Leonid Bykov
Born: 1928-12-12
• Znamenka, Sloviansk Raion, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Leonid Fedorovich Bykov (Russian: Леонид Фёдорович Быков, Ukrainian: Леонід Федорович Биков; 11 December 1928, in Znamenka village, Artemivsk Okruha of Ukrainian SSR – 11 April 1979, in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine, USSR) was a Ukrainian actor, film director, and script writer. He received the "Honored Artist of the RSFSR" title in 1965 and the "People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR" title in 1974.
Bykov contributed to several Soviet World War II films that portrayed a stereotypical Soviet Ukrainian. Bykov died in a traffic accident in 1979 on the highway from Minsk to Kyiv.[2] In 1994, the International Astronomical Union named a minor planet after him, (4682) Bykov.
Filmography
Who was loved by all
One-Two, Soldiers Were Going...
Only Old Men Are Going to Battle
Where are you, Knights?
Anna's Happiness
The Scouts
In the Town of S.
Little Hare
Big "Wick"
1 Newton Street
When the Bridges Are Raised
Four Winds of Heaven
No Image
Как веревочка ни вьётся
Be Careful, Grandma!
Alyosha's Love
The Quarrel in Lukashi
May Stars
The Volunteers
My Dear Fellow
Next to Us
Other People's Relatives
Maksim Perepelitsa
Tiger Girl
Marina's Destiny