Gennady Nazarov


Gennady Gennadievich Nazarov was a Soviet and Russian actor.

Life and career

Nazarov graduated from the faculty of the Moscow theatrical fake artistic and technical school. Sovremennik Theatre worked as a graphic designer in the theater. He graduated from the acting department GITIS led by Mark Zakharov. He played a large number of roles in theater.
He debuted in 1994 in the role of Ivan Chonkin in the film Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin.
A large number of the roles were played by Gennady Nazarov on television.
Nazarov suffered from a serious kidney disease. He died on 26 October 2025, at the age of 58. His wife film director Natalya had died of cancer six months before his death.

Selected filmography

Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin as Ivan ChonkinAssia and the Hen with the Golden Eggs as SeryozhaThief as Oleg, lawyerWhat a Wonderful Game as Kolya RybkinHeads and Tails as VadikBarkhanov and His Bodyguard as Lyonya

Awards and nominations