Aleksey Batalov, Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2017)

Aleksey Batalov

Soviet and Russian actor, film director, screenwriter and pedagogue

Aleksey Vladimirovich Batalov was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, film director, screenwriter, and pedagogue acclaimed for his portrayal of noble and positive characters. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1976 and a Hero of Socialist Labour in 1989.