Alexander Galibin: Filmography, biography and personal life

Actor Alexander Galibin, whose filmography dates back to the Soviet historical era, was remembered by an attentive spectator back in the late seventies of the last century. His creative destiny was by no means simple and included many unexpected turns. But the actor continues to hold the attention of viewers for the past ten years.

How it all began

Alexander Galibin was born in the city on the Neva River in 1955. It is difficult to say how close his family was to the creative environment. Alexander's father worked as a decorator on Lenfilm, and therefore the road there was known to the future actor since childhood. For the first time on theatrical stage Alexander Galibin came out in the play of the Leningrad Youth Art Theater. And this was one of the factors that determined the life choice of a young man. In 1973, he entered the acting department of the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography.

Debut in the cinema

In the cinema, Alexander Galibin made his debut while still a student at a theater high school. His roles did not go unnoticed and were favorably received by both professional critics and ordinary viewers. From the debut works of the actor in the memory of moviegoers, he remained a character with a sharp character from the detective "The Tavern on Pyatnitskaya."

But Alexander Galibin from his first cinematic roles immediately declared himself as a very diverse actor. Play the same thing and he could not, and did not want to. And the new impressive work did not take long. The most significant role of the early period of the actor's work was the image of Emperor Nicholas II. His Galibin happened to play twice - in the television project "The Life of Klim Samgin" and in the film "Romanovs. The Crowned Family" directed by Gleb Panfilov. The young actor was very good at conveying the doom of the last Russian emperor before a whirlwind of impending catastrophic revolutionary upheavals. Nicholas II, performed by Galibin, understands what is happening, but nothing can change either in his fate or in the destiny of the country.

In the Theatre

Alexander Galibin, whose filmography includes dozens of works, nevertheless never considered the sphere of cinema the only direction for the application of his talent. Since 1988, he again becomes a student, this time the director's department of GITIS.

Studying for a theater director Alexander combines with the work in several theatrical and cinematographic projects. After graduating from the university, they were given more than forty performances in various cities of Russia. The performances of Galibin went to the St. Petersburg Theater on Liteiny Theater, the Novosibirsk Academic Youth Theater Globus, the Alexandrinsky Theater and the Stanislavsky Theater.

Galibin's theatrical career was very impulsive, she was repeatedly interrupted both by work in the cinema, and by creative conflicts with the actors. But the performances of this director enjoyed the constant attention of the public. One of the most important qualities of Alexander Galibin is the ability to always be unexpected and never to repeat the second time that has already been found once and brought a deserved success.

In the Shchukin school

Neither the theatrical nor the cinematographic career of the actor can in any way be considered complete. But now Alexander Galibin also leads active teaching activities. He typed and leads his course at the Shchukinsky Theater School. And it would not be an exaggeration to say that his students were very lucky with the teacher. To his mission of the mentor of young actors, Alexander Galibin is very serious.

The adaptation of Bulgakov's "Master and Margarita"

Artists sometimes have to wait a long time for a real role. In the full power of his outstanding talent, actor Alexander Galibin was able to unfold only on such a dramatic material as Mikhail Bulgakov's brilliant novel. Today it is difficult to imagine that the main role in the television adaptation of this book in 2005 could have been performed by someone else. But many people tried it. Nevertheless, the director Vladimir Bortko chose Aleksandr Galibin, whose participation in the project was not originally intended. But the choice was unmistakable.

The result could not be overshadowed even by the fact that the role of the Master at the behest of the director was voiced by the actor who performed Yeshua. Alexander Galibin could not make such a decision and even refused to attend the premiere of the film. But even such an annoying turn of events for the actor could not cross out the role he played. She is rightfully considered one of the most powerful of his cinematographic works.

Filmography of Alexander Galibin

The list of cinematic roles of the actor inspires respect for its volume. At the same time, Alexander Galibin never specifically sought to increase it, and, considering himself primarily a theater director, did not really want to work in the cinema. It remains to be regretted that in the extensive filmography of Halibin, there are not so many main roles. Most often his work in the movie was limited to second-nature characters or short episodes. But his images were always bright and remained in the mind of the viewer.

All his work in the cinema Galibin once again confirms the idea of Stanislavsky that there are no small roles. Among the most expressive images created by the actor on the screen are the following characters: Pashka Antonov ("The Tavern on Pyatnitskaya Street"), Lieutenant Kondratiev ("Battalions ask for fire"), Vasily Kapralov ("Jack Eight" - "American").

The screen adaptation of Dostoevsky's "Demons"

Since the last time the work of the actor Alexander Galibin will soon be known to the general public on television screens. The filming of the television series has already been completed, and it is preparing for the show. Alexander Galibin performs in it a very significant role - the governor von Lemke. In the novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky it is impossible to find simple and unambiguous characters for understanding. Equally difficult is the mayor of the provincial city, performed by Galibin. He is one of the few who opposes the dark forces who are preparing a rebellion and popular outrage in the city. Any of his actions, like rejection of them, can lead to very serious consequences and numerous human victims.

Alexander Galibin: the personal life of the actor

People who have achieved wide popularity are treated differently. To some, this state of affairs gives pleasure, and they flit without interruption before the eyes of the curious public. Alexander Galibin, whose personal life has always been in the theatrical environment, nevertheless, no pleasure from the increased attention to his person has never experienced. He just had to accept this state of affairs as something inevitable.

It can be assumed that Alexander Galibin, whose family always related to the theater or to the cinema, did not conduct an irresistible border between art and life. Currently, the actor is in his third marriage and is the father of two daughters. Alexander Galibin, whose wife - Irina Savitskova - worked under him at the Novosibirsk Academic Youth Theater "Globus", does not like to comment on his personal life. Nevertheless, we note that the two previous spouses of Alexander - Olga Narutskaya and Ruth Winenken - also had the most direct relation to the theatrical world.