Actor Alexei Batalov died at the age of 89 in a Moscow hospital. It is reported by "Komsomolskaya Pravda" with reference to Vladimir Ivanov, a close friend of the actor. Ivanov also confirmed this information to Interfax.
According to Ivanov, Batalov is likely to be buried at the Preobrazhensky cemetery in Moscow. Also, a family friend of the actor clarified that he died in one of the boarding houses in the Moscow region.
Komsomolskaya Pravda notes that in the past five months, Batalov has been undergoing treatment. In January, he broke his femoral neck and was operated on in February. Komsomolskaya Pravda writes that Batalov died "quietly in his sleep." “I went to bed in the evening and didn’t wake up in the morning,” the newspaper reports.
Director Nikita Mikhalkov will organize a civil memorial service for Alexei Batalov, the Moskva agency reports with reference to Ivanov.
“Nikita Sergeevich will order, do something, because he loved Alexei Vladimirovich,” he said.
The most memorable role of Batalov in the cinema was the role of the locksmith Georgy Ivanovich (Gosha) in the film "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears". Also known are his works in the films "The Cranes Are Flying", "Nine Days of One Year", "Star of Captivating Happiness", "Running". In total, Batalov has more than 30 film roles, as well as work in dubbing cartoons and documentaries. The actor began his film career in 1944.
From 2007 to 2013, Batalov headed the Nika Russian Academy of Cinematographic Arts. Since 1975, Batalov taught theater skills at VGIK.
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Popularly beloved artist Alexei Batalov died on Thursday morning in a Moscow hospital.
“Aleksey Vladimirovich died quietly in his sleep. In the evening I went to bed, but I didn’t wake up in the morning, ”said Komsomolskaya Pravda close friend actor Vladimir Ivanov.
Alexei Batalov was admitted to the hospital in January after he broke his femoral neck. In May, he was transferred to a rehabilitation center.
Alexei Batalov was born on November 20, 1928 in Vladimir. In 1950 he graduated from the Moscow Art Theater, after which he worked for three years in the theater of the Soviet Army.
He played in dozens of domestic films - “Nine Days of One Year”, “The Cranes Are Flying”, “Lady with a Dog”, “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears”.
The actor was the owner of many awards and orders, he was awarded the title People's Artist of the USSR.
Unfortunately, last years were overshadowed by a lawsuit with a neighbor in the country, who seized part of Batalov's land in Peredelkino. Just two days ago, on June 13, a Moscow court put an end to this case by returning the land to the Batalov family.
Actor Alexei Batalov died at the age of 89 in a Moscow hospital. It is reported by "Komsomolskaya Pravda" with reference to Vladimir Ivanov, a close friend of the actor. Ivanov also confirmed this information to Interfax.
According to Ivanov, Batalov is likely to be buried at the Preobrazhensky cemetery in Moscow. Also, a family friend of the actor clarified that he died in one of the boarding houses in the Moscow region.
Komsomolskaya Pravda notes that in the past five months, Batalov has been undergoing treatment. In January, he broke his femoral neck and was operated on in February. Komsomolskaya Pravda writes that Batalov died "quietly in his sleep." “I went to bed in the evening and didn’t wake up in the morning,” the newspaper reports.
Director Nikita Mikhalkov will organize a civil memorial service for Alexei Batalov, the Moskva agency reports with reference to Ivanov.
“Nikita Sergeevich will order, do something, because he loved Alexei Vladimirovich,” he said.
The most memorable role of Batalov in the cinema was the role of the locksmith Georgy Ivanovich (Gosha) in the film "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears". Also known are his works in the films "The Cranes Are Flying", "Nine Days of One Year", "Star of Captivating Happiness", "Running". In total, Batalov has more than 30 film roles, as well as work in dubbing cartoons and documentaries. The actor began his film career in 1944.
From 2007 to 2013, Batalov headed the Nika Russian Academy of Cinematographic Arts. Since 1975, Batalov taught theater skills at VGIK.
On Thursday, June 15, People's Artist of the USSR Alexei Batalov died at the age of 89. This was told by a friend of the actor.
Alexey Batalov. Photo: Anatoly Lomohov/GlobalLook
According to Vladimir Ivanov, Batalov died quietly in his sleep, Komsomolskaya Pravda writes. It happened in one of the hospitals in Moscow, where the actor was lying for about five months after a hip fracture. The night before, a priest came to Batalov and gave him communion.
The actor will be buried, most likely, at the Preobrazhensky cemetery in Moscow, Ivanov suggested. He himself asked about this - there is the grave of his mother. The director Nikita Mikhalkov will help organize the farewell.
The actor's family confirmed the information about his death, specifying that it happened at night.
Farewell to Alexei Batalov will take place in the Great Hall of the Central House of Cinematographers on Monday, June 19, Klim Lavrentyev, deputy chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, told RIA Novosti. The funeral of the actor will be in the temple of the icon Mother of God on Ordynka, and will be buried at the Preobrazhensky cemetery.
The actor is known for the films "The Cranes Are Flying", "My Dear Man", "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears", "Star of Captivating Happiness", "Purely English Murder", "Lady with a Dog" and many others. And in the films "The Overcoat", "Three Fat Men" and "The Gambler" he was also a director.
in the 1980s Soviet Screen magazine called Alexei Batalov a "master of inconsistencies." He is probably the only one who has embodied on the screen a locksmith-philosopher, a doctor-seducer, and a revolutionary circus performer.
Yes, and in life it was a man who did not correspond to stereotypes. He lived in a small apartment, and at VGIK, where he was the leader for many years, he occupied a modest office. He did not participate in acting parties, he avoided any publicity.
In one of the films, the actor spoke not only about his great creative way but also about personal life.
Alexei Batalov was born on November 20, 1928 in Vladimir in a theatrical family. He first appeared on the stage during the war in evacuation in Bugulma, where his mother organized a theater. He made his film debut in 1944, playing a cameo role in L.O. Arnshtam "Zoya".
After graduating from the Moscow Art Theater School in Moscow, he became an actor in the Central Theater of the Soviet Army, where he served in the Soviet army.
For six years - from 1953 to 1956 - he played on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater. After that, until 1975 he was an actor and director of the Lenfilm film studio.
Then he taught acting at VGIK. As the head of the course, he released seven acting workshops.
Wrote the books "Fate and Craft" and "Intermission Dialogues", as well as memoirs.
For many years he was the secretary of the board of the Union of Cinematographers of the USSR, the chairman of the commission of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions for awards in the field of literature, art and journalism. Worked in the Soviet Committee for the Protection of Peace, the Peace Fund, the Rodina Association.
was the president Russian Academy Cinematographic Arts "Nika", Academician of the National Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Russia.
Alexei Batalov is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, film director, screenwriter, teacher, master of artistic expression (reader) and public figure. He is an Honored Artist of the RSFSR, People's Artist of the RSFSR, People's Artist of the USSR, Hero of Socialist Labor.
He was awarded several State Prizes, Orders of Merit for the Fatherland, II and III degrees, two Orders of Lenin, and the Imperial Order of St. Anne, II degree.
Alexei Batalov is a talented Soviet and Russian actor, screenwriter, director and teacher. He became famous for his brilliant roles in the films The Cranes Are Flying and Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears. His movie heroes have become the pride of the national cinema.Having completed acting career, he began teaching at VGIK, passing on all his knowledge to the new generation.
The childhood of Alexei Batalov
Alexey Batalov was born in Vladimir, in a creative family. His parents - Vladimir Batalov and Nina Olshevskaya - worked at the Moscow Art Theater. All childhood memories of the future actor were associated primarily with the theater. 
In the 30s, Alexei's parents divorced. The second time his mother married the writer Viktor Ardov. Already an adult, Batalov always speaks of his stepfather with warmth and respect, because Ardov took care of his stepson as if he were his own son, trying to raise a highly moral person out of him. By the way, the famous comedian Anna Ardova is his niece.
It was not easy for the newly-made family at first, since they lived next to Victor's first wife. But after a few years they bought new apartment and settled in the house of writers. Stars of Soviet cinema and great creators often visited the Ardovs: Anna Akhmatova, Boris Pasternak, Osip Mandelstam. Undoubtedly, they influenced the formation of the personality of the future actor.
In 1941, Alexei's childhood ended abruptly - the war came ... The mother and son were evacuated to Bugulma (Tataria). And even there, the woman did not change her profession, organizing a small theater on her own. 14-year-old Alexey helped his mother, and gradually took on small small roles.
Education of Alexei Batalov
Alexey Batalov grew up in such an elevated artistic environment that he simply could not have any doubts about future profession. The only thing he was not sure about was his ability, because, he believed, there was nothing to do on the stage of the theater without real talent. 
With the end of the war, the family returned to Moscow, where Alexei graduated from high school and entered the Moscow Art Theater. After graduating in 1950, he worked for the next three years in the theater of the Soviet Army.
Professional development of Alexei Batalov
For the first time, Alexei Batalov appeared on the movie screen back in school years. In 1944, he played in a film about the Soviet partisan Kosmodemyanskaya (Zoya, directed by Leo Arnshtam). The next work in the cinema followed only 10 years later, after leaving the army theater. She turned out to be the role of a worker from the film "Big Family" by Joseph Kheifits. Looking ahead, we note that the cooperation between the actor and the director turned out to be very fruitful: in 1955, Batalov played in the film “The Rumyantsev Case”, in 1960 - in the film “The Lady with the Dog”, and in 1964 the picture “Day of Happiness” was released. Heifitz directed all of these works. 
In 1957, Alexei Batalov and Tatyana Samoilova appeared in the lead roles in the military melodrama The Cranes Are Flying. The amazingly emotional film made a splash even at the Cannes Film Festival, winning the main award - the Palme d'Or.
In the future, Batalov played a variety of roles - ordinary students, workers, soldiers. However, all of his heroes had a common feature - intelligence and fortitude. Separately worth only the main role in the film "Lady with a Dog", based on the story of the same name by Anton Chekhov. The picture deservedly won many awards, but it was not easy for the actor to cope with the image of Gurov.
The versatility of the talents of Alexei Batalov: career development
Alexey Batalov did not limit himself to only one area of activity. Since the early 60s, the actor began to get involved in directing. In total, he made three films: The Overcoat (1959), Three Fat Men (1966) and The Gambler (1972). Many critics recognize the film “Three Fat Men” as the most successful, where Alexei also acted as an actor and director. Screen adaptation classical work distinguished by a reverent attitude to the author's text, as well as the presence of numerous tricks without insurance. Batalov himself played the role of a tightrope walker and independently performed an extremely dangerous trick.Alexey Batalov about the film "Three Fat Men"
An important place in the life of Batalov was occupied by radio shows. Thanks to the new hobby of the actor, well-known radio performances appeared: “A Hero of Our Time” by Mikhail Lermontov, “Cossacks” by Leo Tolstoy, “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare and many others.
Since 1974, the actor has been voicing cartoons. The audience could hear his voice in the most famous Soviet cartoons: "Hedgehog in the Fog", "Traveling Frog", "Keys to Time". Since 1975, Batalov taught at VGIK, and in 1980 he received a professorship and headed one of the departments.
Thus, we can safely say that Alexei Batalov has long been one of perhaps the most striking figure in Russian cinema. So it may seem strange to someone that in 1979 a brilliant actor decided to play in a seemingly quite ordinary melodrama by Vladimir Menshov. Nevertheless, the film "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears" was eventually disassembled into quotes and became an adornment of Russian cinema.
The director carefully selected the actor for the role of Gosha, but only Alexey turned out to be convincing. And who could play the role of a simple locksmith more naturally, who easily gets acquainted with a woman in public transport, strictly educates the younger generation, sometimes drinking, but at the same time able to fall in love with women all over the country? Another actor, a different manner or even a look could turn this sincere character into an ordinary boor. The charming Vera Alentova, Menshov's wife, who played the main female role in the film - the "iron lady" Ekaterina Tikhomirova, also aroused admiration.
In 1981, Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears was awarded the American Film Academy Award. "Oscar" in the nomination "Best Foreign Film" was a confirmation of the genius of the tape. On this film, Batalov practically ended his acting career, devoting time to teaching and voice acting for animated films. Among his recent acting works: "Speed", "Bridal Umbrella", "Dossier of a Man in a Mercedes", "Poltergeist-90". Alexey Batalov also appeared with a cameo in a remake of Eldar Ryazanov's film Carnival Night: 50 Years Later.
Personal life of Alexei Batalov
The first time Alexei Batalov married very early - he was barely 16 years old. Perhaps that is why the marriage was not strong. His chosen one was the girl Irina Rotova, daughter of the artist Konstantin Rotov, familiar to the actor since childhood. Soon the young family had a daughter, Nadia. Her birth coincided with the career rise of Alexei: he constantly worked, and there was no time left for his wife and child. Family ties could not stand such tests, and when the daughter was three years old, the couple broke up. Unfortunately, Batalov's relationship with eldest daughter did not work out and subsequently they practically did not communicate. 
The second chosen one of Batalov was the circus artist Gitana Leontenko. She worked in the circus from the age of 4 and masterfully performed deadly numbers. The actor saw her during a circus performance and fell in love without a memory. For many years they met sporadically, without mutual obligations, until in 1963 they were married.
This union turned out to be lasting, happiness was overshadowed only by the illness of her daughter Masha (born in 1968), who suffered from cerebral palsy. As the parents believed, the girl received a terrible illness due to a medical error during childbirth. Gitana was forced to leave her job and devote herself to the child. And the actor himself gradually fenced himself off from other people and even close relatives. He dedicated his entire life to caring for his wife and daughter. His efforts have borne worthy fruit. Maria Alekseevna has many achievements - she does charity work, is a member of the Writers' Union, writes scripts; one of them was filmed ("The House on the Promenade des Anglais").
Alexey Batalov. I don't bargain with fate"
Death of Alexei Batalov
Even at an advanced age, Alexei Batalov was engaged in teaching. He was always very demanding in his work and was firmly convinced that an actor should play heroes who are able to teach and improve society.In the press, reports sometimes appeared about Batalov's rather limited material possibilities. The actor worked all his life not so much for the sake of money, but for the love of art, and therefore he did not amass huge capital. But he did not worry about himself and did not complain, because he lived a bright, interesting and worthy life.
He spent the last six months of his life in a hospital bed in a Moscow clinic, recovering from surgery (in January 2017, he was diagnosed with a hip fracture). The death of the actor became known on the morning of June 15, 2017. At 6:00 Moscow time, his heart stopped. According to relatives, Alexei Batalov died in his sleep: he fell asleep in the evening and never woke up again. He was 88 years old.
In Moscow on Thursday, June 15, at the age of 88, People's Artist of the USSR Alexei Batalov died. The actor died in a Moscow hospital. This was reported to the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper by a close friend of the artist Vladimir Ivanov. Information about the death of the actor of the radio station "Echo of Moscow" was confirmed by relatives of Batalov. Ivanov also confirmed reports of the actor's death to TASS.
"Yes, we confirm that Alexey Vladimirovich died tonight," RIA Novosti was told in the actor's family. Recently, Alexei Batalov was seriously ill. Earlier, the wife of the artist Gitan Leontenko said that he was in the hospital for two months after a double leg fracture. Later, Batalov was transferred to a rehabilitation center.
In January, the actor broke his femoral neck, in February he underwent surgery. The artist was diagnosed with complications after joint prosthetics. Doctors assessed his condition as "moderately severe". He has been in rehab since May. The day before, a priest came to Batalov's ward and gave him communion.
As Vladimir Ivanov told KP, Alexei Batalov died quietly in his sleep - he went to bed in the evening and did not wake up in the morning. RBC Ivanov also reported that Batalov died "today in the morning, in his sleep." At the request of the artist's family, he did not disclose details.
Farewell to Alexei Batalov will take place at the Moscow Cinema House, Klim Lavrentyev, deputy chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, told TASS. "We have not yet determined the date. The funeral service is in the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God on Ordynka, the funeral is at the Transfiguration Cemetery," he said.
Earlier, Vladimir Ivanov told Interfax that Batalov would most likely be buried at the Transfiguration Cemetery in the capital. "Aleksey Vladimirovich died today between one in the morning and six in the morning in one of the boarding houses where he was recently," Ivanov said, noting that relatives asked not to indicate the name of the institution. "Yesterday Alexei Vladimirovich took communion. He passed away peacefully, in his sleep," Ivanov said. According to him, the death of the legendary actor has already been reported to the head of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation, Nikita Mikhalkov, who will help organize the farewell and funeral of Batalov. "Alexey Vladimirovich himself asked to be buried at the Preobrazhensky cemetery next to his mother," Ivanov said.
Alexei Batalov was born on November 20, 1928 in the city of Vladimir in the family of actors Vladimir Batalov and Nina Olshevskaya. His stepfather was the satirist, playwright and screenwriter Viktor Ardov. The family home was often famous people, including the well-known poetess Anna Akhmatova.
Batalov first appeared on the stage at the age of 14 in Bugulma, where his mother created her own theater in the evacuation. A year later, he made his film debut, starring in a cameo role in Leo Arnstam's film Zoya.
Alexey Batalov played in more than 40 films, including five films by Joseph Kheifits: "Big Family", "The Rumyantsev Case", "My Dear Man", "Lady with a Dog", "Day of Happiness" - as well as in films "The Cranes Are Flying", "Nine Days of One Year", "Running", "Star of Captivating Happiness", "Purely English Murder", "Bridal Umbrella".
One of the most famous tapes with his participation is "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears" by Vladimir Menshov, where he played the role of a locksmith Gosha. In 1981, the picture was awarded an Oscar in the nomination "Best Film for foreign language and the State Prize of the USSR.
As a director, Alexei Batalov made three films - "The Overcoat" by Nikolai Gogol, "Three Fat Men" by Yuri Olesha together with Shapiro, "The Gambler" by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
In 1950-1953, the actor worked at the Central Theater Russian army, in 1953-1957 - at the Moscow Art Theater. Gorky (now the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov).
Batalov worked a lot on the radio. Among his radio performances: "Cossacks" by Leo Tolstoy, "White Nights" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, "Duel" by Alexander Kuprin, "A Hero of Our Time" by Mikhail Lermontov, "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare.
In 1975, Alexei Batalov became a teacher at the All-Russian State Institute cinematography (VGIK). Since 1980 - professor at VGIK. In 1963 for Feature Film"9 days of one year" Batalov was awarded the State Prize of the RSFSR. Lenin Komsomol Prize for creating images young man in the films "My Dear Man", "9 Days of One Year", "The Cranes Are Flying" and others was awarded to the actor in 1967. Prize of the Vasiliev brothers - in 1968. In 1976, Alexei Batalov was awarded the honorary title People's Artist THE USSR.
In 1979, Batalov was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor. The actor was awarded two Orders of Lenin, the Slavic Order of Culture "Cyril and Methodius". Laureate of the "Juno" award for 1997, the "Kinotavr" award in the nomination "Awards for a creative career" for 1997.
In 2002, Batalov was awarded the country's main film award "Nika" in the "Honor and Dignity" nomination. In 2008, he became the first winner of the "Generation Recognition" prize, awarded to him at the VGIK Film Festival.
