In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Kalyagin.
| Aleksandr Kalyagin | |
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.jpg) Kalyagin in 2018 | |
| Born | Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kalyagin 25 May 1942 (1942-05-25) (age 82) Malmyzh, Kirov Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1965–present |
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kalyagin (Russian: Александр Александрович Калягин; born 25 May 1942) is a Soviet and Russian actor and director, member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, People's Artist of the RSFSR (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! (1975) and Dead Souls (1984).
Biography
In 1965 Kalyagin graduated from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute 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, and in 2003 he joined the United Russia party. Currently he is an art director of the Moscow Theater 'Et Cetera'.
An August 2023 blog page at url meduza.io on "How the State is Destroying the 'Golden Mask' " lists as concerns the level of influence of the Ministry of Culture and of Mr. Kalyagin.
Filmography
- Actor
- Long-Haired Wonder (1974)
- At Home Among Strangers (1974)
- Hello, I'm Your Aunt! (1975)
- A Slave of Love (1976)
- Wounded Game (1977)
- Interrogation (1979)
- The Old New Year (1980)
- Dead Souls (1984)
- A Rogue's Saga (1984)
- The Last Road (1986)
- The Kreutzer Sonata (1987)
- Me Ivan, You Abraham (1993)
- Children of Iron Gods (1993)
- Voice actor
- Leopold the Cat (1975–1987)
- Tale of Tales (1979)
References
- ^ Председатель СТД РФ — Александр Александрович Калягин. stdrf.ru
- ^ КАЛЯГИН Александр Александрович, выдающийся российский актер и режиссер. tass.ru. 24 May 2012
- Хитров, Антон (3 August 2023). ""Всю культурку по закону военного времени нужно причесать"". Meduza (in Russian).
External links
| Golden Eagle Lifetime Achievement Award [ru] | |
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| National Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences of Russia | |
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- 1942 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Russian male actors
- 21st-century Russian male actors
- People from Kirov Oblast
- Academicians of the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia
- Members of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation
- Academic staff of Moscow Art Theatre School
- Honored Artists of the RSFSR
- People's Artists of the RSFSR
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
- Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
- Recipients of the USSR State Prize
- Jewish Russian actors
- United Russia politicians
- Russian male film actors
- Russian male stage actors
- Russian male voice actors
- Russian theatre directors
- Soviet male film actors
- Soviet male stage actors
- Soviet male voice actors
- Soviet theatre directors
- Recipients of the Golden Mask