Boris Galkin

Boris Galkin studied at Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute and Russian Institute of Theatre Arts. The recorded working language is Russian. Distinctions recorded are Lenin Komsomol Prize, Merited Artist of Russia, Prize of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia and Prize of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the field of culture and art.

• Name — Boris Galkin • Born — 19 September 1947 • Birthplace — Leningrad, Soviet Union • Education — Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1969–present • Children — 3

Boris Sergeevich Galkin was born in the city of Leningrad on 19 September 1947, the son of Sergei Mikhailovich Galkin (1911-1985) and Svetlana Georgievna Galkina (Zader, 1924-2006), a distant relation to the narodnik Olimpia Kutuzova.

In 1969, Galkin graduated from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute alongside Nina Ruslanova, Alexander Kaidanovsky, Leonid Filatov, Natalya Gurzo, Vladimir Kachan, Ivan Dykhovichny, Lyudmila Kupina and Yan Arlazorov. Following this, Galkin worked as an actor and director in various theatres in Moscow and Novgorod, most notably the Taganka Theatre from 1971 to 1977. In 1977, Galkin graduated from the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts (GITIS). Since 1996 Galkin has served as the Deputy Director for production at the Gorky Film Studio. From 2005 to 2008, Galkin was president of the Russian Film Actors Guild.

Boris Galkin has been married four times, with an adopted son and daughter from his third wife Elena Demidova, and a daughter from his fourth wife Inna Razumikhina.

Galkin was a staunch supporter of the separatist cause during the War in Donbas, travelling to the disputed territories several times and reportedly maintaining a relationship with the Head of the Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Zakharchenko. In 2017, he was added to the controversial Myrotvorets website. In March 2022, Galkin penned an open letter to defend Russia's military actions in Ukraine, framing the conflict as a necessary defence against long standing Western encroachment. Later that month, Galkin was included in a list of 150 Russian cultural figures in a letter supporting the actions of President Vladimir Putin. In response, he was declared Persona non grata by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and was banned from entry into the country. Galkin has expressed harsh criticism towards prominent Russian emigrees such as Alla Pugacheva, portraying them as detached elite who grew wealthy off the Russian public only to abandon and look down on them during a crisis.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1975 — Such a Short Long Life — Igor — Season 2, Episode 4, 5, 6 and 8 • 1983 — The Adolescent — Kraft • 1987 — Sud v Yershovke — Rogachev • 2000 — Maroseyka, 12 — Colonel Durov • 2001 — Blyustiteli poroka — Killer • 2002 — Right of Defence — Tolya • 2002 — Taiga: Survival — Sergey Petrovich • 2007 — On the Bridge — Nikitin • 2008 — The Father of Paratroopers — Colonel General Petrov, Deputy Commander of the Soviet Airborne Forces • 2009 — Werewolf Hunt — Major Oleg Grishin • 2009-2011 — Retired — Colonel Sergei Mikhailovich Devov • 2011 — PPS — Colonel Konstantin Grogorievich Nadezhdin • Retribution — Nikolai Petrovich Spasov • Sdelano V SSSR — Ivan Grigorievich Shishov • 2015 — Nerds — Viktor Tarasov • 2019 — Retired: One for All — Colonel Sergei Mikhailovich Devov • Retired: Save the Enemy • Staryye kadry — Ivan Dolin • 2020 — Pod prikrytiem — Egor Fomich Bakhrushin • 2021 — Topor 1943 — Marshal Georgy Zhukov • 2023 — Retired: Defence of Dedov — Colonel Sergei Mikhailovich Devov • Retired: Close Combat