Actor

Yakov Protazanov

Directing1881Moscow, Russian Empire

Biography

Yakov Alexandrovich Protazanov (Russian: Яков Александрович Протазанов; February 4 (O.S. January 23), 1881 – August 8, 1945) was a Russian and Soviet film director and screenwriter, and one of the founding fathers of cinema of Russia. He was an Honored Artist of the Russian SFSR (1935) and Uzbek SSR (1944).

Details

Known for: Directing
Born: February 4, 1881
Age: 64
Place of birth: Moscow, Russian Empire
Gender: Male
Died: August 9, 1945
Also known as: I. A. Protozanoff, Я. Протазанов, Яков Александрович Протазанов, Я. А. Протазанов