Mark Zakharov

Director, Writer, Actor

October 13, 1933 — September 28, 2019 (85 years)
Mark Zakharov (1933-2019) was a Soviet and Russian theatrical director and playwright. He was also a professor at the Moscow Theatre Institute (GITIS). Born in Moscow, USSR, Mark Zakharov's father was a Red Army soldier during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1920, and his mother was an actress. Zakharov was raised in Moscow, where he was encouraged by his mother in his persistent efforts to become an actor. He was admitted after several attempts and graduated from the acting school of the State Theatre Institute in 1955. Zakharov helped create an ensemble of actors who worked with him at Moscow's Lenkom Theatre, including: Inna Churikova, Leonid Bronevoy, Oleg Yankovsky, Aleksandr Abdulov, Nikolai Karachentsov, Aleksandr Zbruyev, Aleksandra Zakharova, Tatyana Kravchenko, Aleksandr Lazarev, and Dmitri Pevtsov. Mark Zakharov has been the Artistic Director of Moscow's Lenkom Theatre since 1973, where he has helped to define the landscape of Moscow's theatrical culture.

Known For

  • The Twelve Chairs
    The Twelve Chairs4 episodes
  • The Very Same Munchhausen
    The Very Same Munchhausen1980
  • Ordinary Miracle
    Ordinary Miracle1979
  • Formula of Love
    Formula of Love1984
  • The White Sun of the Desert
    The White Sun of the Desert1969
  • To Kill a Dragon
    To Kill a Dragon1988
  • The Captivating Star of Happiness
    The Captivating Star of Happiness1975
  • The Sannikov Land
    The Sannikov Land1973
  • The Prisoner of Castle If
    The Prisoner of Castle If3 episodes
  • Balakirev the Jester
    Balakirev the Jester2001
  • Dictatorship of Conscience
    Dictatorship of Conscience1988

Filmography

2020
2012
Urgant Show · as Self - Guest
2008
Pozner · as Self - Interviewee
1993
Chtoby Pomnili · as Self

2015
1970
Umeyete li vy zhit? · as Attendant

1969