Boris Chirkov | |
Birth Name: | Boris Petrovich Chirkov |
Birth Date: | 13 August 1901 |
Birth Place: | Brianka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire |
Death Place: | Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
Occupation: | Actor, pedagogue |
Yearsactive: | 1926–1982 |
Boris Petrovich Chirkov (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).