenfilm studios. Now the role fell on him as a horn of plenty.

The filmography of Ernst Romanov clearly shows the amazing and versatile talent of the actor. His range is wide enough. He easily plays both characteristically-comedic roles, and dramatic. Romanov has his own corporate style: an expressive look that can reflect the inner state of his characters, the fullness of their feelings. He was shot at the best directors of the national cinema: Gleb Panfilov, Nikita Mikhalkov, Pyotr Fomenko, Vladimir Naumov and others.

Film roles

Ernst Romanov played in the cinema over a hundred roles. Among his works are films "Niagara", "Born by the Revolution", "Imitator", "Mother", "Life of Klim Samgin", "How I was a child prodigy", "Taste of bread" ... One of the most interesting roles for the actor remains Count Ludovico from Jan Fried's musical comedy "A Dog in the Manger": an almost insane old man who was lucky enough to find his son Teodoro, who had disappeared many years ago.

For the whole creative life the actor very often had to play doctors of various specialties and reincarnate as heroes who by age were much older than himself. The same Count Ludovico was played at the age of 41 years. Another interesting age role - gray-haired Nikolai Evgenievich Belov, an elderly intellectual, a Leningrad physician, became the chief doctor of a medical train during the war. It was a war drama directed by Peter Fomenko. Actor then was only 39 years old.

When the new century began, and the new cinema began to gradually revive, Ernst Romanov returned to the screen after a break. His acting talent, plus charisma and type did not allow him to stay away. From the proposals there was no release.

His new characters - chief doctor Viktor Kazimirovich Butkevich in the detective "Scream of an owl," Professor Sergei Vedensky in the movie "It all began in Harbin," Colonel Alexei Sychok in the series "Golden Guys" .... In recent years, Ernst Romanov even played home-grown "godparents Fathers "in the detectives of recent years.

Quiet family harbor

This may seem unfashionable and boring to some people, but Ernst Romanov is a monogamous person. He had already met Leila Kirakosyan in Tallinn, and she still lives with her. They have been together for more than forty years. They raised two children: a son and a daughter. But the younger generation decided not to repeat the fate of their parents. They chose their path in life. Daughter Catherine - director, TV journalist.

That's how the actor Ernst Romanov spent his life. His personal life remains unchanged for more than forty years. He and his wife are easy and interesting, because they are not only spouses, but also like-minded people.