Georgy Martirosyan: short biography of a Russian actor with Armenian roots

Georgy Martirosyan: biography

The famous actor was born on January 31, 1948 in Rostov-on-Don. His mother is Russian, and his father is a purebred Armenian (Khachatur Martirosyan). Love and harmony have always reigned in the international family.

Our hero's childhood fell during the difficult post-war period. However, Georgy remembers only good moments. His parents were hospitable people. Little Gosha was sent for the summer to his grandmother in a village located near the city of Vladimir. A lake, a lush forest and cozy houses - this is exactly the picture that remains in the actor’s memory.

Our hero studied well at school. Threes were extremely rare in his diary. Georgy was drawn to knowledge. And the boy also loved adventure. He could persuade his classmates and go with them to the left bank of the Don. For his ability to lead people, Gosha received the nickname Old Man Makhno.

In high school, Georgy Martirosyan (see photo above) enrolled in a theater club. It happened completely by accident. One day a guy walked along the corridor and looked into the hall where the play was being rehearsed. Gosha was delighted with what was happening on stage. The first role he played was a tramp. Martirosyan read the monologue with expression. The audience rewarded him with loud applause. Behind the scenes, Georgiy’s teacher was jumping with happiness.

Creation

Filmography

1974 - Screen star - Petya, cinematographer
1975 - The Lost Expedition - Tikhon
1976 - Golden River - Tikhon
1976 - Fiery Childhood - episode
1978 - Two in a new house - a guest at Marishka’s birthday
1978 - The end of the taiga emperor - blacksmith Vasily
1978 - Autumn Bells - Bogatyr
1978 - D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers - Cardinal's Guardsman
, (uncredited)
1979 - Pirates of the 20th century - Klyuev
1979 - On the taiga winds - Platon Vetrov
1979 - Once upon a time there was a tuner - Slavik, an athlete, Lena’s impudent suitor
1979 - Theft of the Savoy - pilot of the Savoy
1979 - The Adventures of Prince Florizel - a servant in the prince’s retinue, (uncredited)
1980 - From the Bug to the Vistula - Victor
1980 - Private person - Yura, nephew of Vasily Stepanovich Alekseev
1980 - Squadron of flying hussars - French officer, (uncredited)
1982 - Snowdrops and edelweiss - Pavlovich
1982 - There, on unknown paths... - hero
1983 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson: Treasures of Agra - King of Bohemia
1984 - TASS is authorized to declare - KGB officer
1984 - Double overtaking - Zhora Jafarov, junior police lieutenant, traffic police inspector
1984 - Charlotte's necklace - Stas Sedov, auto repair shop worker
1985 - The most charming and attractive - client in a restaurant
1985 - Know ours! — Furbas
1985 - Learn to dance - Seva Menchukov, bartender, (voiced by Pyotr Yurchenkov senior)
1985 - Snipers - Major Gradov
1985 - Beauty salon - Vityusha, Natalya’s friend
1986 - Ransom - Yosef, truck driver
1986 - Lermontov - Alexey Fedorovich Orlov
1987 - A case from newspaper practice - Vladislav Eliseevich Derevshchikov
1988 - One, two - grief is not a problem! — Nikita, military leader
1988 - Aelita, don’t pester men - the actress’s companion
1988 - Treasure - driver
1989 - Cup of Patience
1989 - The Binder and the King - Bailiff
1989 - Process - Sergey Sergeevich
1989 - Cyrano de Bergerac - victorious guardsman, guardsman of the Gascon regiment, (voiced by I. Efimov)
1990 - Mary Magdalene - Southerner
1990 - My sailor - Suzdalev
1990 - The Flying Dutchman - doorman
1990 - Nipple system - tanker
1991 - Swamp street, or a remedy against sex - fire department colonel
1991 - Case of Sukhovo-Kobylin - athlete
1991 - Genius - Mormon
1991 - Cocktail Mirage - “Savior”
1991 - How are you, crucian carp? - crucian demagogue
1991 - Shroud of Alexander Nevsky - Interpol commissioner
1992 - Smoke (Russia, Germany) - filmed
1992 - New Odeon - husband of Severtsev’s mistress / tenant of the house / spectator
1992 - The Secret of the Villa - Kulik
1992 - Womanizer 2 - Julio, son of Spanish communists
1993 - Sin. A story of passion - a Volga driver
1993 - Fall - Sergei Mikhailovich Shcherbakov
1993 - Prison romance - victim
1994 - Waltzing for sure - Georgy, Porsche owner
1995 - First love - filmed
1995 - Provocateur (Great Britain, Poland, Czech Republic) - Andrei Kavelin, Prosecutor General of Warsaw
1995 - Love in Russian - Gavrilov, former deputy regional prosecutor
1996 - Love in Russian 2 - Gavrilov, former deputy regional prosecutor
1995 - Crusader - episode
1996 - Impotent - Georgy Ivanovich
1996 - Return of the "Battleship" - Lyovchik
1997 - Poor Sasha - Colonel Poluyakonin
1997 - Passion in the Shah studio
1997 - Schizophrenia - general
1999 - Cuba is far away
1999 - Turn of the Key - Druzhnikov
1999 - The President and his granddaughter - the owner of the salon
1999 - Love in Russian 3: Governor - Gavrilov
1999 - D.D.D. Detective Dubrovsky’s dossier - Mikhail Shchukin, State Duma deputy / Shchukin’s doppel
1999 - Voroshilov shooter - prosecutor
2000 - Bremen Town Musicians and So - Court Guard
2000 - Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - King of Bohemia
2000 - Silver lily of the valley - Irma’s lover
2000 - Turkish March (film 9 “Dirty Games”) - Rostislav Strizh, former hockey player, chairman of the National Sports Fund
2001 - Next - Banker
2001 - The intimate life of Sebastian Bakhov - Golovkov
2001 - Nude
2002 - Autumn Detective - Barsky
2003 - And in the morning they woke up - Serge
2003 - Detectives 2 - Vadim Mikhailovich Shlyapnikov
2004 - Dzisai - episode, (uncredited)
2004 - My Fair Nanny - Boris Storm
2004 - Gentle Monster - Valentin Glebovich
2005 - Parisian love Kostya Gumankova - chairman of the trade union committee
2005 - Corporate history - director Tabarchuk
2005 - Passion for Cinema or Gentlemen Filmmakers - (episode 5 “Test Kiss”)
2005 - Shadow partner
2006 - Kadetstvo - Pyotr Ivanovich Makarov, father of Suvorov soldier Makarov
2006 - Parisians - Stasov, director of the Spartak team
2006 - Elevator - father
2006 - Russian remedy - Troekurov
2006 - I’m staying - singer Yuri Zatonsky
2007 - Experts - Viktor Borisovich Negrebetsky
2007 - 07th changes course - Bix
2007 - Election Day - member of the duet “Two Against the Wind”
2007 - Mad - Pavel Danilovich Frolov (Frol), crime boss
2008 - One of many
2008 - Boomerang - Heavy
2008 - Radio Day - Sasha’s uncle, Deputy Chief of the General Staff
2008 - I'm flying - Grigory Anatolyevich Emelyanov
2008-2009 - Ranetki - Vladimir Shestakov, doctor, father of Marina and Arina
2009-2010 - Kremlin cadets - Pyotr Ivanovich Makarov, Makarov’s father
2009 - Roof - orchestra leader
2010 - Stroybatya - General Valery Dmitrievich Lozinsky
2011 - Lucky Pashka - Bobrov, Andrey's father
2011 - Dusty work - Palych
2012 - Date - head physician
2013 - Be careful, children!
2013 - Three stars - Vladislav Zakharov, elderly newlywed
2014 - Insomnia - Anatoly, main host of the game “Insomnia”
2014 - Matchmakers - General Leonid
2015 - Temporarily unavailable - Major General of Justice Eduard Fedorovich Bagrov
2015 - Last night
2016 - Life after life - Zbruev
2017 - Unknown - Yurchenko, businessman
2018 - See my love
2018 - Voronins - Valery Olegovich Nesterov, captain of the ship, former lover of Galina Ivanovna
2018 - For the first person you meet (TV series) - Innokenty Petrovich
2018 - Choir (TV series) - Esipenko

Dubbing

1955 - Lady and the Tramp - Bull
(Bill Thompson)
2000 - The Nine Yards - Franklin "Frankie Figs" Figuero
(Michael Clarke Duncan)
2000 - Mission: Impossible 2 - Luther Stickell
(Ving Rhames)
2001 - Jurassic Park III - Nash
(Bruce A. Young)
2002 - The Scorpion King - Balthazar
(Michael Clarke Duncan)
2002 - Jonah. Vegetable cartoon - King Zavitomer
(Phil Vischer)
2003 - Fanfan Tulip - Chief
(Patrick Stelzer)
2003 - Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas - Cale
(Dennis Haysbert)
2003 - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Cradle of Life - Scythe
(Djimon Hounsou)
2003 - Another World - Raze
(Kevin Grevier)
2005 - Sahara - Frank Hopper
(Glynn Turman)
2009 - Gift - Dave Grant
(Ving Rhames)
2009 - 2012 - Yuri Karpov
(Zlatko Burich)
2011 - Red Cap against Evil - Giant
(Brad Garrett)
2011 - Drive - Nino
(Ron Perlman)
2011 - Green Lantern - Kilowog
(Michael Clarke Duncan)
2011 - House of Dreams - Dennis Conklin
(Mark Wilson)
2016 - Warcraft - Blackhand the Destroyer
(Clancy Brown)

Scoring for computer games

2003 - Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon - Anubis
2003 — Curse: The Eye of Isis
2010 - World of WarCraft: Cataclysm - Deathwing
2010 - StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - Tychus Findlay
2012 - Diablo III - Azmodan, Gravedigger Darris (Notes of a Gravedigger), Ghost of the Cow King
2012 - The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard - Lord Harkon
2015 - Heroes of the Storm - Tychus Findlay, Azmodan
2016 — League of Legends — Aurelion Sol
2016 - Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - some Tarvos Security guards
2017 - Destiny 2 - Dominus Goal
2019 - Pestilence - Narrator, Georgy Cain, Claw

Conquest of Moscow

Georgy Martirosyan could have a good career in Rostov. At first he worked at the local drama theater. He constantly got second roles. The actor tried to gain authority in the team and the sympathy of the director. But it didn't work out for him. At some point, Georgy decided to leave.

At the Youth Theater his acting career took off. Martirosyan began to be appointed to the main roles. The public received him with a bang. But even this level no longer suited the ambitious actor.

In 1973, a young man decided to go to Moscow. There are more opportunities there. Arriving in the capital, Gosha went to the film studio named after. Gorky. A tall brunette with a textured appearance attracted the attention of directors. Almost immediately he was offered to star in the comedy “Screen Star”. Georgy could not miss such a chance. He played the operator Petya. The role was small. But the young actor received invaluable practical experience, as well as a good salary.

Martirosyan was counting on further career development. But there were no further offers of cooperation. He had to return to his native Rostov.

Filmography

1979 — “Pirates of the 20th Century”
1983 - “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson: The Treasures of Agra”
1984 — “Double Overtake”
1988 - “One, two - grief is not a problem!”
1990 — “My Sailor Girl”
1996 — “Impotent”
1999 — “Voroshilovsky shooter”
2003 - “And in the morning they woke up”
2006 — “Kadetstvo”
2007 — “Election Day”
2008-2009 - “Ranetki”
2009-2010 - “Kremlin cadets”
2013 — “Caution, children!”
2014 — “Matchmakers”
2016 — “Life after life”

Success

In 1975, Georgy Martirosyan was invited to shoot the film “Golden River”. He was approved for the role of Tikhon. The actor arrived in Moscow and went to the set. There he met Alexander Abdulov. Friendly relations began between them. It was Alexander Gavriilovich who advised our hero to go to work at the Lenkom Theater. Martirosyan heeded his recommendation. He devoted several years to this theater.

Actor Georgy Martirosyan has starred in more than 70 films. He also lent his voice to two dozen films created by American and European directors.

Let us list the most striking and memorable films with the participation of Georgy Martirosyan:

"D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers" (1979) - the cardinal's guard.
“There on Unknown Paths” (1982) – warrior.
“One, two - grief is not a problem!” (1988) – Nikita.
“My Sailor” (1990) – Suzdalev.
“Poor Sasha” (1997) – colonel.
“The President and His Granddaughter” (1999) - the owner of the salon.
"Elevator" (2006) - father.
“I’m flying” (2008) - Grigory Emelyanov.
"Careful, children!" (2013).
“Matchmakers” (2014) - General Leonid.

Movie

In 1973, Georgy Martirosyan went to the Maxim Gorky film studio in Moscow and, without much effort, received an episode in the film “Ivanov’s Boat” and the role of cameraman Petya in the musical comedy “Screen Star”. The fact is that director Vladimir Gorikker was impressed by the powerful, textured appearance of the young actor.

External data determined George’s role for quite some time. His large stature, pumped up muscles, impassive face, and angelic curls on his head gave the artist many roles. But although the filming was frequent and regular, Martirosyan often got the same type of images. Moreover, more often he was offered negative characters than positive ones, but the artist was even happy about this: playing villains in films is more interesting.

In the late 70s, Georgy auditioned for the role of Porthos in the television film “D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers.” The first takes were filmed, but suddenly an order came from the ministry: to give the role to Valentin Smirnitsky. As a result, Martirosyan played one of the cardinal’s guards, but during editing of the film those scenes turned out to be cut out.

At the end of the twentieth century, Georgy Martirosyan starred in many films: the action film "Pirates of the 20th Century", the fairy tale "There, on Unknown Paths...", the detective story "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson", the spy film "TASS is authorized to declare...", the comedy "The Most charming and attractive", the historical drama "Cyrano de Bergerac", the crime thriller "Genius", the action-packed film "Golden River".

The actor also managed to reveal his comedic talent in such roles as a narrow-minded footman in “The Adventures of Prince Florizel”, the owner of a gay salon in “The President and His Granddaughter”, a military leader in the children’s fairy tale “One, two, grief is not a problem!”, a traffic police inspector in "Double Pass". It is worth noting the role of the former deputy regional prosecutor in the famous trilogy “Love in Russian”, the prosecutor in the crime drama “Voroshilovsky Shooter” and Georgy Ivanovich in the comedy “Impotent”.

In the 21st century, the actor increasingly plays executives. He is the chairman of the National Sports Fund Rostislav Strizh in the detective story “Turetsky March”, and the mayor of the city of Tver in the youth series about Suvorov students “Kadetstvo”, and the chairman of the trade union committee in the comedy “Parisian Love by Kostya Gumankova”, and a deputy of the State Duma in the series “Kremlin Cadets” .

The actor's most recent works include the crime comedy Temporarily Unavailable, the psychological drama The Last Night, and the detective series Dusty Work.

Georgy Martirosyan: personal life

Our hero's first wife was actress Lyudmila Aristova. They lived together for several years. In 1969, Lyudmila gave her husband a son. The boy was named Dmitry. Soon the couple officially filed for divorce.

In 1980, Georgy Khachaturovich came to work at the Satire Theater. Within the walls of this institution he met his second wife, Tatyana Vasilyeva. In 1983 they got married. The celebration was attended by relatives from the bride and groom’s side, as well as their colleagues on the theater stage. In November 1986, the couple had a daughter, Elizabeth. The actor spent all his free time from work with his family. But even the common daughter did not save the parents from divorce. In 1995, Martirosyan again became a bachelor. He decided that he would not marry again.

Personal life

While studying at the Rostov Theater Institute, Georgy fell in love with fellow student Lyudmila Aristova. The lovers got married and soon became parents - in 1969 their son Dmitry was born. Over time, the couple's relationship began to deteriorate, and they divorced. Aristova remarried and moved to Lvov with her son, and Georgy set off to conquer Moscow. When Dmitry was 12 years old, he moved to his father in the capital.

There were rumors in the creative community that the reason for the couple’s divorce was Martirosyan’s passion for actress Svetlana Penkina. However, the actor denied these speculations, assuring that the relationship with Svetlana began after breaking up with Aristova. In addition, according to the artist, it was Lyudmila who was to blame for the divorce, who after a while became addicted to alcohol, and Georgy was forced to take her son away from her.

Subsequently, Martirosyan managed to create a new family. This time his chosen one was the charismatic actress Tatyana Vasilyeva. The artists were brought together by their joint work on the production “The Wood Grouse’s Nest.” For some time, the lovers were forced to hide their feelings, since Vasilyeva was officially married. Only after her divorce in 1983 was Martirosyan able to propose marriage to his beloved woman.

Unfortunately, even the birth of their common daughter Elizabeth could not protect this couple from separation. The divorce did not spoil the relationship between Georgy and Tatyana, and they were able to remain friends.

It is noteworthy that Martirosyan’s children did not follow in their father’s footsteps. Dmitry started his own business, and Elizaveta chose the field of TV journalism and design. In 2011, the artist became a grandfather when Lisa gave birth to her son Adam.

After his divorce from Vasilyeva, Georgy no longer entered into an official marriage. He currently lives with a young woman named Natalya, who is thirty years younger than the artist.