Aleksandr Chistyakov
Acting
Biography
Aleksandr Chistyakov was born in 1880, he never graduated from high school, he worked as an accountant. From 1921 he studied at the First State Film School (Leo Kuleshov's workshop). Since 1925, he actively acted in films. The first role - a worker in the film "Arsenals" became a characteristic role for the subsequent work of the actor. He also was the champion of the Russian Empire in hammer throwing. Self-taught, he began to master hammer throwing at the end of the 19th century and in 1912 became the first record holder in Russia. He was a very good cyclist and an able wrestler too.
Born: January 1, 1880
Place of Birth: Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Known For
Filmography
as District committee secretary
as Captain Shestov
as Pogodin, Nikita's grandfather
as Grigoriy Ivanovich Korzhev
as District committee secretary
as Prokopiy Lyapunov
as Mishchenko
as Prince Baryatinskiy
as Resistance member
as Nikanor
as Aleksandr Petrovich Postnikov, geologist
as Mishchenko, white-wooly mustached worker
as Grandfather Andron
as Nikanor
as Olga's Father
as Ivan Khrushchev, moustachioed mechanic
as Vasilisa's husband
as Kashevskiy, master
as Fritz Muller
as Pyotr Ivanonich Kadkin
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
as Ivan Timofeyev
as Uncle Sasha
as Peasant
as Machinist Gavrilov
as Philistine
as Worker
as Commissar
as The Russian Rebel Leader
as State prisoner
as Pryer, typographer
as Worker (Rabochiy)
as Beggar
as Machinist
as Vlasov, the Father