Evgeny Morgunov

Evgeny Morgunov

Evgeniy Aleksandrovich Morgunov
Born on April 27, 1927 in Moscow.
He studied in the studio of A. Tairov, in 1948 he graduated from VGIK (workshop of S. Gerasimov and T. Makarova).
In 1948 and since 1953 he was an actor at the Theater-Studio of Film Actors.
In 1951-1953 - actor of the academic Maly Theater.
The actor played his first notable role, Stakhovich, in 1948 , in S. Gerasimov’s film “The Young Guard”. In total, Evgeny Morgunov played over 100 roles in films, but his role as the mask of Experienced in the comedies of Leonid Gaidai “Dog Barbos and the Extraordinary Cross”, “Operation Y” and other adventures of Shurik” and “Prisoner of the Caucasus” made him famous. His acting work in the films “Pokrovsky Gate” and “Ilf and Petrov Rode on a Tram” is also interesting. Evgeny Morgunov is the author of four scripts, one of which, written based on the stories of Mikhail Sholokhov, formed the basis for his directorial work on the film “When the Cossacks Cry.”
Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1978) .
Evgeny Morgunov died of a stroke on June 25, 1999 .

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