Biography
Born into poverty, Aleynikov lost his family at an early age, forcing him to street-life before transitioning to an orphanage in the early 1920s. He discovered a love of movies when a local film projectionist began training him in the craft. Following time in a Russian labor compound, Aleinikov studied drama in Leningrad and made his film debut in the 1932 film “Counter”. His talent for music and comedy led him to numerous roles of varying degree of local fame that grew as World War II intensified. He continued to star and support in films until disagreements between him and production teams intensified, leaving him without work until his 1955 performance in “Land and People”. His career often suffered disturbances due to his heavy reliance on alcohol, which would later take his life.
Acted in 39
1960s
- 1968
Quenching the Thirst
Maryutin
- 1965
Они не пройдут
The old man around the campfire
- 1963
High Water
Movie
- 1961
Weekdays and Holidays
Movie
- 1960
Vanka
Movie
1950s
- 1959
The Unusual Voyage of Mishka Strekachyov
policeman
A Home for Tanya
Fyodor
- 1958
Driver Involuntarily
шофёр грузовика
- 1956
Poet
soldier
Land and People
Ignat Ushkin
- 1955
Vasyok Trubachyov and His Comrades
Movie
- 1951
The Miners of Donetsk
Andrey Postoyko
1940s
- 1948
Golden Horn
Movie
The Precious Seed
Movie
- 1946
A Great Life, Part 2
Vanya Kurskiy
The Great Glinka
Alexander Pushkin
Naval Battalion
Petya
- 1944
The Ural Front
Movie
Moscow Skies
lieutenant Ilya Streltsov
- 1943
In the Name of the Motherland
Ilyin
No Greater Love
Senya
The Invincible
Grisha, a driver
- 1942
Aleksandr Parkhomenko
Gaivoron
- 1941
Incident on a Volcano
Shatalov
- 1940
Fifth Ocean
Kovtunov
Make Noise, Town
Vasya, the inventor
1930s
- 1939
A Great Life
Vanya Kursky
Tractor Drivers
Savka
- 1938
Komsomolsk
Petka Aleinikov
The Man with the Gun
Soldier
- 1937
For the Soviet Motherland
Eino
Fedka
Villager (uncredited)
- 1936
The Brave Seven
Moliboga, cook
The Girlfriends
wounded
- 1935
Peasants
Petka, a boy
- 1934
Do I Love You?
Angry boy
- 1932
Counterplan
Slepnitsyn, young worker (uncredited)
Appearances2
2010s
- 2016
Legends of Cinema
Self (archive footage) · 2 episodes
1970s
- 1976
Pyotr Martynovich And The Years Of Great Life
Himself (archive footage)