Rolan Bykov was born on November 12, 1929 in Kyiv, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union [now Kyiv, Ukraine]. He was an actor and director, known for Vogelscheuche (1984), Andrej Rubljow (1966) and Aybolit-66 (1967). He was married to Elena Sanaeva and Lidiya Knyazeva. He died on October 6, 1998 in Moscow, Russia.