Pyotr Aleynikov

Pyotr Aleynikov

1914-07-12

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.  

Also appears in

The Brave Seven

The Brave Seven

4.3

Moscow Skies

Moscow Skies

6.8

Vasyok Trubachyov and His Comrades

Vasyok Trubachyov and His Comrades

5.8

The Humpbacked Horse

The Humpbacked Horse

6.5

The Great Glinka

The Great Glinka

6.0

Pyotr Martynovich And The Years Of Great Life

Pyotr Martynovich And The Years Of Great Life

Not yet rated

Tractor Drivers

Tractor Drivers

4.5

A Home for Tanya

A Home for Tanya

5.8

The Miners of Donetsk

The Miners of Donetsk

6.0

A Great Life, Part 2

A Great Life, Part 2

Not yet rated

Land and People

Land and People

Not yet rated

The Precious Seed

The Precious Seed

Not yet rated

Polovodye

Polovodye

6.0

Poet

Poet

5.8

No Greater Love

No Greater Love

5.4

Fifth Ocean

Fifth Ocean

6.0

In the Name of the Motherland

In the Name of the Motherland

3.7

Peasants

Peasants

6.1

Naval Battalion

Naval Battalion

7.5

Driver Involuntarily

Driver Involuntarily

5.8