 The first great success was brought to Alexei Zharkov in the works "Torpedo Bearers" (1983) by Semyon Aranovich and "My Friend Ivan Lapshin" by Alexei German (1984), as well as in the drama "Parade of the Planets" (1984) by Vadim Abdrashitov.In total, Aleksei Zharkov played more than a hundred roles in the cinema, among which was Taras Postnikov in the historical film "Mikhailo Lomonosov" (1984-1986), policeman William Henry Blore in the crime film "Ten Little Niggers" (1987), banker Danglars in the adventure film "The Prisoner of Château d'If" (1988), investigator Sergei Ryabinin in the film "Criminal talent" (1988), criminal Chibis in the action movie "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" (1991), lawyer Ivan Stashkov in the black comedy "Stalin's Testament" (1993), Artemy Filippovich Strawberry in comedy "Inspector" (1996), a self-taught breeder Gladishev in the comedy "Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin" (1993), the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the historical drama "Khrustalyov, My Car!