Yevgeny Zharikov

Evgeny Ilyich Zharikov (; 26 February 1941 — 18 January 2012), also spelt Yevgeniy Ilich Zharikov and variants, was a Soviet and Russian film actor. He was awarded the USSR State Prize in 1978, and the title People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1989.

Early life and education Zharikov was born on 26 February 1941, in Moscow as the sixth and last child of the Soviet writer Leonid Zharikov (Ilya Milahievich Zharikov). He had a sister called Nina. about the formation of the Soviet militia and its fight against crime in the 1920s. In 1970, at the height of his career, he was injured on the set of the film Death No, Guys! when he fell from a horse at full gallop, which injured his hip and caused a compression fracture of the spine.

From 1988 to 2000, he was President of the Guild of Actors of Soviet Cinema (Russian Film Actors Guild from 1991), and founded the Sozvezdie International Film Festival,

He appeared in nearly 70 films and participated in the dubbing of more than 200 films. He was sometimes compared to French actor Alain Delon, on account of his perceived attractiveness to women. Order For Merit to the Fatherland 4th class (2001) Medal In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow

Later life and death In 1999 he underwent two complex operations with prosthetics.

Personal life Zharikov's nickname was Zhenya.

His first marriage (1962–1974) was to figure skating coach Valentina Zotova, who was several years older than he was, but they only lived together for a year, and got divorced after 12 years. He had affairs with other women, and infected her with syphilis, which led to a hysterectomy.

He married actress Natalya Gvozdikova (who was married at the time) after they met on the set of the TV series (1974–1977). They had a son Fyodor (also spelt Fedor) Zharikov (born 2 August 1976), who studied languages. Fyodor worked for a few years at an aircraft manufacturer, for social services, and later was appointed to a leadership position in the information security service.

From 1994 to 2001, Zharikov had an affair with journalist Tatyana Sekridova (born 1960), who in 1995 gave birth to his son Sergei and daughter Katya. After Sekridova went public with their relationship (reportedly having discovered the existence of a third woman in his life), Zharikov ended it, and Gvozdikova forgave her husband. Zharikov ceased contact with the children of this affair.

Selected filmography But What If This Is Love (, 1961) as Sergei Ivan's Childhood (, 1962) as Lt. Galtsev Three Plus Two (, 1962) as Vadim Sold by Air (, 1966) as Luke Snegurochka (, 1968) as Lel Signals — Adventures in Space (, , , 1970) as Pavel Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (, 1972) as ship captain Anvil or Hammer (, , , 1972) as Igor (, 1974–1977) as Nikolay Fomich Kondratiev It Can't Be! (, 1975) as Nikolay Long Road in the Dunes (, , 1980–1981) as Otto Grünberg / Alexander Efimov Madame Wong Secrets (, 1986) as ship captain Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation (, or , 1989) as bootlegger The Gray Wolves (, 1993) as Alexander Shelepin Midnight in Saint Petersburg (, 1995) as Feodor Zavarzin The Aristocratic Peasant Girl (, 1995) as Roschin Bless the Woman (, 2003) as passenger on the train I'm Staying (, 2007) as Dr. Oleg Saprunov