Leonid Bykov | |
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Born | Leonid Fedorovich Bykov 11 December 1928 |
Died | 11 April 1979 En route from Minsk to Kyiv | (aged 50)
Resting place | Baikove Cemetery, Kyiv |
Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1952–1979 |
Notable work | Only "Old Men" Are Going Into Battle (1973) |
Leonid Fedorovich Bykov (Ukrainian: Леонід Федорович Биков, Russian: Леонид Фёдорович Быков; 11 December 1928, in Znamenka village, Artemivsk Okruha of Ukrainian SSR – 11 April 1979, in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine, USSR) was a Soviet actor, film director, and script writer.[1] He received the "Honored Artist of the RSFSR" title in 1965 and the "People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR" title in 1974.[2]