Alexander Sergeyevich Potapov was born in Moscow, USSR, on June 14, 1941. The father of the future actor of cinema and theater was a soldier. After school, the boy entered the Suvorov school, and then - in the Higher Theater School named after M. Shchepkin, which he graduated in 1962. After that, he was accepted into the troupe of the Maly Theatre of Moscow, where, since 1963, he played in such productions as “Babies Gossip”, “Smart Things”, “The Inspector General”, “Your Uncle Misha”, “The Man
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Alexander Sergeyevich Potapov was born in Moscow, USSR, on June 14, 1941. The father of the future actor of cinema and theater was a soldier. After school, the boy entered the Suvorov school, and then - in the Higher Theater School named after M. Shchepkin, which he graduated in 1962. After that, he was accepted into the troupe of the Maly Theatre of Moscow, where, since 1963, he played in such productions as “Babies Gossip”, “Smart Things”, “The Inspector General”, “Your Uncle Misha”, “The Man from Stratford”, etc.
From a young age, Alexander began to be fond of cars and travel, his driving experience is now more than 40 years. All his free time he devotes to reading Russian classics, memoirs and historical literature, as well as romances and music. He admires the works of artists of the Maly Theatre and Soviet cinema, for example, I. Ilyinsky. Among the directors, B. Ravensky and B. Babochkin are distinguished.
In addition, Alexander Potapov is a master of sports in swimming of international class.
In 1960, the actor first appeared on the big screen in an episode of a black and white feature film.
Jumping at dawn It was directed by Ivan Lukinsky. The main roles were played by Vladimir Kostin, Vladimir Kashpur and Valentina Vladimirova. The film was shot in the Baltics in the military unit, so along with the actors played ordinary soldiers.
In 1963, Alexander appeared in a musical film.
"Serf Actress" in the role of Mitka, the plot of the film was based on the operetta “Klaopka” by Nikolai Strelnikov. Then he starred in the films “Loyalty”, “Earthly Love”, “Let’s Remember This Day”, “Royal Regatta”.
The audience especially loved the actor after the release of the comedy film
Afonya George Danelia in 1975, which became a real masterpiece. Potapov played the role of an employee of the HEC.
After that, he worked on the paintings “First Horse”, “Accelerator”, “Grey Wolves”, “Lumi” and others.