Yuriy Sherstnyov

Biography

Yuery Borisovich Sherstnyov was born on April 24, 1941, in Moscow to a military family whose father died in the Stalingrad battle. He studied at the MHKAT school-studio and served in various theaters before becoming a serious film actor, known for his roles as an angry neighbor in "Mute Witness" (1995) and Kozlov in "Tsareubiytsa" (1991). Sherstnyov was awarded the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1985.