Biographie
Aleksandr Grave was one of Russia's most veteran actors, having performed over 150 roles at the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow.
Born Aleksandr Konstantinovich Grave on September 8, 1920, in Moscow, Russia, he studied acting at the Shchukin Theatrical School affiliated with the Vakhtangov Theatre from 1938 to 1942, graduating as an actor in 1942. During World War II, he served in the Red Army's entertainment unit, ending the war in Berlin, Germany, and was honored for boosting soldiers' morale during the fight against the Nazis.
Since 1942, Aleksandr Grave has been a member of the Vakhtangov Theatre troupe in Moscow. Throughout his career, he shared the stage with prominent actors such as Mikhail Ulyanov, Ruben Simonov, Boris Zakhava, Mikhail Astangov, Varvara Popova, Vasiliy Lanovoy, Irina Kupchenko, Natalya Tenyakova, Yuliya Borisova, Lyudmila Maksakova, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Marianna Vertinskaya, Nina Ruslanova, Nikolai Plotnikov, Yuriy Yakovlev, Vladimir Etush, Vyacheslav Shalevich, Andrei Abrikosov, Grigori Abrikosov, Boris Babochkin, Nikolai Gritsenko, Nikolai Timofeyev, Evgeni Fedorov, Vladimir Koval, Viktor Zozulin, Evgeniy Karelskikh, Aleksandr Koznov, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Sergey Makovetskiy, Mikhail Vaskov, Mariya Aronova, Elena Sotnikova, Anna Dubrovskaya, Olga Tumaykina, Aleksei Kuznetsov, and Ruben Simonov, among others. Since the 1940s, he has been acclaimed for his performances in the iconic Vakhtangov production of Carlo Gozzi's comedy 'Princess Turandot'.
Aleksandr Grave was honored as a People's Actor of Russia and served as a professor of acting at the Shchukin Theatrical School of the Vakhtangov Theatre. He resides in Moscow, Russia.
