Acting
Aleksandr Chistyakov
Also Known As: Aleksandr Petrovich Chistyakov, A. Chistyakov, A. Tsistyakov
Birth Date
January 1, 1880
Death Date
December 31, 1942
(passed away at 62)
Place of Birth
Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
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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.
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Beautiful Garden
1935
A Severe Young Man
Olga's Father
1935
I Love
Nykanor, the old miner
1936
The End of St. Petersburg
Worker
1927
A Great Life, Part 2
District committee secretary
1946
Stepan Razin
Prince Baryatinskiy
1939
Outskirts
Pyotr Ivanonich Kadkin
1933
Minin and Pozharsky
Prokopiy Lyapunov
1939
Salamander
Pryer, typographer
1928
Storm Over Asia
The Russian Rebel Leader
1928
Mother
Vlasov, the Father
1926
Daughter of the Motherland
Grandfather Andron
1937
Professor Mamlock
Resistance member
1938
The Vyborg Side
Mishchenko
1939
Diary of a Revolutionist
Stationmaster (uncredited)
1932
The Return of Maxim
Mishchenko, white-wooly mustached worker
1937
Misunderstood
Ivan Timofeyev
1931
Love and Hate
Vasilisa's husband
1935
The Return
Pogodin, Nikita's grandfather
1940
The Last Night
1933