Aleksandr Potyomkin was born on August 20, 1958 in Saratov, Saratov Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a producer and actor, known for Magnitnye buri (2003), Steppensturm - Der Aufstand der Kosaken (2009) and Za vstrechu (2012). He died on June 19, 2012.