Sergei Filippov
Sergey Filippov was born in Saratov in a working class family. Father was a locksmith, and mother a dressmaker. At school, Sergei Filippov did not study well, and in high school he even became known as a bully. In a chemistry lesson in the absence of a teacher, he mixed hydrochloric acid with iron filings, added a couple of reagents. After such an experiment, a terribly pungent smell spread throughout the school. Classes were disrupted, and Filippova expelled from school. After being expelled from school, he got a job as a student of a baker in a private bakery. But this work was of little interest to him, and over the next months he tried several professions, until the case brought him to the ballet studio. Classes so fascinated Sergey that in a few weeks he was considered the best student and a bright future in ballet opened before him. In 1929, on the advice of teachers, Filippov went to Moscow to enter the ballet school at the Bolshoi Theater. Arriving in the capital, he learned that the entrance exams had already ended, and on the advice of knowledgeable people went to Leningrad, to a choreographic school. But he was too late for these exams and submitted documents to the newly opened circus variety college, where he was accepted. Teachers predicted a brilliant future for a gifted student and, after graduating from a technical school, in 1933 Sergei Filippov was accepted into the troupe of the Opera and Ballet Theater. The career of a ballet dancer was too short - during the next performance Filippov became ill. Arriving doctors noted a heart attack and advised to leave the ballet. Filippov entered the pop theater studio. He performed a lot on the venues of Leningrad and during one of the concerts he was noticed by Nikolai Pavlovich Akimov, who suggested that the young actor go to the Comedy Theater. In the years 1935-1965 - actor of the Leningrad Comedy Theater, since 1965 - the film studio "Lenfilm". He gained popularity in the film roles in the films “Tiger Tamer” (1954), “Carnival Night” (1956), “Girl without an Address” (1957), “12 Chairs” (1971), “Ivan Vasilievich Changes His Profession” (1973). Filippov was a master of both large and complex roles and episodes. Filippov in the 1940-1960s was very popular in Leningrad and major cities of the country. In 1965, a brain tumor was discovered in him. In 1971, before filming "12 Chairs", the actor began to have severe headaches from discovered brain cancer, and therefore Gaidai invited Rostislav Plyatt, approving him for the role of Kisa. However, Filippov said that he would be removed in any case. The situation was resolved when rumors of Filippov's insistent desire reached Plyatt, and he himself ceded the role of Kisa Filippov. Despite a small chance of improvement, Sergei Filippov successfully completed treatment after filming and lived another 20 years, playing his last role also with Leonid Gaidai. Sergey Filippov was buried in the Northern Cemetery, next to Antonina Golubeva. The St. Petersburg film actors guild installed a bust on the grave. A few days before his death, the actor told Lyubov Tishchenko about his dream: “You know, all my life I wanted to play a positive tragic role, but I got only nasty types,” sighed Filippov. “I even cried when I found out that the main role in the film“ When the Trees were Big ”went to Yuri Nikulin.”
Known For
Credits
- 1989 · Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation as Veteran
- 1988 · Heart of a Dog as пациент
- 1988 · May I die, Lord as
- 1987 · Tale about the enamored painter as
- 1985 · Dangerous for Your Life! as
- 1984 · Perikola as
- 1984 · And Then Came Bumbo... as ringmaster
- 1983 · Мера пресечения as продавец броши
- 1982 · In the Old Rhythms as
- 1982 · SportLotto - 82 as railwayman
- 1982 · The Boatswain and The Parrot as (voice)
- 1981 · Kuda Ischez Fomenko? as
- 1981 · Таинственный старик as
- 1980 · A Comedy of Days Gone By as Kisa Vorobyaninov
- 1980 · For the Matches as Hyvärinen
- 1980 · The Nightingale as
- 1979 · The Bat as Lesnichi
- 1978 · Incognito from St.Petersburg as Osip
- 1978 · While the Dream is Mad as
- 1977 · The Siege: Operation "Iskra" as Vasiliy Gubarev, communications chief
- 1977 · The Siege: Leningrad Metronome as Vasiliy Gubarev, old worker
- 1977 · How Ivanushka the Fool Travelled in Search of Wonder as overseas doctor
- 1976 · Ау-у! (Киноальманах) as актёр/Абабуа («Что наша жизнь?! Или что наша жизнь?!»)
- 1976 · A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears as Chess King
- 1976 · The Blue Bird as Pleasure of Not-Understanding
- 1976 · Весёлое сновидение, или Смех сквозь слёзы as Unilio
- 1975 · Wonderful Apples as
- 1975 · Blokada: Pulkovskiy meredian as Vasily Markelovich Gubarev
- 1975 · It Can't Be! as Singer at the Wedding
- 1974 · The Great Tamer as Uncle Misha
- 1974 · Царевич Проша as Атаман разбойников
- 1974 · Have you ever loved? as
- 1973 · Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession as шведский посол
- 1972 · The Tobacco Captain as
- 1971 · Where are you, Knights? as Arkadiy Petrovich Bilonos
- 1971 · Ten as First minister
- 1971 · 12 Chairs as Киса Воробьянинов
- 1970 · Feola as New coach at the airport
- 1970 · "Margarita" is Raging as пассажир
- 1969 · An Old Acquaintance as Яков Филиппович Никодилов
- 1968 · Don't Grieve! as Eros, barber
- 1968 · The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers as specialist pharmacist
- 1968 · The Snow Maiden as
- 1966 · The Last Crook as
- 1966 · First Visitor as Deloproizvoditel
- 1966 · The Cook as fraudster at the market
- 1965 · The Sleeping Lion as
- 1965 · A Foreign Woman as Abdulla
- 1964 · Two Sundays as
- 1964 · Little Hare as главный режиссер театра Борис Михайлович
- 1964 · The Adventures of Tolya Klyukvin as Vasilyok
- 1964 · Big "Wick" as проигравший в шашки/Филиппов (новеллы «Шашки»/«Расплата»)
- 1963 · The Serf Actress as Elpidyphoros
- 1963 · Суд идёт as
- 1963 · A Great Road Ahead as city head
- 1963 · Polovodye as
- 1962 · Cherry Town as Mylkin
- 1962 · Фитиль (киножурнал) as
- 1962 · Наш общий друг as
- 1961 · Sovershenno seryozno as Молдованцев - писатель (новелла «Как создавался Робинзон»)
- 1961 · Как создавался Робинзон as Молдованцев - писатель
- 1961 · Be Careful, Grandma! as Prokhorov
- 1960 · Лиса, бобёр и другие as Lion
- 1959 · Special Approach as
- 1959 · A Friend in Court Is Better... as hotel administrator
- 1959 · The Unamenables as the policeman
- 1959 · Clumsy Friend as Waiter
- 1958 · On the Other Side as Майба
- 1958 · A Girl with Guitar as Mamin
- 1958 · Driver Involuntarily as Саврасов Иван Петрович, шофёр Пастухова
- 1958 · Little Friend as Petukhov, swindler
- 1958 · Aleksa Dundic as Konačar
- 1958 · Girl without an Address as Komarinsky
- 1958 · Street Is Full of Surprises as police chief
- 1958 · Ваня as the policeman
- 1958 · Petia and Little Red Riding Hood as Wolf (voice)
- 1957 · Night Guard as Polzikov
- 1957 · Shtorm as Vilenchuk
- 1957 · The Value of Everything as
- 1957 · Gutta-Percha Boy as Doorman
- 1956 · Carnival Night as лектор Никадилов
- 1956 · Honeymoon as Paromshik
- 1956 · Three Hundred Years Ago... as florentine monk
- 1956 · Different Fortunes as Kostya
- 1955 · Twelfth Night as Фабиан
- 1954 · The Cutlass as Filin
- 1954 · Did We Meet Somewhere Before as
- 1954 · The Boys from Leningrad as jealous husband
- 1954 · Tiger Girl as Almazov, exhibition tiger trainer
- 1949 · Konstantin Zaslonov as
- 1948 · The Precious Seed as
- 1947 · Light over Russia as Speculator
- 1947 · Cinderella as Corporal
- 1946 · Nameless Island as Тимохин
- 1946 · A Noisy Household as Krauss
- 1945 · Hello, Moscow! as Brykin, the accordionist (as S. Filippov)
- 1944 · March-April as
- 1944 · Kashchey the Immortal as
- 1943 · We from the Urals as Specialized worker
- 1943 · The New Adventures of Schweik as
- 1942 · Швейк готовится к бою as
- 1941 · Adventures of Korzinkina as
- 1940 · Yakov Sverdlov as
- 1940 · Musical Story as Babashkin
- 1940 · Станица Дальняя as
- 1939 · Arinka as
- 1938 · The Defense of Volotchayevsk as