Aleksandr Chistyakov

Aleksandr Chistyakov was born in 1880 he never graduated from high school he worked as an accountant From 1921 he studied at the First State Film School Leo Kuleshovs workshop Since 1925 he actively acted in films The first role a worker in the film Arsenals became a characteristic role for the subsequent work of the actor He also was the champion of the Russian Empire in hammer throwing Selftaught he began to master hammer throwing at the end of the 19th century and in 1912 became the first record holder in Russia He was a very good cyclist and an able wrestler too