Aleksandr Shirvindt

Aleksandr Shirvindt studied at Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute. The recorded working language is Russian. Places of work recorded in the authority are Moscow. Employment is recorded with Moscow Academic Theatre of Satire. Distinctions recorded are Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class and Order of Friendship of Peoples.

• Name — Aleksandr Shirvindt • Birth Name — Aleksandr Anatolyevich Shirvindt • Born — 19 July 1934 • Birthplace — Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR • Died — 15 March 2024 • Place of death — Moscow, Russia • Occupation — Actor, director • Years Active — 1952–2018 • Awards — People's Artist of the RSFSR

Aleksandr Shirvindt was born in Moscow in a family of a violinist and music teacher Anatoly Gustavovich Shirvindt (1896–1962) and Raisa Samoilovna Shirvindt (1898–1985) of Moscow Philharmonic Society. Grandfather, Gustav (Gedaliah) Moiseyevich Shirvindt (a graduate of Vilnius 1st Gymnasium in 1881), was a doctor. In 1956 Shirvindt graduated from Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute. The same year he made his cinema debut in She Loves You! (1956). In 1957, he became an actor at the Lenkom Theatre. He also appeared on stage as part of a comedy duo with Mikhail Derzhavin from 1957 to 2017. Shirvindt appeared in more than 40 films, including Grandads-Robbers (1971), The Irony of Fate (1976), The Twelve Chairs (1976), Three Men in a Boat (1979), Station for Two (1982), The Irony of Fate 2 (2007). He voiced Aramis in Dog in Boots film. Shirvindt died on 15 March 2024, at the age of 89. Aleksandr Shirvindt was posthumously awarded the national cinematographic award "Nika" in the nomination "Honor and Dignity". This was announced by actor Leonid Yarmolnik July 1, 2024 during the awards ceremony, held on the stage of the theater "Mask". The actor added that the Nika award council decided to award Shirvindt two years ago.

• actor • Come Tomorrow, Please... (Приходите завтра..., 1963) as Vadim • Major Whirlwind (Майор "Вихрь", 1967) as Jozef • Grandads-Robbers (Старики-разбойники, 1971) as spokesman of the minister • The Irony of Fate (Ирония судьбы, или С лёгким паром!, 1975) as Pavlik • The Twelve Chairs (Двенадцать стульев, 1976) as one-eyed chess player • Heavenly Swallows (Небесные ласточки, 1976) as Château-Gibus • Three Men in a Boat (Трое в лодке, не считая собаки, 1979) as Sir Samuel William Harris • Incognito from St. Petersburg (Инкогнито из Петербурга, 1977) as district doctor • Borrowing Matchsticks (1980) as narrator • Station for Two (Вокзал для двоих, 1982) as Shurik, pianist • The Circus Princess (Принцесса цирка, 1982) as Firelli, director of the circus • Simply Awful! (Просто ужас!, 1982) as Chief Physician • The Most Charming and Attractive (Самая обаятельная и привлекательная, 1985) as Arkady • Winter Evening in Gagra (Зимний вечер в Гаграх, 1985) as presenter • Forgotten Melody for a Flute (Забытая мелодия для флейты, 1987) as Myasoedov • Hello, Fools! (Привет, дуралеи!, 1996) as leader of the Social-Socialist party • The Irony of Fate 2 (Ирония Судьбы. Продолжение, 2007) as uncle Pasha • The Return of the Musketeers, or The Treasures of Cardinal Mazarin (Возвращение мушкетёров, или Сокровища кардинала Мазарини, 2009) as Jean-Baptiste Colbert • voice • The Time Machine (1967) as narrator • Bayadere (1973) as Storyteller • Like Mushrooms with Рeas Fought (1977) as King Peas • New Aladdin (Новый Аладдин, 1979) as Aladdin • Alice in Wonderland (Алиса в Стране чудес, 1981) as Cheshire Cat • Dog in Boots (Пёс в сапогах, 1981) as Pretty Boy • The Smallest Dwarf (1981) as Goat • There was Saushkin (1981) as uncle Kapa, a resident of Country Dobryakov • My Grandmother and I (2002) as grandson Borya • Alice in Wonderland (2010) as Cheshire Cat (Russian dub) • Hoffmaniada (2018) as Lindhorst / Salamander

Aleksandr Shirvindt was recorded at birth as Александр Анатольевич Ширвиндт. The authorities additionally record the headings Alexander Schirwindt and Aleksandr Anatolyevich Shirvindt. His recorded language was Russian. He was the child of Anatoly Shirvindt. He married Natalya Belousova. 2 children are recorded: Mikhail Shirvindt and Fyodor Lukyanov.

Aleksandr Shirvindt is recorded as screenwriter, humorist, actor, drama teacher and television presenter.