Pyotr Aleynikov

Biography

Born into poverty, Aleynikov lost his family at an early age, forcing him to street-life before transitioning to an orphanage in the early 1920s.  He discovered a love of movies when a local film projectionist began training him in the craft.  Following time in a Russian labor compound, Aleinikov studied drama in Leningrad and made his film debut in the 1932 film “Counter”.  His talent for music and comedy led him to numerous roles of varying degree of local fame that grew as World War II intensified.  He continued to star and support in films until disagreements between him and production teams intensified, leaving him without work until his 1955 performance in “Land and People”.  His career often suffered disturbances due to his heavy reliance on alcohol, which would later take his life.  

Known For

Драгоценные зёрна

Ванька

Будни и праздники

Иванушка

Конек-Горбунок

Алтын керней

Moliboga, cook

Семеро смелых

Ignat Ushkin

Земля и люди

Alexander Pushkin

Глинка

Petka, a boy

Крестьяне

Васек Трубачев и его товарищи

Andrey Postoyko

Донецкие шахтеры

Savka

Трактористы

Fyodor

Отчий дом

Мать

Большая жизнь

шофёр грузовика

Шофер поневоле

policeman

Необыкновенное путешествие Мишки Стрекачева

Ilyin

Во имя Родины

Большая земля

За Советскую Родину

Половодье

Поэт

Petya

Морской батальон

Senya

Она защищает Родину

Пятый океан

Случай в вулкане

Vanya Kurskiy

Большая жизнь. 2

Шуми, городок

Петр Алейников

Комсомольск

Villager

Федька

lieutenant Ilya Streltsov

Небо Москвы

Gaivoron

Александр Пархоменко

The old man around the campfire

Они не пройдут

Himself (archive footage)

Пётр Мартынович и годы большой жизни

Lieutenant (uncredited)

Истребители