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).[1][2]

Aleksandr Kalyagin
Kalyagin in 2013
Born	Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kalyagin 25 May 1942 (1942-05-25) (age 80) Malmyzh, Kirov Oblast, Soviet Union
Occupation	Actor, director
Years active	1965–present

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'.[1][2]

Filmography

Actor

• Long-Haired Wonder (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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alexander Kalyagin.

• Alexander Kalyagin at IMDb
• Alexander Kalyagin official website

На других языках

[de] Alexander Alexandrowitsch Kaljagin

[ru] Калягин, Александр Александрович