Boris Chirkov

Boris Chirkov
Борис Чирков
Chirkov in 1950
Born(1901-08-13)August 13, 1901
Brianka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine)
DiedMay 28, 1982(1982-05-28) (aged 80)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
OccupationsActor, pedagogue
Years active1926–1982

Boris Petrovich Chirkov[a] (13 August 1901 – 28 May 1982) was a Soviet and Russian actor and pedagogue.[1] Chirkov was born in Brianka. He appeared in 50 films between 1928 and 1975. He was awarded Stanislavsky State Prize of the RSFSR (1979), two Stalin Prizes first degree (1941, 1952) and two Stalin Prizes second degree (1947, 1949). People's Artist of the USSR (1950) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1975). Chirkov died in Moscow.

Selected filmography

Notes

  1. ^ Russian: Борис Петрович Чирков, romanizedBoris Petrovich Chirkov

References

  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 146–147. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.