Aleksandr Chistyakov
Known for Acting
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
Mother
1926
as Vlasov, the Father
Storm Over Asia
1928
as The Russian Rebel Leader
The Vyborg Side
1939
as Mishchenko
Conveyor of Death
1933
as Kashevskiy, master
Yakov Sverdlov
1940
Outskirts
1933
as Pyotr Ivanonich Kadkin
Daughter of the Motherland
1937
as Grandfather Andron
The Miners
1937
as Nikanor
The Happy Canary
1929
as Worker
The Thirteen
1937
as Aleksandr Petrovich Postnikov, geologist
The End of St. Petersburg
1927
as Worker (Rabochiy)
The Return of Maxim
1937
as Mishchenko, white-wooly mustached worker
Misunderstood
1931
as Ivan Timofeyev
A Personal Affair
1932
Love and Hate
1935
as Vasilisa's husband
Stepan Razin
1939
as Prince Baryatinskiy
Seaman's Daughter
1941
as Captain Shestov
Salamander
1928
as Pryer, typographer
A Great Life
1939
as District committee secretary
The Pilots
1935
as Ivan Khrushchev, moustachioed mechanic