Boris Chirkov
Boris Chirkov | |
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Борис Чирков | |
Chirkov in The Youth of Maxim, 1935 | |
| Born | August 13, 1901 Brianka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine) |
| Died | May 28, 1982 (aged 80) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, pedagogue |
| Years active | 1926–1982 |
Boris Petrovich Chirkov (13 August 1901 – 28 May 1982) was a Soviet and Russian actor and pedagogue. 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.