Georgi Burkov
Biography
Honored Artist of the RSFSR (08/11/1980). Father, Ivan G., worked at Motovilikha in the old factory district of Perm. Started with a worker, rose to the chief mechanic of the plant. The character was soft, friendly. Mother, Maria Sergeyevna, has always been for her son the closest person and best friend. He studied at the law faculty of Perm University (1952-1956), in the evening studio at the Perm Drama Theater (1955-1958). Attempts to conquer theatrical universities in Moscow ended in failure. He worked in the theaters of Bereznikov, Perm (1961), Kemerovo (1963). In Kemerovo, he was seen by a well-known Moscow theater journalist and, returning to Moscow, told the acquaintance of the original actor, Boris Lvov-Anokhin, the main director of the Stanislavsky Theater. He invited Burkov to Moscow, to his theater to the Arts Council. So the 32-year-old actor without special education became an artist of the capital's theater. Since 1965 - actor of the Drama Theater named after K.S. Stanislavsky. In 1970-1971 - actor of the Sovremennik Theater. Since 1980 - artist of the Moscow Art Theater named after Gorky. In 1984-1987 - actor of the theater named after A.S. Pushkin. From 1988 to 1990 - artistic director of the V.M. Culture Center Shukshina. He died in the evening of July 19, 1990 in the First City Hospital of Moscow. The actor was buried at the Vagankovsky cemetery (plot number 13). The granite cross on the grave of Burkov is made of the same piece of granite as the monument to his close friend Vasily Shukshin (1929-1974). Chapter 38 of the cycle “To Remember” by Leonid Filatov is dedicated to the life and work of the actor. Widow - Tatyana Ukharova, actress of the Stanislavsky Moscow Drama Theater (04.19.1946). Daughter - actress of the same theater Maria Burkova (05.21.1966).
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (45)
Round Dance
Short Story (Writing)
1994
Murder of a Witness
as Евгений Евгеньевич Крайников, глава преступной организации
1990
Expensive Pleasure
1988
Two and One
as Frolov
1988
The Amorous Crow
as The wolf (voice)
1988
Импровизация на тему биографии
1988
Байка
1988
Holy Moly!
as Участковый
1988
The Cat Who Walked by Herself
as Man / Dog (voice)
1988
A Gullible Dragon
as street sweeper
1988
Foontic at the Сircus
as Chocolate the hippopotamus / бегемот Шоколад
1988
Roll over Your Head
1987
Farewell, Punks of Zamoskvorechye...
as Егор, отец Богдана
1987
Tower
as Sanya Kopytov
1987
Foontic and the Old Woman With a Mustache
as Chocolate the hippopotamus / бегемот Шоколад
1987
Ara, bara, pooh!
1986
The Beauty Parlor
as Иван Андреевич
1986
Boris Godunov
as Varlaam
1986
Foontic and the Detectives
as Chocolate the hippopotamus / бегемот Шоколад
1986
The Elusive Foontic
as Chocolate the hippopotamus / бегемот Шоколад
1986
Banquet
as Vasily Petrovich (voice)
1986
Winter Evening in Gagry
as Fyodor
1985
Be Careful, Vasilyok!
1985
A Fairy Tale About A Little Thing
as Narrator (voice)
1985
Someone Else's Fur Coat
as Текст от автора
1985
Guest from the Future
as Alik Borisovich, vrach
1984
A Cruel Romance
as Robinzon
1984
Investigator by Profession
as Detective Boris Ivanovich Antonov
1984
Citizens of the Universe
as Planetarium Lecturer
1984
Lights
1984
Someone Has to...
as Константин Константинович Селянин
1984
Cheburashka Goes to School
as Salesman (voice)
1983
Time Barred
as Nozdryov
1983
We Weren't Married in a Church
1983
A Wonderful Barrel
as The Bear (voice)
1983
Once Upon a Time, There Lived a Dog
as Dog (voice)
1982
Date with Your Youth
1982
Autumn Ships
as The Bear (voice)
1982
It's Not Forbidden to Live Nicely
as дядя Бодрова
1982
Vasily and Vasilisa
as Narrator (voice)
1981
Otstavnoy Kozy Barabanshchik
as Chuprun
1981
Filya the Kitten and...
as Little Zmey Gorynych (voice)
1981
Iz zhizni otdykhayushchikh
as Arkady Pavlovich
1981
Sergey Ivanovich Retires
1981
Goodbye, Our Gully
as Chorniy (voice, uncredited)
1981
