At the age of 16 enrolled in drama school Bauman Palace of Pioneers to the teacher Sergey Vladimirovich Sierpinski.

Since 1945, he worked in TSTKA in Tambov Drama Theatre, the theater Contemporary, since 1958 — in DATS (now — TSATRA).

In the Central House of the Red Army first came before the Great Patriotic War.

Drafted into the Red Army on 7 October 1942, RVC Bauman Moscow.

Musician musical platoon 308 LSKD Guard junior sergeant.