
Aleksandr Chistyakov
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.
Filmography (40 titles)
8.0MovieA Great Life, Part 2
District committee secretary · 1946
8.0MovieSeaman's Daughter
Captain Shestov · 1941
8.0MovieYakov Sverdlov
1940
10.0MovieThe Return
Pogodin, Nikita's grandfather · 1940
8.0MovieNo One is Funnier than Us
Grigoriy Ivanovich Korzhev · 1940
4.1MovieA Great Life
District committee secretary · 1939
6.1MovieMinin and Pozharsky
Prokopiy Lyapunov · 1939
4.9MovieThe Vyborg Side
Mishchenko · 1939
4.5MovieStepan Razin
Prince Baryatinskiy · 1939
6.0MovieProfessor Mamlock
Resistance member · 1938
7.5MovieThe Miners
Nikanor · 1937
5.4MovieThe Thirteen
Aleksandr Petrovich Postnikov, geologist · 1937
5.3MovieThe Return of Maxim
Mishchenko, white-wooly mustached worker · 1937
MovieDaughter of the Motherland
Grandfather Andron · 1937
9.5MovieI Love
Nykanor, the old miner · 1936
5.5MovieA Severe Young Man
Olga's Father · 1935
MovieBeautiful Garden
1935
5.3MovieThe Pilots
Ivan Khrushchev, moustachioed mechanic · 1935
5.4MovieLove and Hate
Vasilisa's husband · 1935
Nastenka Ustinova
Ustinov · 1934
MovieThe Last Night
1933
6.7MovieConveyor of Death
Kashevskiy, master · 1933
5.0MovieDeserter
Fritz Muller · 1933
6.3MovieOutskirts
Pyotr Ivanonich Kadkin · 1933
A Personal Affair
1932
4.0MovieDiary of a Revolutionist
Stationmaster (uncredited) · 1932
MovieMisunderstood
Ivan Timofeyev · 1931
5.3MovieA Simple Case
Uncle Sasha · 1930
4.9MovieBread
Peasant · 1929
MovieThe Drive of Death
Machinist Gavrilov · 1929