Andrei Popov

Biography

Andrei Alekseyevich Popov was a renowned Soviet and Russian actor, theatre director, and pedagogue. With a career spanning over five decades, he made his film debut in 1930 and later became a permanent member of the Central Theatre of the Soviet Army, where his father had previously directed. A People's Artist of the USSR in 1965, Popov also co-starred with prominent Russian theatre stars at the Moscow Art Theatre before his passing in 1983.