[2] Boris Tokarev was born in the village of Kiselyovo, Kaluga Oblast, USSR.
Some years later the family moved to Moscow where Boris entered school.
While he was a student of Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, he took part in some more films such as: "The Way to a Sea", "The Sixth Summer", "Faithfulness".
After graduation Boris Tokarev joined the Theatre of the Soviet Army.
Boris Tokarev got acquainted with actress Lyudmila Gladunko and she became his wife in 1969.