Died actor and director Mikhail Kokshenov
'05.06.2020'
Source: News
Soviet and Russian actor and director Mikhail Kokshenov died in his 84th year of life, according to News.
The death of the 84-year-old actor became known on Friday, June 5: the news was reported by the poetess Lyubov Voropaeva.
“Misha Kokshenov died. Bright memory!" She wrote on her Facebook page.
She did not provide other details.
On October 11, 2019, it was reported that Kokshenov was taken to one of the capital's hospitals. It was clarified that the artist turned to doctors because of a wound on his leg. The doctors provided him with the necessary assistance, and then released him home.
In October 2017, the actor suffered a stroke - he felt ill on the street, passers-by called an ambulance.
He failed to recover. He practically stopped appearing in public and giving interviews. Kokshenov was partially paralyzed, did not recognize anyone or talk.
Mikhail Kokshenov was born on September 16, 1936 in Moscow. In 1963 he graduated from the Shchukin Higher Theater School (now the Boris Shchukin Theater Institute at the Evgeny Vakhtangov State Academic Theater, Moscow). In 1957 he took part in filming for the first time, playing the episodic role of a Komsomol member in the drama "Height" by Alexander Zarkhi.
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In total, he played over 130 roles in films and TV shows. Among the most famous works of the actor are the roles of corporal Zakhar Kosykh in the film Zhenya, Zhenechka and Katyusha (1967, Vladimir Motyl), Fedot Muratov in the drama Dauria based on the novel of the same name by Konstantin Sedykh (1971, Viktor Tregubovich), Stepan in the comedy “Sportloto-82” (1982, Leonid Gaidai), Lesha Pryakhina in the film “The Most Charming and Attractive” (1985, Gerald Bezhanov).
He also starred in "Yeralash", and one of his last roles were grandfather Lesha in the series "Daddy's Daughters" and Dmitry Alexandrovich in the series "Voronins", writes Air force.
Kokshenov shot more than a dozen films as a director, in particular, the trilogy "Russian business", "Russian miracle", "Russian account" in 1993-1994, where he himself played the main role.
