Nikolai Karachentsov died: what will be your favorite actor's memory

Relatives of the actor Nikolai Karachentsov reported on his death. He passed away the day before he would have turned 74. ForumDaily tells us what is known about the artist’s passing away and how people will remember him.

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On October 26, it became known that popular theater and film actor Nikolai Karachentsov, who had serious health problems, died in a Moscow hospital. He was 73 years old, one day shy of his birthday and 74th birthday. The day before, Karachentsov’s friends planned to come to the hospital and wish him a happy birthday and even ordered balloons and a cake for this, writes “Country«.

Karachentsov was admitted to intensive care in early October with pneumonia. According to the actor’s wife, he had high temperature and blood pressure, and was breathing heavily. All this time, Lyudmila Porgina was next to her husband - a separate bed was set up for her in the ward, she writes KP.

The body was worn out due to an accident and oncology.

28 February 2005 Karachentsov got into a car accident, which resulted in a severe head injury. The artist was in a hurry to give to Moscow, excited by the news about the deathbed state of the mother-in-law. In the rush, Karachentsov did not fasten his seat belt and exceeded the speed, and on the street at that time there was ice. On the same night, the actor underwent craniotomy and brain surgery. Karachentsov spent 26 days in a coma. For all this time, Karachentsov’s speech has not been so fully restored. The actor was treated in Israel and Beijing.

On February 27, 2017, Karachentsov was again involved in an accident. The car driven by his wife collided with a Gazelle. The impact was so strong that the car overturned. Karachentsov suffered a concussion.

In September 2017, the actor was diagnosed with an inoperable cancer in the left lung. To all this, in October 2018, inflammation of the lungs was added, which is why the actor got into resuscitation.

“If Kolya only had oncology without a first group disability and loss of part of his brain, without inserted metal collarbones and broken ribs, it would be much easier for doctors. And since Kolya was seriously injured in that terrible car accident 13 years ago, it is not easy for doctors to get him back on his feet. The body is worn out, and now new sores have appeared. But Koka is great - he doesn’t give up. He enjoys every day, asks to read Pushkin to him, it lifts his spirits,” said the actor’s wife in early October.

According to Lyudmila, in the hospital Nikolai Petrovich was very bored without his pets - a parrot, a cat and a dog.

At the beginning of September, Karachentsov attended the opening of the 92nd theater season of Lenkom. Photo: Express newspaper

Karachentsov could die at the end of 70's

Lyudmila Porgina told that before that terrible accident in 2005, Karachentsov was already between life and death. Nikolai Petrovich and his wife almost died in the late 70-s. And also in the winter.

Then Karachentsov was offered the role of a director who is making a film about skiers. This film (“A Moment of Good Luck”, 1977), based on the script by Yuri Vizbor, was filmed in Cheget (Elbrus region). Nikolai Petrovich went to filming with his wife.

“One day Kolya was not filming, and he and I went to a cafe on Mount Cheget by cable car. And the funicular suddenly stopped. A terrible snowstorm began. We began to be covered with snow... lumps of snow the size of a fist! We realized that we were freezing,” recalls Lyudmila Porgina. “I don’t remember how they took us out of there.” I woke up with a bright light shining in my eyes and some voices were heard. I see: Kolya and I are lying in the room completely naked and they are rubbing us with vodka and cognac. Yura Vizbor stands above us, opens everyone’s mouth with a knife and pours cognac into it... Then we, rubbed with vodka and cognac, were put in warm bags. Yura said: “The main thing for you now is not to fall asleep! So that you don't sleep, I will sing songs to you. And he sang.

Vizbor pulled us out of the other world. It turns out that it was he who forced the rescuers to go: he shouted that people were freezing and needed to be rescued urgently. They answered him: “What are you talking about, now such a terrible landslide could begin!” But Yura still forced them to go and save us!”

Karachentsov in the film “A Moment of Fortune” (1977). Photo: Kinopoisk

Sang for the first time in the film “Dog in the Manger”

Karanchentsov began acting in films in 1967. The first films were “Strokes to the Portrait of V.I. Lenin”, “...And May Again”. Popularity came after the play "Til", which was staged in 1974.

In 1975, he played Busygin in the film adaptation of Alexander Vampilov’s play “The Eldest Son”; this role is considered one of the best in the actor’s filmography.

In the second half of 1970, Karachentsov became one of the most-cast actors. He was extremely responsible in his work and did not use a backup for even complicated stunt tricks.

Karachentsov - Marquis Riccardo in “Dog in the Manger”, 1977. Photo: Kinopoisk

Karachentsov played in the movie more than 100 roles. The most famous films with his participation - "The Dog in the Hay", "Pious Martha", "Yaroslavna, Queen of France", "The Adventures of Electronics", "The Trust that Burst", "White Dew", "Battalions are asking for fire", "Man from Capuchin Boulevard "," One, two - woe does not matter! "," Criminal Quartet "," Bright Personality "," Deja Vu "," Trap for a single man "," Nutty "," Petersburg Mysteries "," Queen Margot "," Detective Dubrovsky's record "," Secrets of palace coups ".

Karachentsov not only acted in films, but also performed songs himself. He first sang in the film “Dog in the Manger” thanks to composer Gennady Gladkov.

Composer Maxim Dunaevsky helped Karachentsov set his voice. The actor performed his songs in the famous films “The Trust That Broke,” “A Small Favor,” “Danger to Life!”, “Bright Personality,” “And to hell with us!” In 1994, Karachentsov recorded a solo album, “My Little Lady,” which included 10 compositions by Dunaevsky.

"I will never forget you"

Karachentsov’s most famous theatrical work was the role of Count Rezanov in the rock opera “Juno and Avos,” which he performed from 1981 until the accident. At that time, Karachentsov had weak voice abilities, so while working on the play, he took lessons from the famous musician Pavel Smeyan, who played the role of the Chief Composer in “Juno...”.

At the performance itself, Smeyan “pulled out” high notes for Karachentsov, which he could not hit. The romance “I will never forget you” became the most famous film song performed by Karachentsov. Actress Elena Shanina, who played Demise in Juno and Avos, sang in a duet with him.

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“I can’t imagine a world without music at all. As for me personally, I really am a dramatic actor... I once set an impossible task for myself - to learn how to do everything in my profession!.. It’s unlikely that I will succeed, but I will strive for this all the time... So this is my task — not to sing, but to play, to live the song!” Karachentsov said about his musical career.

Over the 40 years of his acting and musical activities, Karachentsov performed more than 200 songs.

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