Actor
Aleksandr Chistyakov
January 1, 1880 · Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
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.
Often works with
Vladimir Uralskiy
6 titles together
Mother, Outskirts, A Simple Case
Mikhail Zharov
6 titles together
Outskirts, The Vyborg Side, The Return of Maxim
Fyodor Ivanov
4 titles together
Mother, Storm Over Asia, A Simple Case
Ivan Koval-Samborskiy
3 titles together
Mother, A Severe Young Man, The Pilots
Vladimir Tsoppi
3 titles together
Storm Over Asia, The End of St. Petersburg, Diary of a Revolutionist
Ivan Chuvelyov
3 titles together
The End of St. Petersburg, Minin and Pozharsky, The White Eagle
Full filmography · 39
A Great Life, Part 2
as District committee secretary
1946
Seaman's Daughter
as Captain Shestov
1941
Yakov Sverdlov
cast
1940
The Return
as Pogodin, Nikita's grandfather
1940
No One is Funnier than Us
as Grigoriy Ivanovich Korzhev
1940
A Great Life
as District committee secretary
1939
Minin and Pozharsky
as Prokopiy Lyapunov
1939
The Vyborg Side
as Mishchenko
1939
Stepan Razin
as Prince Baryatinskiy
1939
Professor Mamlock
as Resistance member
1938
The Miners
as Nikanor
1937
The Thirteen
as Aleksandr Petrovich Postnikov, geologist
1937