Pavel Borisovich Luspekaev was born in 1927 in Lugansk. In the early 1940s, Pavel entered the Luhansk craft school, where he worked as a locksmith. In 1943, as a fifteen-year-old volunteer, Luspekaev went to the front, where he fought in one of the partisan detachments. During the war, the future actor earned atherosclerosis of the vessels of the legs - in one of the raids he severely froze his legs, and subsequently it seriously affected his health. In 1946, Pavel entered the course of K.A. Zubov
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Pavel Borisovich Luspekaev was born in 1927 in Lugansk. In the early 1940s, Pavel entered the Luhansk craft school, where he worked as a locksmith. In 1943, as a fifteen-year-old volunteer, Luspekaev went to the front, where he fought in one of the partisan detachments. During the war, the future actor earned atherosclerosis of the vessels of the legs - in one of the raids he severely froze his legs, and subsequently it seriously affected his health.
In 1946, Pavel entered the course of K.A. Zubov at the Higher Theater School named after M.S. Shchepkin, during his studies in which he met his future wife - Inna Kirillova, in union with whom her daughter Larisa was born. After graduation, the family wanders: Tbilisi, Kiev, and already in 1959, the Luspekaevs stopped in Leningrad, where, at the invitation of Kirill Lavrov, Pavel played on the BDT stage.
The first three years Luspekaev was actively filmed: “Not bowed heads” (1961), “Fourth” (1961), “Virgin Raised” (1964). In 1962, Luspekaev got the role of the driver Stepan in the film “Capron Networks”. After filming, the actor was put in the hospital - an old disease worsened and on his feet, doctors amputated some of the phalanxes of the fingers.
However, this role was a powerful step in Luspekaev’s career. In 1966, the actor starred in the film by G. I. Polokie.
" Republic of SKID . But the disease again interfered and instead of the main role, Luspekaev could be seen only in a few shots. During filming in the hospital, doctors insisted on amputating both legs to the knees, but the actor understood that this would put an end to his career, right at the peak of fame, and he wanted to live, wanted to play. Luspekayev agreed to the amputation of one foot, a little later than the second. The unbearable pain that tormented the actor did not allow him to breathe calmly. On the recommendation of doctors, Luspekaev began to take a potent painkiller, but when the dose became too large, Pavel decided that he needed to get rid of this painkiller. With an incredible effort of will, he freed himself from drug addiction, and in 1968 he began filming his main role - customs officer Pavel.
White Sun of the Desert .
It was a triumph. All newspapers and magazines wrote about his acting and acting talent. But few people knew that Luspekaev’s work in the film “White Sun of the Desert” was a real feat, his victory over a hopeless situation. In 1970, three days before his birthday, Pavel Luspekayev died. The great actor was buried in the Leningrad Northern cemetery. In 1997, Luspekaev won the Russian State Prize for his role in the feature film White Sun of the Desert. Posthumously.