Boris Chirkov

Boris Chirkov
Борис Чирков
Chirkov in The Youth of Maxim, 1935
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
Occupation(s)Actor, pedagogue
Years active1926–1982

Boris Petrovich Chirkov[a] (Russian: Борис Петрович Чирков, 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 four Stalin Prizes: in 1941, 1947, 1949, and in 1952. People's Artist of the USSR (1950) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1975). Chirkov died in Moscow.


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