Boris Chirkov
Boris Chirkov | |
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Борис Чирков | |
Chirkov in 1950 | |
| Born | August 13, 1901 Brianka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine) |
| Died | May 28, 1982 (aged 80) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupations | 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 awarded the Hero of Socialist Labor title (1975) and three Orders of Lenin (1938, 1967, 1975). For his movie roles, he won four Stalin Prizes (1941, 1947, 1949, 1952) and a Stanislavski Prize (1979).