Sergei Tikhonov
Acting
Biography
Sergei Mikhaylovich Tikhonov - Soviet young actor, leading roles in films of the 1960s. Born in Moscow, lived on Krasnaya Presnya. Parents Mikhail and Ekaterina Tikhonov had nothing to do with cinema. They worked in production, raised two sons - the eldest Eugene and the younger Seryozha. He became famous thanks to the role of Johnny Dorset in the short story "Leader of the Redskins" in Leonid Gaidai's trilogy film "Business People", although before meeting him, the director planned to shoot Nadezhda Rumyantseva in this role. The role of Malchish-Plokhish in the film "The Tale of Malchish-Kibalchish" was invited by director Yevgeny Sherstobitov, whom Tikhonov was familiar with from the film "Business People". In 1966, Sergei graduated from the 8th grade of school No. 90 of the Krasnopresnensky district. After filming the film Dubravka, he tried to enter VGIK (the course of S.A. Gerasimov and T.F. Makarova), but was not accepted. He served in the Soviet Army, and soon - on April 21, 1972 - he died after falling under a tram at the age of 21. He was buried in Moscow at the Khimki cemetery.
Known For
Three stories based on O. Henry novels. (1) Bob Tidball recovers $30,000 in pristine credit cards from a bandit’s sack and races across the plains until his horse breaks its leg. Forced to mount Dodson’s stallion, he’s ambushed and killed by “Shark” Dodson, who seizes the entire loot. (2) A thief slips through a third-floor window to steal a stack of bills from a sleeping gentleman’s dressing table. When the homeowner awakens and raises only one hand against the revolver—his other immobilized by a sudden rheumatic attack—the would-be robber reconsiders his plan. (3) Sam and Bill, two small-time grifters short $2,000 for their swindle, decide to kidnap Ebeneger Dorset’s young son. They demand exactly that sum as ransom, setting in motion a desperate bargain.
Strictly Business
In the Crimea, on the shore of the Black Sea lives a girl nicknamed Dubravka. The girl plays soccer, swims in the sea, runs with boys in a race and often becomes a participant of any adventure. But the time comes - and Dubravka begins to grow up. She is as if in a “suspended” state: she is no longer interested in playing with boys, and older boys and girls do not pay much attention to her or perceive her as a child. In the house Dubravka settles vacationer Valentina Grigorievna. The girl likes her so much that Dubravka even “fell in love” with her. Dubravka's neighbor, the lonely father Peter Petrovich, and Valentina sympathize with each other, and Dubravka becomes very jealous of her. The girl does not know where to go from the contradictions simmering in her.
Dubravka
The story is about a brave boy who never takes off his hat.