Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kalyagin (russian: Александр Александрович Калягин; born 25 May 1942) is a

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

and

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...

n actor and director, member of the

Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation The Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation (russian: Общественная палата Российской Федерации), sometimes shortened to Civic Chamber (russian: Общественная палата), is a consultative civil s ...

People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (russian: Народный артист РСФСР, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orches ...

(1983), Laureate of the State Prizes for his works in the theater and the cinema. He is best known for his roles in the films ''

Hello, I'm Your Aunt! ''Hello, I'm Your Aunt!'' (russian: Здравствуйте, я ваша тётя!, Zdravstvuyte, ya vasha tyotya!) is a Soviet 1975 comedy directed by Viktor Titov and is loosely based on the 1892 play ''Charley's Aunt'' by Brandon Thomas. Produc ...

'' (1975) and ''

Dead Souls ''Dead Souls'' (russian: «Мёртвые души», ''Mjórtvyje dúshi'') is a novel by Nikolai Gogol, first published in 1842, and widely regarded as an exemplar of 19th-century Russian literature. The novel chronicles the travels and advent ...

'' (1984).

Biography

In 1965 Kalyagin graduated from the

Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute The Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute (russian: Театральный институт имени Бориса Щукина) is a Russian drama college in Moscow, formed in 1914 as part of the Vakhtangov Theatre. In 2002 it was granted the Aca ...

and later worked in Moscow Art Theatre and some other Moscow theaters. In 1996 he was elected the Head of the

Union of Theatrical Figures of Russia Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** Union ...

, and in 2003 he joined the

United Russia United Russia ( rus, Единая Россия, Yedinaya Rossiya, (j)ɪˈdʲinəjə rɐˈsʲijə) is a Conservatism in Russia, Russian conservative List of political parties in Russia, political party. As the largest party in Russia, it hold ...

party. Currently he is an art director of the Moscow Theater 'Et Cetera'.

Filmography

;Actor * ''

Long-Haired Wonder ''Long-Haired Wonder'' (russian: Чудо с косичками) is a 1974 Soviet drama film directed by Viktor Titov. Plot The film tells the story of a young and very talented Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut, who was called ''Long-Haired Wonder''. ...

'' (1974) * ''

'' (1975) * '' A Slave of Love'' (1976) * ''

Wounded Game ''Wounded Game'' (russian: Подранки, Podranki) is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Nikolai Gubenko. It was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Juozas Budraitis * Aleksandr Kalyagin * Zhanna Bolotova * Rolan Bykov ...

'' (1977) * ''

Interrogation Interrogation (also called questioning) is interviewing as commonly employed by law enforcement officers, military personnel, intelligence agencies, organized crime syndicates, and terrorist organizations with the goal of eliciting useful i ...

'' (1979) * ''

The Old New Year The Old New Year (russian: Cтаpый Нoвый гoд, Stariy Noviy god) is a 1981 Soviet comedy film directed by Naum Ardashnikov and Oleg Yefremov. After the successful staging at the Moscow Art Theatre (directed by Oleg Yefremov), based on Mi ...

'' (1980) * ''

'' (1984) * '' A Rogue's Saga'' (1984) * '' The Last Road'' (1986) * ''

The Kreutzer Sonata ''The Kreutzer Sonata'' (russian: Крейцерова соната, ) is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The novella was published in 1889, and was promptly censored by the Russian authorities. The work is an ...

'' (1987) * ''

Me Ivan, You Abraham ''Me Ivan, You Abraham'' (french: Moi Ivan, toi Abraham; be, Я — Іван, ты — Абрам, italic=yes) is a 1993 French-Belarusian film written and directed by Yolande Zauberman. It won the Award of the Youth (French film) at the 1993 Ca ...

'' (1993) * ''

Children of Iron Gods ''Children of Iron Gods'' (russian: Дети чугунных богов, translit. Deti chugunnykh bogov, hu, Vasisten gyermekei) is a 1993 Russian-Hungarian drama film directed by Tamás Tóth. It was entered into the 18th Moscow Intern ...

'' (1993) ;Voice actor * '' Leopold the Cat'' (1975–1987) * '' Tale of Tales'' (1979)

References

External links

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Alexander Kalyagin official website
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