Boris Petrovich Chirkov (13 August 190128 May 1982) was a Soviet and Russian actor and

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. Chirkov was born in

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. He appeared in 50 films between 1928 and 1975. He was awarded four Stalin Prizes: in 1941, 1947, 1949, and in 1952.

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(1950) and

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(1975). Chirkov died in

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Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1928) - Patashon * ''Luna sleva'' (1929) - Orskiy * ''Rodnoy brat'' (1929) - Grishka * '' Alone'' (1931) - Man Talking on the Phone * ''Pesnya o shchastye'' (1934) - Chief disciplinary section * ''

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'' (1934) - Peasant * '' The Youth of Maxim'' (1935) - Maksim * '' Girl Friends'' (1936) - Senka * ''Lenochka i vinograd'' (1936) * '' The Return of Maxim'' (1937) - Maksim * '' The Defense of Volotchayevsk'' (1937) - Old Man * ''

The Great Citizen ''The Great Citizen'' () is a 1938 Soviet biopic film directed by Fridrikh Ermler. A fictionalized biography of Sergei Kirov (the character's name is Shakhov), the film was intended as ideological support for the Great Purges; it depicts life in ...

'' (1938) - Maksim, the investigator * ''Chelovek s ruzhyom'' (1938) - Yevtushenko * '' The Vyborg Side'' (1938) - Maksim * '' Minin and Pozharsky'' (1939) - Roman * ''

The New Teacher The New Teacher () is a 1939 Soviet comedy drama film directed by Sergey Gerasimov. Plot A young specialist, Stepan Ivanovich Lautin (played by Boris Chirkov), returns to his hometown after completing his studies in Moscow with plans to build a ...

'' (1939) - Stepan Ivanovich Lautin * ''Boyevoy kinosbornik 3'' (1941) - (segment "Antosha Rybkin") * ''This Is the Enemy'' (1942) * '' Aleksandr Parkhomenko'' (1942) - Nestor Makhno * '' Antosha Rybkin'' (1942) - Antosha Rybkin * ''

The Front ''The Front'' is a 1976 American drama film set against the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s, when artists, writers, directors, and others were rendered unemployable, having been accused of subversive political activities in support of Communi ...

'' (1943) - Udivitelnyy * ''Partizany v stepyakh Ukrainy'' (1943) - Grandfather Taras * ''

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'' (1944) - Lavilov * '' Ivan Nikulin: Russian Sailor'' (1945) - Zakhar Fomichyov * ''

The Great Glinka ''The Great Glinka'' () is a 1946 Soviet biopic film directed by Lev Arnshtam. The film is about Mikhail Glinka, a Russian composer of the 19th century. The film was awarded the Stalin Prize of II degree (1947) and it was entered into the 1 ...

'' (1946) - Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka * ''

The Court of Honor ''The Court of Honor'' () is a 1948 Soviet biographical drama film directed by Abram Room. Plot Soviet scientists-biochemists Losev and Dobrotvorsky made a scientific discovery that allowed one to effectively fight against pain. They went on ...

'' (1948) - Andrey Vereyskiy akademik * ''

Three Encounters ''Three Encounters'' () is a 1948 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Ptushko, Vsevolod Pudovkin and Sergei Yutkevich. Plot The film consists of several novellas about people returning from the front: engineer-blast-furnace Kornev, who ...

'' (1949) - Nikanor Samoseev * ''

Dream of a Cossack ''Dream of a Cossack'' (, translit. ''Kavalier zolotoy zvezdy'') is a 1951 Soviet drama film directed by Yuli Raizman based on the novel ''The Golden Star Chavalier'' by Semyon Babayevsky. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festiv ...

'' (1951) - Kondratyev * ''

The Miners of Donetsk ''The Miners of Donetsk'' or ''Miners of the Don'' () is a 1951 Soviet drama film directed by Leonid Lukov.Rollberg p.204 The film is about the life of miners in Donbas. New technologies are introduced which the miners embrace with enthusiasm. P ...

'' (1951) - Stepan Nedolya * '' The Boarder'' (1953) * '' True Friends'' (1954) - Chishov * ''

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'' (1956) - Sobolev * '' For the Power of the Soviets'' (1956) - Secreatary Chernoivanenko * ''Svoimi rukami'' (1956) - Rudenko * ''Ryadom s nami'' (1958) - Stletov * ''Dorogoy moy chelovek'' (1958) * ''Kievlyanka'' (1958) - Yakov Petrovich Sereda * ''Mechty sbyvayutsya'' (1959) - Pavel Andreyevich Leshchuk * ''Poteryannaya fotografiya'' (1959) * ''Nasledniki'' (1960) * ''Svoya golova na plechakh'' (1961) - Kolkhoz Chairman * ''Gorizont'' (1962) - Likhobaba * '' A Trip Without a Load'' (1963) - Ded na aerodrome * ''Greshnyy angel'' (1963) - Religioznyy starik * '' Kain XVIII'' (1963) - Lavatory Worker * ''

The Alive and the Dead ''The Living and the Dead'' () is a 1964 Soviet World War II drama film directed by Aleksandr Stolper and produced by Mosfilm based on the 1959 novel ''The Living and the Dead'' by Konstantin Simonov. Plot The film spans the period from the ...

'' (1964) - Gavrila Biryukov * ''Möcüzälär adasi'' (1964) * ''Golubaya chashka'' (1964) * ''Artakarg handznararutyun'' (1966) - Police spy * ''Pervyy posetitel'' (1966) * ''Myatezhnaya zastava'' (1967) * ''

Seven Old Men and a Girl ''Seven Old Men and a Girl'' () is a 1968 Soviet musical comedy film directed by Yevgeny Karelov. Plot Elena Velichko — a young graduate of the sports institute, is sent to work as a coach in a sports club. She is full of bright hopes. However, ...

'' (1970, TV Movie) * ''Shutite?'' (1971) - (segment "Vanderbul' bezhit za gorizont") * ''Izhorskiy batalon'' (1972) - Vanechka * ''Po sobstvennomu zhelaniyu'' (1973) * ''Rosa'' (1975) * ''Gorozhane'' (1976) - Stariy master

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* * 1901 births 1982 deaths 20th-century Russian male actors People from Brianka People from Yekaterinoslav Governorate Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Academic staff of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography Russian State Institute of Performing Arts alumni Third convocation members of the Soviet of the Union Heroes of Socialist Labour Honored Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the USSR Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of the Red Star Recipients of the Stalin Prize {{USSR-actor-stub Russian male film actors Russian male stage actors Russian male voice actors Soviet male film actors Soviet male stage actors Soviet male voice actors Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery