Boris Zakhava, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Boris Zakhava

Russian and Soviet theatre director, film and theatre actor, acting coach

Date of Birth: 12-May-1896

Place of Birth: Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 12-Nov-1976

Profession: actor, drama teacher, film director, theater director

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Boris Evgenyevich Zakhava (1896–1976; Russian: ????? ?????????? ??????) was a Soviet theatre director, actor and acting coach. He was awarded the USSR State Prize (1952) and honored with the title of People's Artist of the USSR (1967).
His notable role include portrayal of Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov in War and Peace (1968).
Zakhava was an acting coach.
He taught several generations of Russian actors, including Mikhail Ulyanov, Yuri Yakovlev, Vasily Lanovoy, Lyudmila Maksakova, Nikolai Gritsenko, Nikolai Timofeyev, Rolan Bykov, Andrei Mironov, Alexander Kalyagin, Leonid Filatov, Vyacheslav Shalevich, Leonid Kanevsky, Mikhail Derzhavin, Aleksandr Shirvindt and Aleksandr Zbruyev.