Aleksandr Anatolyevich Shirvindt (Russian:Александр Анатольевич Ширвиндт, 19 July 1934 – 15 March 2024) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, educator, screenwriter and voice actor,People's Artist of the RSFSR (1989).[1] In 2000, he became a theatre director ofMoscow Satire Theatre.
Aleksandr Shirvindt was born in Moscow in a family of a violinist and music teacher Anatoly Gustavovich Shirvindt (1896–1962) and Raisa Samoilovna Shirvindt (1898–1985) of Moscow Philharmonic Society. Grandfather, Gustav (Gedaliah) Moiseyevich Shirvindt (a graduate ofVilnius 1st Gymnasium in 1881), was a doctor.[2][3][4]
Shirvindt died on 15 March 2024, at the age of 89.[8]
Aleksandr Shirvindt was posthumously awarded the national cinematographic award "Nika" in the nomination "Honor and Dignity". This was announced by actorLeonid Yarmolnik July 1, 2024 during the awards ceremony, held on the stage of the theater "Mask". The actor added that the Nika award council decided to award Shirvindt two years ago.[9]
Winner of second prize at the Festival of the Arts' Theatre Spring-74 "Laureate of the "Golden Ostap" (1993, for participation in the play "Celebration")