Biography
Aleksandr Chistyakov was born in 1880, he never graduated from high school, he worked as an accountant. From 1921 he studied at the First State Film School (Leo Kuleshov's workshop). Since 1925, he actively acted in films. The first role - a worker in the film "Arsenals" became a characteristic role for the subsequent work of the actor. He also was the champion of the Russian Empire in hammer throwing. Self-taught, he began to master hammer throwing at the end of the 19th century and in 1912 became the first record holder in Russia. He was a very good cyclist and an able wrestler too.
Acted in 38
1940s
- 1946
A Great Life, Part 2
District committee secretary
- 1941
Seaman's Daughter
Captain Shestov
- 1940
The Return
Pogodin, Nikita's grandfather
No One is Funnier than Us
Grigoriy Ivanovich Korzhev
1930s
- 1939
A Great Life
District committee secretary
The Vyborg Side
Mishchenko
Stepan Razin
Prince Baryatinskiy
- 1938
Professor Mamlock
Resistance member
- 1937
The Miners
Nikanor
The Thirteen
Aleksandr Petrovich Postnikov, geologist
The Return of Maxim
Mishchenko, white-wooly mustached worker
Daughter of the Motherland
Grandfather Andron
- 1936
I Love
Nykanor, the old miner
- 1935
A Severe Young Man
Olga's Father
Beautiful Garden
Movie
The Pilots
Ivan Khrushchev, moustachioed mechanic
Love and Hate
Vasilisa's husband
- 1933
The Last Night
Movie
Conveyor of Death
Movie
Deserter
Fritz Muller
Outskirts
Pyotr Ivanonich Kadkin
- 1932
Diary of a Revolutionist
Stationmaster (uncredited)
- 1931
Misunderstood
Ivan Timofeyev
- 1930
A Simple Case
Uncle Sasha
1920s
- 1929
The Drive of Death
Machinist Gavrilov
For Your Health
Philistine
The Happy Canary
Worker
Heroes of the Furnace
Commissar
Темне царство
Movie
- 1928
The White Eagle
State prisoner
Salamander
Pryer, typographer
- 1927
The End of St. Petersburg
Worker
Who Are You?
Beggar
- 1926
Эх, яблочко, куды котишься
Machinist
