Viktor Kosykh: Movies & Box Office

Viktor Ivanovich Kosykh (Russian: Виктор Иванович Косых; January 27, 1950 – December 22, 2011) was a Soviet and Russian theater and cinema actor whose career is particularly associated with the popular Soviet adventure films The Elusive Avengers, The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers, and The Crown of the Russian Empire, or Once Again the Elusive Avengers. He was born in Alapayevsk, Soviet Union, on January 27, 1950, and died in Moscow, Russia, on December 22, 2011, at the age of 61. Best known for portraying Danko Schusya, he played the same character, credited as Danka Shchus, across the three films. His performance as Danka became the role most closely identified with his screen career and remains a recognizable part of his legacy in Soviet cinema. Kosykh was buried at Khovanskoye Cemetery in Moscow, where the article identifies his resting place. Although the available filmography is partial, it demonstrates a performer who worked in adventure stories and also took on military, law-enforcement, criminal, and dramatic supporting roles. Kosykh's listed screen work begins with Welcome, or No Trespassing (1964), in which he appeared as Kostya Inochkin, and Father of a Soldier (1964), as Vasya. In They're Calling, Open the Door (1966), he portrayed Genka Dresvyannikov, before taking on Danka Shchus in The Elusive Avengers (1967). He reprised that role in The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers (1968) and The Crown of the Russian Empire, or Once Again the Elusive Avengers (1971), establishing a sustained connection with the popular adventure series. Later credits broadened the types of characters he played, including a militiaman in With You and Without You (1974) and a bandit named Lyonka in The Tavern on Pyatnitskaya (1978). He also appeared as a soldier in Front Beyond the Front Line (1978), Andrey in Od içinde (1978), and Captain Eliseev in Border dog Alyi (1980). His final listed roles include Kolya in Anxious Sunday (1983), Baklan, a criminal, in The Cold Summer of 1953 (1988), and a prisoner in Anarchy (1989). These entries illustrate a career spanning several decades of Soviet screen production, with Kosykh contributing to films remembered for adventure, war, crime, and drama.