November 13, 2022 3:50 pm
They predicted a great future for him, but he disappeared from the screens.
Mikhail Metelkin played the clever Valerka in The Elusive Avengers. The assistant director spotted little Misha at school and invited him to Mosfilm. So Misha Metelkin got into the films “They call, they open the door” and “Trains pass the windows.” On the set, the young actor became friends with Viktor Kosykh, with whom they would later star together in The Elusive Avengers. It was Kosykh who suggested taking Misha for the role of Valerka.
Director Edmond Keosayan liked Misha Metelkin, but did not want to take him to the film because of his small stature, but within a few months the young actor grew up and was approved for the role. His father, a knight, was especially proud of the boy.
After school, Metelkin decided to enter VGIK, however, at the Faculty of Economics. And then he joined the army, where he served as a photojournalist. After playing a few more roles in the cinema, Mikhail Metelkin decided that it was much more interesting for him to be a director, not an actor.
Metelkin made several short films and then a big film: “Freezes take place”. Mikhail Metelkin has directed both documentaries and commercials. But directing did not bring money, and Metelkin went into business.
Mikhail Metelkin is periodically invited to talk shows, but the ex-actor does not like the attention of journalists and television. It is known that Metelkin leads a healthy lifestyle, travels a lot and engages in equestrian sports.
