A Taste of Bread (1979) featured a cast of 90 tracked actors. Of these, 15 (23%) are still alive today and 50 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Aleksandr Kuznetsov, age 98. This film starred Sergey Shakurov and Valeri Ryzhakov.
23% still with us· verified cast17% of full cast · incl. 24 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 23% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 72 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast90 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sergey Shakurov Sechkin | Sechkin | Living | 01/01/1942 | 84 | — | 37 |
 Valeri Ryzhakov Eroshin | Eroshin | Deceased | 23/12/1945 | 70 | 31/12/2015 | 34 |
 Ernst Romanov Ignatiev | Ignatiev | Deceased | 09/04/1936 | 87 | 25/02/2024 | 43 |
 Nikolay Eryomenko Vedenin | Vedenin | Deceased | 20/06/1923 | 77 | 30/06/2000 | 56 |
 Idris Nogajbayev Kemelov | Kemelov | Deceased | 15/05/1931 | 58 | 31/08/1989 | 48 |
 Natalya Arinbasarova Sataeva | Sataeva | Living | 24/09/1946 | 80 | — | 33 |
 Anatoliy Azo Kopernik | Kopernik | Deceased | 31/10/1934 | 73 | 25/11/2007 | 45 |
 Asanali Ashimov Aikenov | Aikenov | Deceased | 08/05/1937 | 88 | 21/12/2025 | 42 |
 Nurzhuman Ihtymbaev Murataliev | Murataliev | Living | 14/05/1941 | 85 | — | 38 |
 Leonid Dyachkov Kalashnikov | Kalashnikov | Deceased | 07/05/1939 | 56 | 25/10/1995 | 40 |
 Ivan Agafonov Korovin | Korovin | Deceased | 15/06/1933 | 72 | 04/09/2005 | 46 |
 Evgeni Burenkov Kasianov | Kasianov | Deceased | 07/12/1924 | 64 | 19/04/1989 | 55 |
 Lyubov Polekhina Sechkina | Sechkina | Living | 02/07/1952 | 74 | — | 27 |
 Amina Umurzakova elderly peasant woman | elderly peasant woman | Deceased | 08/03/1919 | 87 | 26/09/2006 | 60 |
 Svetlana Kharitonova aunt Vera | aunt Vera | Deceased | 30/01/1932 | 79 | 08/01/2012 | 47 |
 Elena Tkachyova Nadya | Nadya | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Zoya Vasilkova chairman social security office | chairman social security office | Deceased | 04/05/1926 | 82 | 01/06/2008 | 53 |
 Aleksandra Dorokhina Kapitolina | Kapitolina | Deceased | 17/04/1941 | 78 | 23/06/2019 | 38 |
 Sergei Plotnikov Pyotr | Pyotr | Deceased | 03/02/1909 | 81 | 29/10/1990 | 70 |
 Mykola Shutko senior mechanic | senior mechanic | Deceased | 19/12/1927 | 82 | 04/01/2010 | 52 |
 Viktor Mamayev volzhanin | volzhanin | Deceased | 17/03/1955 | 58 | 13/05/2013 | 24 |
 Bajkenzhe Belbaev Zhumabekov | Zhumabekov | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Valentin Golubenko «Feliks» - Fedya | «Feliks» - Fedya | Deceased | 08/10/1940 | 82 | 02/10/2023 | 39 |
 Nikolai Smirnov Ugryumov | Ugryumov | Deceased | 04/01/1924 | 70 | 20/04/1994 | 55 |
Anatoliy Skoryakin Vasily | Vasily | Living | 26/01/1949 | 77 | — | 30 |
 Dinmukhamet Akhimov Sechkin's driver | Sechkin's driver | Living | 08/08/1948 | 78 | — | 31 |
 Yuri Duvanov Strunnikov | Strunnikov | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Aleksey Vanin Kvasovets | Kvasovets | Deceased | 09/01/1925 | 87 | 22/05/2012 | 54 |
 Yuri Martynov Olenev | Olenev | Deceased | 04/03/1934 | 84 | 02/08/2018 | 45 |
Aleksandr Solopov young tractor driver | young tractor driver | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Makil Kulanbayev old herder | old herder | Deceased | 22/03/1926 | 67 | 27/08/1993 | 53 |
Sergey Gabnia Amba | Amba | Living | 30/01/1939 | 87 | — | 40 |
 Aleksandr Lebedev Khlystikov | Khlystikov | Deceased | 26/12/1930 | 81 | 02/09/2012 | 49 |
 Aleksandr Pyatkov worker in the virgin lands | worker in the virgin lands | Living | 31/07/1950 | 76 | — | 29 |
Viesturs Alksnītis worker in the virgin lands | worker in the virgin lands | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Nikolay Dvigubskiy Viner | Viner | Deceased | 18/11/1936 | 71 | 25/10/2008 | 43 |
 Oleg Izmaylov referent | referent | Deceased | 24/09/1945 | 55 | 01/04/2001 | 34 |
Valeri Drobyshev episode | episode | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nikolay Pogodin episode | episode | Deceased | 18/11/1930 | 73 | 15/12/2003 | 49 |
Vera Alkhovskaya episode | episode | Deceased | 04/11/1924 | 85 | 13/01/2010 | 55 |
Aleksandr Zimin episode | episode | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
V. Tereikovsky episode | episode | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sarsen Baimukhanov episode | episode | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Zoya Isaeva episode | episode | Deceased | 05/05/1924 | 92 | 29/12/2016 | 55 |
 Sergei Torkachevsky episode | episode | Living | 07/06/1944 | 82 | — | 35 |
 Larisa Barabanova episode | episode | Deceased | 16/07/1948 | 38 | 04/01/1987 | 31 |
 Aleksey Krychenkov episode | episode | Deceased | 23/02/1942 | 83 | 28/04/2025 | 37 |
 Afanasiy Trishkin episode | episode | Living | 04/06/1934 | 92 | — | 45 |
Aidos Bektemir episode | episode | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tatyana Kuznetsova episode | episode | Living | 14/05/1945 | 81 | — | 34 |
 Ivan Turchenkov episode | episode | Deceased | 30/05/1914 | 79 | 27/09/1993 | 65 |
 Oleg Golubitsky episode | episode | Deceased | 07/06/1923 | 72 | 07/09/1995 | 56 |
Vladimir Lyubimov episode | episode | Deceased | 01/01/1930 | 54 | 01/01/1984 | 49 |
N. Filina episode | episode | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Leonid Dovlatov episode | episode | Deceased | 12/06/1920 | 92 | 13/10/2012 | 59 |
 Viktor Perevalov episode | episode | Deceased | 17/02/1949 | 61 | 05/07/2010 | 30 |
 Dzhambul Hudajbergenov episode | episode | Deceased | 17/05/1949 | 41 | 06/10/1990 | 30 |
Elena Ionova episode | episode | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
U. Tazhenov episode | episode | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Aleksandr Gorbenko episode | episode | Deceased | 18/05/1938 | 79 | 10/01/2018 | 41 |
 Mentay Utepbergenov episode | episode | Deceased | 07/08/1946 | 69 | 05/01/2016 | 33 |
Gul'nara Rahimbaeva episode | episode | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nurlybek Yessimgaliyev episode | episode | Living | 05/04/1949 | 77 | — | 30 |
Raimbek Seitmetov episode | episode | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Yuriy Chernov episode | episode | Living | 24/04/1949 | 77 | — | 30 |
 Vadim Zakharchenko episode | episode | Deceased | 19/02/1929 | 77 | 02/01/2007 | 50 |
Gulzipa Syzdykova episode | episode | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Akhmed Shamiyev episode | episode | Deceased | 09/07/1908 | 74 | 14/06/1983 | 71 |
Yuri Afanasiev episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Mikhail Bychkov episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Deceased | 21/06/1950 | 71 | 01/01/2022 | 29 |
 Vladimir Vanyshev episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ivan Vasilyenko episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Georgy Vsevolodov episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Deceased | 22/01/1913 | 75 | 09/04/1988 | 66 |
Igor Godlevskiy episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Presumed Deceased | 01/01/1927 | 99 | — | 52 |
Altynay Eleuova episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Velta Žygurė episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Living | 07/11/1954 | 71 | — | 25 |
Aleksandr Zvenigorskiy episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Mikhail Kalinkin episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Deceased | 03/06/1945 | 70 | 22/07/2015 | 34 |
Aleksandr Kuznetsov episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Living | 18/01/1928 | 98 | — | 51 |
 Viktor Makhmutov episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Deceased | 02/08/1932 | 61 | 15/08/1993 | 47 |
 Vladimir Myshkin episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Deceased | 11/03/1945 | 64 | 06/07/2009 | 34 |
 Aleksandr Petrov episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Deceased | 01/01/1937 | 89 | — | 42 |
Vladimir Popov episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Vladimir Prokofyev episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Deceased | 05/11/1937 | 67 | 28/09/2005 | 42 |
 Leonid Reutov episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Deceased | 11/04/1942 | 59 | 31/03/2002 | 37 |
 Mikhail Rozanov episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Deceased | 09/12/1946 | 52 | 27/04/1999 | 33 |
 Aleksey Sakharov episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Deceased | 17/04/1934 | 64 | 25/01/1999 | 45 |
Vladislav Serdyuk episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nikolai Simkin episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Deceased | 18/12/1925 | 85 | 11/01/2011 | 54 |
E. Korol episode (uncredited) | episode (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |