Aleksandr Anatolyevich Shirvindt (Russian: Александр Анатольевич Ширвиндт, 19 July 1934 – 15 March 2024) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, educator, screenwriter and voice actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1989).

Grandfather, Gustav (Gedaliah) Moiseyevich Shirvindt (a graduate of Vilnius 1st Gymnasium in 1881), was a doctor.

[2][3][4] In 1956 Shirvindt graduated from Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute.

[5] He also appeared on stage as part of a comedy duo with Mikhail Derzhavin from 1957 to 2017.

This was announced by actor Leonid Yarmolnik July 1, 2024 during the awards ceremony, held on the stage of the theater "Mask".