Igor Olegovich Gorbachev

Those who met the People’s Artist Igor Gorbachev in his sunset years saw a venerable man who commanded respect for his gray hair and grandeur of wisdom. But once this actor was different: he conquered the look of his thoughtful velvet eyes, the courage and generosity of his talent. Actor and director, Igor Olegovich was a native of Leningrad: he went with his city a hard way, never parting for a long time. Igor Gorbachev was born on October 20, 1927. In his youth he studied at the Faculty of Philosophy more

Those who met the People’s Artist Igor Gorbachev in his sunset years saw a venerable man who commanded respect for his gray hair and grandeur of wisdom. But once this actor was different: he conquered the look of his thoughtful velvet eyes, the courage and generosity of his talent. Actor and director, Igor Olegovich was a native of Leningrad: he went with his city a hard way, never parting for a long time.

Igor Gorbachev was born on October 20, 1927. In his youth he studied at the Faculty of Philosophy of Leningrad University, simultaneously playing in the student theater. The role of Khlestakov (then at the level of amateur artistic activity) brought him first place at the show. Igor was so good in the role of a young adventurer that in 1952 he was invited to play the Gogol hero in the film “The Inspector” directed by Vladimir Petrov. After that, Gorbachev did not doubt his choice of profession.

The skill of a theater actor Igor Gorbachev mastered without a diploma, immediately in practice, as an artist of the troupe of the Bolshoi Drama Theater. Study at the acting faculty of the Leningrad Theatre Institute named after A.N. Ostrovsky took place later: Gorbachev became a certified specialist in 1959.

Leningrad Academic Drama Theater named after Pushkin became fate for Igor Olegovich: here he played his best roles in productions based on the works of writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. in the sixties, the actor often starred in films: in his filmography such films as the story “Everything remains to people”, the detective “Two tickets for a day session”, the drama “In the city of S” according to the story of A.P. Chekhov, and a special role was Yakushev, the character Operation Trust .

Having become the artistic director of the theater, Igor Olegovich worked in this position from 1975 to 1991. His energy and patience were enough to create a theater institute “School of Russian Drama”.

After a long illness Igor Olegovich died on February 19, 2003. /