Actor Pyotr Gorin: Biography

Peter Gorin is an actor, who was loved by many Soviet TV viewers. But today his name is forgotten. In the filmography of Gorin more than twenty roles. He was known primarily as a talented theater figure. Biography and the creative path of Peter Gorin - the theme of today's article.

Biography and family

Petr Gorin was born on June 8, 1930, in Riga. The future actor studied at school number 22. Already then he amazed others with artistry, amazing charm. At school, Peter was a champion in high jump. At the same time, he did not miss any of the school plays, almost all played the main roles. Charming, smiling, modest ... He knew how to be friends, for which his classmates appreciated, and years later - and his colleagues in the theater.

In 1952, Peter Gorin graduated from the State Theater Institute. Lunacharsky. A little more than a year he played on the theatrical stage in Samara. In 1953 he returned to Riga and for eight years was a member of the Riga Theater of Russian Drama. In Latvia, Peter Gorin married, the marriage was very successful. The couple brought up two daughters. Gorin has five grandchildren left, the youngest of them is the double namesake of the actor (Petr Petrovich).

In Leningrad

In 1961, Peter Gorin and his family moved to the capital. His creative biography is supplemented by one theatrical season in Sovremennik. But then his fate firmly links with the city on the Neva. From 1962 to 1980, the actor wins the hearts of spectators on the stage of the Leningrad Lenin Komsomol Theater. In 1967, on local television, a performance based on A. Chekhov's story "On the High Road" was shot. This is one of the few surviving video recordings, on which you can appreciate the game of Peter Gorin on stage.

Theatrical works

One of the most unforgettable works of Peter Gorin in the theater is the role of Cyrano de Bergerac. Many spectators could not hold back tears when he splashed out on them all the pain of the famous hero. Has shaken to depth of soul and a duet with actress Tatyana Pileckoj which performed role Roksana. When Gorin left the theater, the performance was removed from the repertoire. They tried to restore, but Gorin did not succeed in playing the role of Cyrano. The vivid image of the Rostavsky hero became an entrance ticket to the stage of the Leningrad Academic Drama Theater named after AS Pushkin. Gorin embodied on the stage images from Russian and foreign classics: Golikov from "The Limit of Possible", Herris from "Airport", Eberkopf from "Per Gunnet" and many others. Charming actor was the idol of young spectators. His Woodward (Cinderella's father) has been conquering children's hearts for many years with his kindness and simplicity.

Other performances with the participation of Peter Gorin:

• "Masquerade".
• "Boris Godunov".
• "Woe from Wit".
• "Field Marshal Kutuzov."
• "Rumor".
• "A lot of noise from nothing."

Teaching Activities

Peter Gorin was not only an actor. He taught at the theater studio for many years, giving the young people a grain of his talent, trying to convey to them the main thing: in the theater, and in the cinema one must play with the soul. The actor has served many years in the Pushkin Theater, but he has not received any special awards. In his track record - only the title of Honored Artist of the Latvian Soviet Union.

Petr Gorin: movies

In addition to the theatrical works, on the account of the hero of this article twenty-five roles in the cinema. The brightest ones are Agosten ("Captain Fracassus"), Major Shondysh ("Two tickets for the afternoon session"), Captain Sergachev ("In war as in war").

The latest films with the participation of Peter Gorin - "Sunny Wind", "Captain Fracassus", "The Great Game".

The "Sunny Impact" was released in 1982. The main heroine is an employee of the research institute. The film tells about the difficulties that arise on the path of a young woman, most of her time devoted to research work. Gorin in this film played a minor role.

In 1984, the premiere of the film "Captain" Frakass. " The painting is based on the same name by Theophile Gautier. The protagonist is the impoverished Baron de Sigonyak. Once in his house, a troupe of strolling artists stops. These young people are full of determination and confidence in their abilities. The artists intend to conquer Paris. Among the actors there is a girl - a beautiful Isabella, who falls in love with the main character. The Baron adjoins the troupe, in order to be always near to the beloved. But one day on the way of artists there are bandits. One of them was played by Peter Gorin. His partners on the set were Vladimir Menshikov, Leonid Yarmolnik.

Gorin's last work (except for the episodic role in the film "ZETA Group") was the role of the USSR ambassador in the film "The Great Game." The events of the painting take place in Paris. A famous millionaire was killed. A Soviet writer and journalist is connected to the search for a customer, and compromising material appears on one of the "powers that be" during the investigation.

Gorin Petr Vladimirovich has been sick a lot for the last few years and did not go on stage. There is information that shortly before his death, the actor was attacked by robbers. He suffered a head injury, and soon after, on March 11, 2008, died. Buried Gorin at the Zelenogorsk cemetery.

Petr Gorin was one of those actors who knew how to play a profound big role in just a few minutes on the screen. But few remember it today. Only the most devoted admirers of Soviet cinema and those who happened to see an actor on theatrical stage.