Boryslav Brondukov

Boryslav Mykolayovych Brondukov (; ; 1 March 1938 – 10 March 2004) was a Ukrainian film character actor, People's Artist of Ukraine. He was born in the village of Dubova in Poliske Raion of Kiev oblast, Ukrainian SSR in a Russian-Polish family. After graduating a construction vocational school he started to work at the Kiev Arsenal factory which after World War II was once again established in the city. At this time Brondukov began to perform in theater as well. His work was seen by the rector of Karpenko-Karyi Institute of Theatrical Arts in Kiev and at an age of 23 Borislav became a student there. Since 1965 Brondukov has been an actor of the Dovzhenko Film Studios (Kiev), though he has worked at many other film studios in the Soviet Union as well.