Boris Chirkov

Boris Chirkov
Борис Чирков
Chirkov in 1950
Born(1901-08-13)August 13, 1901
Brianka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine)
DiedMay 28, 1982(1982-05-28) (aged 80)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
OccupationsActor, pedagogue
Years active1926–1982

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).