Roman Irinarkhovich Tikhomirov (Russian: Роман Иринархович Тихомиров) (1915-1984) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter.

As a young man, he entered the Saint Petersburg State Conservatory (violin class), and graduated from it in 1941.

In parallel with his studies at the Conservatory, he worked as an assistant director on Sergei Gerasimov’s The New Teacher, Ya.

In 1951 he made his debut on the professional stage at the Saratov Opera and Ballet Theater (“May Night” by N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov).

In 1962–1977, he was the chief director of the Leningrad Kirov Opera and Ballet Theater.