Theater career
Immediately after completing his studies at the Moscow Art Theater School, Anatoly Romashin became an actor at the Mayakovsky Academic Theater. On his stage he played in twelve performances, where he performed diverse roles. For example, in the theatrical production “Mother Courage and Her Children” he played Eilif, and in the play “Nightingale Night” he played Timofeev. It was interesting that he played John the Fourth in the play “The End of Book Six.”
In addition to this theater, Anatoly Romashin, whose actor the whole country knows and loves, also appeared on the stage of the Theater of Modern Play. Here he played in many performances. The photo of Anatoly Romashin, which is in this article, shows a serious and strong-willed person. In 1986, the wonderful actor began his career as the head of the VGIK workshop. Soon he also became a professor.
In the last years of his life, Anatoly Romashin played in the famous capital's Luna Theater, where the director was Sergei Prokhanov. According to the theater director and critics, the talented actor Romashin was ideally suited to play intellectuals. That is why there were many such roles in his creative treasury.
Theater
In 1959, Anatoly Romashin was accepted into the troupe of the Mayakovsky Theater, where he served intermittently until 1992. For 25 years, Anatoly Vladimirovich played leading roles in the plays "Mother Courage and Her Children" by B. Brecht, "Uncle's Dream" by F. M. Dostoevsky, "Our People - Let's Be Numbered!" A. N. Ostrovsky, “Conversations with Socrates” by E. S. Radzinsky, “Energetic People” by V. M. Shukshin, “The Life of Klim Samgin” by M. Gorky, “Running” by M. A. Bulgakov.
Anatoly Romashin's theatrical merits were awarded the USSR State Prize, which he received in 1977. At the age of 55, Anatoly Vladimirovich becomes a professor at the Institute of Cinematography, specializing in acting. He trained a number of talented actors, among whom Euclid Kyurdzidis, Alena Babenko and others became famous. In the late 80s, Anatoly Vladimirovich began to travel to Hollywood to conduct master classes. Since 1992, for 8 years he played at the Luna Theater in productions of “Faust”, “Tender is the Night”, “Byzantium”.
Film career
Actor Romashin’s cinematic career includes 106 films. The first film in which the aspiring actor Romashin played was “Wind” directed by Vladimir Naumov and Alexander Alov. In this film, which was released in 1958, Anatoly Vladimirovich plays the cameo role of a white officer.
In 1961, the famous actor starred in the film “Long Day” directed by Rafail Goldin. A new day leads to an understanding of the entire life of the three heroes of this film. Katya, who wants to leave the engineer Roman, played by Anatoly Vladimirovich, wants to work. Peter and Roman understand their mistakes in life and want to correct them.
The role of Wolf in the science fiction film “The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin” directed by Alexander Gitsburg was also interestingly played by actor Romashin. This film was released in 1965. According to the plot, in 1925 Russian engineer Pyotr Garin creates a hyperboloid that has a powerful force that can destroy everything. He needs this invention to conquer the world and become its ruler. Soon a real hunt begins for Garin and this unusual invention.
In 1971, actor Romashin successfully starred in the film “The Girl from Cell No. 25” directed by David Rondeli. War comes to Simferopol, and the Germans soon occupy the city. But the partisans are not going to give up and constantly carry out provocations. At the center of all these events is a young girl, Zoya Rukhadze, who helped the partisans and died in prison among the Germans. A talented actor in this film plays the role of Viktor Nikolaevich Golitsyn.
In the film “Sveaborg” directed by Sergei Kolosov, released in 1972, and in the film “Agony” directed by Elem Klimov, filmed in 1974, the famous and talented actor Romashin plays Nicholas II.
Directors often offered to play actor Romashin in crime and detective films. In 1975, he starred in the film “The Investigation is Conducted by Experts. Counterstrike" directed by Yuri Krotenko, which tells about the everyday life of the criminal investigation department. In this film, the famous and talented actor played Boris Lvovich Bach.
In 1979, Romashin played the role of a KGB lieutenant colonel in the film “A Profitable Contract” directed by Vladimir Savelyev. The artist Nikitin arrives in Odessa and almost immediately he is attacked. And only the fact that a police officer was nearby saved his life. When the investigation began, it turned out that this attack was being prepared on another person who had exactly the same jacket.
A responsible and serious role was played by Anatoly Vladimirovich in the film “Return Move” directed by Mikhail Tumanishvili. This film tells how the military exercise "Shield" took place. Romashin played the role of Major General Nefedov. This film was released in 1981. And in 1982, she also successfully played the role of investigator Beloded in the film “Rooks” directed by Konstantin Ershov. This film tells about the robber gang "Rooks", which constantly attacks people.
In 1987, actor Romashin talentedly played Dr. Armstrong in the film “Ten Little Indians” directed by Stanislav Govorukhin. Romashin's hero comes to the island along with the rest of the characters by invitation. Soon he notices that something incomprehensible is happening on this island, but he cannot leave it.
The Tsar was sent to the shelf
Anatoly Romashin (“Success”, “Boris Godunov”, “Chicherin”, “Ten Little Indians”, “The Noble Robber Vladimir Dubrovsky”, “Sketches about Vrubel”) was born on January 1, 1931 in Leningrad. His filmography includes more than 110 works. Despite his simple origin (his father was a worker, and his mother, an Estonian by nationality, served as a maid), Romashin had a “sleek” appearance, thanks to which directors vying with each other to offer him the roles of intellectuals: professors, scientists, doctors, high-ranking military officials. And also princes and even kings. Sergei Bondarchuk’s latest film “Boris Godunov,” Anatoly Vladimirovich reincarnated as the future Tsar Vasily Shuisky.
"Boris Godunov", 1986. Still from the film
Few artists had the opportunity to play Nicholas II , and Romashin performed him in Elem Klimov’s “Agony” and the Soviet-Finnish historical drama directed by Sergei Kolosov “Sveaborg”.
The role of the Tsar in Agony, as recognized by the film community, became one of Romashin’s strongest works. The artist played Nicholas with sympathy, creating, as one critic wrote, “a humanistic image of the last Russian Tsar.” That is why film officials put the film on the shelf for a long time. The film was completed back in 1974, but Agony was released only more than 10 years later.
"Agony", 1975-1981 Photo: Still from the film
But in life, the famous actor was, according to the recollections of those who knew Romashin closely, a down-to-earth person in a good sense: having bought a plot of land in Pushkin near Moscow, he himself designed a house, planed the furniture with his own hands, even built a stage where he staged sketches with his students ( Professor Romashin led a workshop at the acting department of VGIK for many years). Dmitry Pevtsov said in one interview , Anatoly Vladimirovich’s appearance was aristocratic, but his hands were peasant.
The actor's last film
It is known that the last film in which actor Romashin played was the film “Shadows of Faberge” directed by Alexander Borodyansky. This film was released in 2008. Actor Romashov plays the main male role - Carl Gustav Fab. It is known that the film uses materials that were filmed during the actor’s lifetime. In the early 90s, Karl Fab came to the capital to search for Carl Faberge's Easter egg.
To find him, he begins to meet with different people: collectors, experts and members of the royal courts. But still, not finding the egg, he dies. The second part of the film already takes place in 2000, where a Thai monk is looking for the egg.
Director's career
In 1989, Anatoly Romashin, whose films are interesting to viewers, decides to try his hand as a director. The audience really liked the film “Without Hope”. The main character, the writer Kostyash, who successfully spoke at an environmental forum, is waiting for guests who are going to verify the veracity of the facts about his area. Kostya, wanting to warn the local authorities about this, begins to travel around the area and sees how preparations for the reception are underway and falsehood reigns everywhere.
Choice of profession
Anatoly did not come to acting right away. After school, his choice fell on the technical institute in Leningrad. Then there was military service. The future actor gave three years to the Soviet Navy, rising to the rank of officer. And only in 1954 Anatoly Romashin decided to enter the Moscow Art Theater School. The course master, Viktor Stanitsyn, liked the performance of a fairly mature young man. Anatoly was accepted. He studied together with Albert Filozov, Svetlana Nemolyaeva, Yuri Grebenshchikov, Alexander Lazarev.
Film scoring
Starting in 1969, Anatoly Vladimirovich was involved in scoring films for 20 years. He has about seven films in his collection. Thus, in the film “The Red Tent” he voices the hero Zappi, played by Luigi Vannucci. In the 1985 film “And Trees Grow on Stones,” the talented actor reads the voice-over text. In 1989, in the film “It” directed by Sergei Ovcharov, the author’s text is also spoken by Anatoly Vladimirovich.
Directing
In 1989, Anatoly Vladimirovich decided to try himself as a film director for the first time, making the film “I Hope Without Hope.” Before this, the artist had experience in joint theatrical productions: with director Andrei Aleksandrovich Goncharov, he worked on the plays “Venceremos, or Interview in Buenos Aires” and “The Life of Klim Samgin.”
Anatoly Romashin in recent years
In his own film, Romashin raises social and moral issues that are acute in the modern world. The indifference and humanity of his compatriots amazes the main character, played by the director himself.
Personal life
Actor Anatoly Romashin, whose personal life is interesting and surprising, was married five times to three women. The first chosen one of the famous actor was Galina, who in marriage gave birth to his daughter Tatyana. Subsequently, the daughter of a famous actor chose a career as a television announcer.
The second wife of the famous actor is actress Margarita, who was Spanish by nationality, but was taken to the Soviet Union during the war. The marriage produced a daughter, Maria. It was Margarita that Anatoly Vladimirovich married three times.
Anatoly Romashin’s third wife is Yulia Ivanova, who was born in Kyiv. He met her in 1989 in Chernivtsi on the set of the film “Studies about Vrubel.” Julia acted in films under the pseudonym Julianna Orren and was 40 years younger than her famous husband. In 1997, a son, Dmitry, was born to this union. It is known that a few years after the death of actor Romashin, Julia married again, but this marriage soon broke up.
After study
While still a student, Anatoly Romashin received his first film role. He played a white officer in Vladimir Naumov’s revolutionary drama “The Wind.” Then the character actor began to be actively invited to films. But Romashin’s main business was working at the Mayakovsky Theater, where he entered immediately after graduation. The actor devoted twenty-five years to this stage, playing leading roles in major productions.
Death of an actor
Actor Anatoly Vladimirovich Romashin died suddenly. The accident occurred on August 8, 2000. He was at his own dacha in Pushkino. The famous actor was cutting down pine trees with a chainsaw, and one old and huge tree fell right on him. Romashin was buried at the Vagankovskoye cemetery. And six months later, this dacha unexpectedly burned down.
It is known that after the death of the actor, a special prize “Chamomile” was created, which is awarded to talented actors every year.
Childhood
Anatoly Vladimirovich Romashin was born into the family of a simple worker and a maid in the city of Leningrad. It happened on the first day of 1931. The actor's mother, Lydia Orren, had Estonian roots. During the Great Patriotic War, ten-year-old Tolya was evacuated from Leningrad. This allowed the boy not to experience all the horrors of the blockade. There was another son in the family - Volodya. He was one year younger than Anatoly Romashin. Volodya devoted himself to music, becoming an opera singer.
