Rolan Bykov

Acting

Born: November 13, 1929

Birthplace: Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kyiv, Ukraine]

Rolan Antonovich Bykov (Russian: Ролан Антонович Быков; October 12, 1929 – October 6, 1998) was a Soviet and Russian actor, theatre and film director, screenwriter, educator at High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors, poet and song writer, as well as a politician and a banker. He was awarded People's Artist of the USSR in 1990.