Career
After graduating from a stage school of Boris Shchukin, between 1938 and 1941 he worked at the Vakhtangov Theatre. During World World War II he performed with the Soviet Navy Theatre, and in 1946–1948 with the Mossovet Theatre. He spent the rest of his career at the Central Youth Theatre in Moscow, occasionally providing his voice for animations, such as the award-winning Winnie-the-Pooh Pays a Visit.
In 1976 he was made an Honored Artist of Russia.