Theater and film actor, director and teacher, writer and TV presenter, People’s Artist of Russia and full holder of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, Alexander Shirvindt died on March 15 at the age of 89.
His roles have become classics of Soviet cinema, and first of all come to mind the comedic ones – Pavlik in “The Irony of Fate”, the joker “Stanislavsky” from “Come Tomorrow”, Sir William Samuel Harris from “Three in a Boat and a Dog” and many others. The actor’s phrases became catchphrases, and people’s love for him was all-consuming and sincere.
People’s Artist of the Russian Federation, artistic director and since 2021 president of the Satire Theater Alexander Shirvindt died in hospital at the age of 89, TASS reported, citing information from the artistic director of the Satire Theater Sergei Gazarov: “Misha, the son of Alexander Anatolyevich, called me – he died in the hospital for half an hour back”.
Shirvindt was born on July 19, 1934 in Moscow. He graduated from the Shchukin Theater School and in 1956 was accepted into the troupe of the Theater. Lenin Komsomol (now Lenkom Mark Zakharov). In 1968, the artist moved to the Moscow Drama Theater on Malaya Bronnaya. He has been a member of the Satire Theater troupe since 1970. He taught at the Theater Institute. B.V. Shchukina. In 2000-2021 he was the artistic director of the Satire Theater, and in 2021 he became the president of the theater.
Alexander Shirvindt gained nationwide popularity after the release of the film “The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!” No less beloved by the audience was the role of Shirvindt in “Three in a Boat, Not Counting the Dog,” writes Smartpress.
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