Leonid Gallis was born on January 11, 1912 in Berdyansk, Berdyansk uyezd, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire [now Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor and director, known for Tri sestry (1964), Der eiserne Strom (1967) and Es begann im blauen Expreß (1948). He died on August 19, 1977 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].