Leonid Bykov
Acting•Born December 12, 1928•Died April 11, 1979 (age 50)•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
Filmography
Personal Info
DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 12, 1928
Day of DeathApril 11, 1979
Place of BirthZnamenka, Sloviansk Raion, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
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