Mikhail Zharov: Mikhail Zharov. Actor: Peter the First. Mikhail Zharov was a popular Russian actor who starred in silent films, and enjoyed a stellar career, until he fell under suspicion during the dictatorship of Joseph Stalin. He was born Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov on October 27, 1899, in Moscow, Russian Empire. His father was a printing press worker. Young Zharov was fond of theatre. In 1915, at the age of 16, Zharov was caught...
Known For: Peter the First (Menshikov), Conquest of Peter the Great (Alexander Danilovich Menshikov), Bespokoynoe khozyaystvo (Semibab), Fortress on the Volga (Perchikhin)