Alexander Kalyagin

Alexander Kalyagin
Kalyagin in 2013
Born	25 May 1942 (1942-05-25) (age 74) Malmyzh, Kirov Oblast, Soviet Union

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kalyagin (Russian: Александр Александрович Калягин; born 25 May 1942) is a Soviet/Russian actor and director, member of the Public Chamber of Russia, People's Artist of Russia (1983), Laureate of the State Prizes for his works in the theatre and the cinema. He is best known for his roles in the films Hello, I'm Your Aunt! (1975) and Dead Souls (1984).

In 1965 Kalyagin graduated from the Shchukin Teatrical School 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'.