About Oleg Zhakov
Lived 1905 – 1988 (aged 83). Oleg Zhakov was a Russian actor.
Oleg Petrovich Zhakov (; 1 April 1905 – 4 May 1988) was a Soviet and Russian film actor who was born in Sarapul, Vyatka Governorate. He performed in more than sixty films between 1927 up to 1988. People's Artist of the USSR. Winner of USSR State Prize (1971) and the Stalin Prize of the second degree (1946).
He graduated from the Leningrad College of Performing Arts (1929).
After 1957 he lived in Pyatigorsk, where he died on May 4, 1988. He was buried at Krasnoslobodskoye Сemetery in Pyatigorsk.
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Who was Oleg Zhakov?
Soviet actor (1905-1988)
When was Oleg Zhakov born?
Oleg Zhakov was born on 19 March 1905 in Sarapul.
When did Oleg Zhakov die?
Oleg Zhakov died on 4 May 1988 in Pyatigorsk.
What was Oleg Zhakov's occupation?
Oleg Zhakov was an actor.
What nationality was Oleg Zhakov?
Oleg Zhakov was Russian.
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