Boris Chirkov | |
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Born | Boris Petrovich Chirkov 13 August 1901 |
Died | 28 May 1982 | (aged 80)
Occupation(s) | Actor, pedagogue |
Years active | 1926–1982 |
Boris Petrovich Chirkov (‹See Tfd›Russian: Борис Петрович Чирков; 13 August 1901, Brianka – 28 May 1982, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian actor and pedagogue.[1] 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).