Georgiy Zhzhonov

Georgiy Stepanovich Zhzhonov (, ; 22 March 1915 – 8 December 2005), was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor and writer. He is known for playing the spy Mikhail Tulyev in the "Resident" quartet of films, Beware of the Car, The Hot Snow (1973), and many others, and was a popular actor. He was appointed People's Artist of the USSR in 1980.

Early life and education Zhzhonov's parents grew up in a peasant family from the Tver Region. His mother was his father's second wife, and there were five children in this family. They moved to the city and his father opened his own bakery, but never became wealthy.

Zhzhonov was born on 22 March 1915,

Career Incarceration Travelling in a train with Nikolai Kryuchkov and Pyotr Aleynikov on a train, he met an American diplomat, and later he was charged with espionage related to this man he barely knew.

His awards include: Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad" Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" Medal "Veteran of Labour" Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1969) Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR (1973), for his performance as General Bessonov in the movie Hot Snow as a spy, Mikhail Tulyev 1969: A Little Crane as Father Leonid 1969: Dawn Dates as Alexey Dmitrievich Vorobiev 1970: Ostrov Volchiy as Pavel Ilyich Tagilov 1970: Secret Agent's Destiny (Resident's Way) as Mikhail Tulyev 1971: Nechayannaya lyubov as Matvey Kontsevoy 1972: The End of the Lyubavins as Yemelyan Lyubavin 1971: All The King's Men (TV Mini-Series) as Stark 1972: Battle after the Victory as Timerin 1972: The Hot Snow as Bessonov 1972: Tracer Element as Nikita Alekseevich Dubrovin, KGB's Colonel 1973: Mechenyy atom as Nikita Dubrovin 1974: Tayna zabytoy perepravy as Kozyrev 1974: The Ocean as Maxim Ilyich Chasovnikov 1974: Ishchu moyu sudbu 1974: Looking for My Destiny as Vladimir Karjakin, teacher 1975: You will find in Battle (TV Movie) as Valentin Savvich Zbandut 1975: Choosing Target as Vitaliy Zubavin 1976: Takaya ona, igra as Viktor Basov 1977: Poseidon Comes to Rescue as Chigrinov 1978: The Cure Against Fear as general Sharapov 1980: Air Crew as Andrei Timchenko, Captain 1982: Krepysh as Shaposhnikov 1982: Resident Return (Resident Is Back) as Mikhail Tulyev 1984: Gate to Heaven as Colonel Ivan Lebedenko 1985: The City of Brides as Andrei Dmitrievich Prokhorov 1986: as Mikhail Tulyev 1986: The Time of Sons as Sergey Vasilevich Uzelkov 1987: The End of Eternity as Laban Twissel 1987: Ivan Veliky 1988: Enclosure as Menshikov, Ambassador of the USSR 1999: Viewless Traveller as Willie, Life Guards Medic (final film role)