Igor Olegovich Gorbachyov[a] (October 20, 1927 – February 19, 2003) was a Soviet and Russian actor, theater director and pedagogue.

At the All-Union show of amateur talent, he took first place for the role of Khlestakov in the play "The Inspector General".

At the same time, Gorbachyov entered the acting faculty of the Leningrad Theater Institute named after Ostrovsky which he graduated in 1959.

He staged the productions: "Maria Tudor" by Victor Hugo (1964), "While the Heart beats" by Daniil Khrabrovitsky (1977), "Veranda in the Woods" by Ignaty Dvoretsky (1980), "Field Marshal Kutuzov" by Vladimir Solovyov (1985) and others.

Gorbachyov participated in one of the well-known adaptations of Anton Chekhov, directed by Joseph Kheifitz on the novel Ionych (In the City of S) (1966).

[1] The greatest success to Gorbachyov was the role of Alexander Yakushev in the serial television film directed by Sergei Kolosov Operation "Trust"(1967).

[1] In the 1980s, the artist performed roles in the films Seven Happy Notes (1981), Mother Mary (1982), For Blue Nights (1983), Prokhindiada, or Running in Place (1984) and others.