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 February 26, 1941, in Moscow as the sixth and last child of the Soviet writer Leonid Zharikov (Ilya Milahievich Zharikov). He had a sister called Nina. He spent his childhood in the Moscow suburbs, near Zagorsk (now Sergiev Posad), with his grandparents, and from the age of four rode horses and mastered crafts. In 1959, he entered the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography and first appeared in a film in his second year of study. Career In 1964, after graduation, he went to East Germany, where for two years he starred in the title role in the local series Russian for You. After his return in 1966, he acted in theater, television, and film in Moscow. He became a member of the CPSU in 1970.