Yuri Nikolaevich Medvedev is an actor of theater and cinema, was born on April 1, 1920 in the city of Mytishchi. After completing his studies at the Moscow City Theatre School in 1942, Yuri accepted an invitation to perform at the front-line theater of the WTO. After the end of the Great Patriotic War, Medvedev resigned from the WTO and moved to the Yermolova Moscow Theater, where he devoted many years of his life. In early 1986, Medvedev joined the Maly Theatre troupe. In the track record of the
more
Yuri Nikolaevich Medvedev is an actor of theater and cinema, was born on April 1, 1920 in the city of Mytishchi.
After completing his studies at the Moscow City Theatre School in 1942, Yuri accepted an invitation to perform at the front-line theater of the WTO. After the end of the Great Patriotic War, Medvedev resigned from the WTO and moved to the Yermolova Moscow Theater, where he devoted many years of his life. In early 1986, Medvedev joined the Maly Theatre troupe. In the track record of the most successful works of the actor in the theater, the role of Senia Gorin in the play “Old Friends”, the Chest in the play “People with a clear conscience”, the role of Schadtsev in the play “Forest”, the beautifully played role of Sarafanov in the play “The Elder Son”, the role of Telegin in the play “Uncle Vanya” and many others.
Yuri Medvedev first came to the cinema in 1954. He made his debut in the role of Fedor Yerokhin, playing in the film “The Test of Fidelity”.
The most popular Yuri Medvedev brought comedy films, in which he played his heroes so impeccably that it was impossible not to believe in the sincerity of his game. Balagur and merry Medvedev, working on the set, theatrical stage, could conquer even the most calm, infantile viewer.
The most striking works in the cinema - the role of Gruzdev in the film "Ugly River", the role of Sheshkovsky in the film
Bad Good Man" , which was released in 1973, the role of Stepan in the comedy “You – me, I – you”. Among the films with the participation of the artist Medvedev, “Lady with a Dog”, “Shield and Sword”, “Crime and Punishment”, “Moscow-Cassiopeia”, “Shelmenko-Denschik”, “The Adventures of Petrov and Vasechkin” and many others were especially successful.
In addition to working in cinema and theater, Yuri Medvedev voiced cartoons. His playful voice timbre is immediately recognizable. The cartoon characters, voiced by Medvedev, were kind, cheerful restless. Here are just a few of them: “Orange Neck”, “Stolen Sun”, “The Tale of the Golden Cockerel”, “White Heron”, “The Cat Who Walked by Himself”.
Yuri Nikolaevich Medvedev for undoubted merits in the theater and cinema was awarded the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR.
The actor died on July 19, 1991. /