Background
Grave was born on September 8, 1920, in Moscow.
Grave was born on September 8, 1920, in Moscow.
From 1938 to 1942 he studied acting at the Shchukin Theatrical School of the Vakhtangov Theatre and later graduated in 1942.
He served in the Red Army entertainment unit in World World War II, Berlin, Germany, and was decorated for his artistry and lifting the spirits of soldiers at the time when they were fighting the Nazis. After fighting in the war, Grave began his career as a Russian actor, playing in 31 movies. His first film was Bespokoynoe Khozyaystvo, in 1946.
Grave was awarded the title of People"s Artist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in 1971.
Aleksandr Grave died on March 5, 2010, aged 89, of undisclosed causes.
