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Aleksandr Borisov (actor)

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Aleksandr Borisov
Александр Борисов
Born(1905-05-01)1 May 1905
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died12 May 1982(1982-05-12) (aged 77)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Occupation(s)Actor, film director, screenwriter, singer
Years active1938–1982

Aleksandr Fyodorovich Borisov[a] (1 May 1905 – 12 May 1982) was a Soviet stage and film actor, film director, screenwriter and singer.[1] People's Artist of the USSR (1951) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1981).[2]

Biography

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Borisov was born in Saint Petersburg into a poor family of a washerwoman and a kitchen worker.

Borisov studied at the studio of the Alexandrinsky Theatre under mentorship of Yuri Yuryev; he joined the troupe of its studio theater upon graduation in 1927 and its main troupe in 1928.

He died in Leningrad, and was buried in the Volkovo Cemetery.

Filmography

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Notes

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  1. ^ Russian: Александр Фёдорович Борисов, romanizedAleksandr Fyodorovich Borisov

References

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  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 117–118. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  2. ^ "Александр Борисов на сайте "Ленфильма"". Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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