Aleksandr Ilin

Biography

Aleksandr Ilin was born on May 8, 1952, in Sverdlovsk, USSR, to an acting family. He graduated from the Novosibirsk Theatre Academy and began his career in various regional theaters before joining the Moscow Mayakovsky Theatre in 1979. Aged 66 when he retired from the theatre in 2008, Ilin is a recipient of the title "Zasлужenny Artysta Rossiyskoy Federatsii" (1994), recognizing his outstanding contributions to Russian theatre and cinema.