Leonid Bykov

Born: 1928-12-12

Birthplace: Znamenka, Sloviansk Raion, Ukrainian SSR, USSR

Biography

Leonid Fedorovich Bykov (Russian: Леонид Фёдорович Быков, Ukrainian: Леонід Федорович Биков; 11 December 1928, in Znamenka village, Artemivsk Okruha of Ukrainian SSR – 11 April 1979, in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine, USSR) was a Ukrainian actor, film director, and script writer. He received the "Honored Artist of the RSFSR" title in 1965 and the "People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR" title in 1974.

Bykov contributed to several Soviet World War II films that portrayed a stereotypical Soviet Ukrainian. Bykov died in a traffic accident in 1979 on the highway from Minsk to Kyiv.[2] In 1994, the International Astronomical Union named a minor planet after him, (4682) Bykov.

Known For

Only Old Men Are Going to Battle
Where are you, Knights?
One-Two, Soldiers Were Going...
Four Winds of Heaven
The Volunteers
Marina's Destiny
Next to Us
May Stars
1 Newton Street
Other People's Relatives

Top Movie Credits

Only Old Men Are Going to Battle Writer
Where are you, Knights? Director
One-Two, Soldiers Were Going... Director
Four Winds of Heaven postman
The Volunteers Akishin
Marina's Destiny
Next to Us Nikolay Zhukov
May Stars Alyosha
1 Newton Street (uncredited)
Other People's Relatives Lev Zakharovich