Erast Garin

Biography

Erast Pavlovich Garin was a Soviet and Russian actor, director, and screenwriter born Gerasimov on November 10, 1902. He rose to prominence as part of Vsevolod Meyerhold's company, alongside Igor Ilyinsky and Sergey Martinson, becoming one of the leading comic actors in the Soviet cinema. Garin was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1977 for his contributions.