Ballad of a Soldier (1959) featured a cast of 49 tracked actors. Of these, 3 (7%) are still alive today and 42 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Valentina Ananina, age 93. This film starred Vladimir Ivashov and Zhanna Prokhorenko.
7% still with us· verified cast6% of full cast · incl. 3 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 7% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 74 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast49 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vladimir Ivashov Alyosha Skvortsov | Alyosha Skvortsov | Deceased | 28/08/1939 | 55 | 23/03/1995 | 20 |
 Zhanna Prokhorenko Shura | Shura | Deceased | 11/05/1940 | 71 | 01/08/2011 | 19 |
 Antonina Maksimova Katerina, Alyosha's Mother | Katerina, Alyosha's Mother | Deceased | 25/10/1916 | 69 | 07/10/1986 | 43 |
 Nikolay Kryuchkov The General | The General | Deceased | 05/01/1911 | 83 | 13/04/1994 | 48 |
 Evgeniy Urbanskiy Vasya, the Invalid | Vasya, the Invalid | Deceased | 27/02/1932 | 33 | 05/11/1965 | 27 |
 Elza Lezhdey Liza, the Invalid's Wife | Liza, the Invalid's Wife | Deceased | 19/02/1933 | 68 | 12/06/2001 | 26 |
Aleksandr Kuznetsov Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry | Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry | Deceased | 21/05/1935 | 81 | 04/03/2017 | 24 |
 Yevgeni Teterin The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast' | The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast' | Deceased | 22/02/1905 | 82 | 19/03/1987 | 54 |
 Valentina Markova Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor | Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor | Living | 05/05/1942 | 84 | — | 17 |
Mariya Kremneva Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife | Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Vladimir Pokrovskiy Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father | Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father | Deceased | 23/06/1900 | 84 | 15/04/1985 | 59 |
 Georgiy Yumatov The Driver | The Driver | Deceased | 11/03/1926 | 71 | 06/10/1997 | 33 |
 Gennadiy Yukhtin Seryozha Pavlov | Seryozha Pavlov | Deceased | 30/03/1932 | 89 | 18/02/2022 | 27 |
 Valentina Telegina Old Woman Truck Driver | Old Woman Truck Driver | Deceased | 21/02/1915 | 64 | 04/10/1979 | 44 |
 Lev Borisov The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy | The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy | Deceased | 08/12/1933 | 77 | 15/11/2011 | 26 |
 Leonid Chubarov Sergeant Major Mos'ko | Sergeant Major Mos'ko | Deceased | 06/06/1925 | 55 | 08/10/1980 | 34 |
 Vladimir Kashpur Ryaboy | Ryaboy | Deceased | 26/10/1926 | 82 | 17/10/2009 | 33 |
 Valentin Abramov Joking Soldier in Train | Joking Soldier in Train | Deceased | 21/02/1922 | 54 | 28/04/1976 | 37 |
 Mikhail Dadyko Alyosha's Train Companion | Alyosha's Train Companion | Deceased | 09/12/1926 | 68 | 17/08/1995 | 33 |
 Semen Svashenko Old Ukrainian | Old Ukrainian | Deceased | 13/09/1904 | 65 | 23/11/1969 | 55 |
 Nina Menshikova Telegraph Office Clerk | Telegraph Office Clerk | Deceased | 08/08/1928 | 79 | 26/12/2007 | 31 |
 Valentin Bryleev The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy | The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy | Deceased | 01/05/1926 | 78 | 18/12/2004 | 33 |
 Evgeniy Evstigneev Truck Driver Who Changed His Mind | Truck Driver Who Changed His Mind | Deceased | 09/10/1926 | 65 | 04/03/1992 | 33 |
 Yuriy Dubrovin Pavlov's Buddy | Pavlov's Buddy | Deceased | 01/08/1939 | 83 | 04/12/2022 | 20 |
 Valentina Ananina Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited) | Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited) | Living | 18/05/1933 | 93 | — | 26 |
 Aleksey Bakhar The Driver (uncredited) | The Driver (uncredited) | Deceased | 14/04/1928 | 51 | 17/11/1979 | 31 |
 Tatyana Barysheva Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited) | Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited) | Deceased | 31/12/1896 | 82 | 10/02/1979 | 63 |
 Valentina Berezutskaya Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited) | Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited) | Deceased | 28/07/1932 | 86 | 31/01/2019 | 27 |
 Vera Burlakova The Woman with Baby (uncredited) | The Woman with Baby (uncredited) | Deceased | 01/05/1924 | 92 | 28/02/2017 | 35 |
 Aleksandra Danilova Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited) | Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited) | Deceased | 03/12/1918 | 85 | 20/04/2004 | 41 |
 Marina Gavrilko Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited) | Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited) | Deceased | 23/07/1913 | 80 | 06/02/1994 | 46 |
 Pyotr Kiryutkin Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited) | Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited) | Deceased | 14/10/1895 | 81 | 11/07/1977 | 64 |
Mayya Kokhanova Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited) | Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Viktor Markin The Soldier with Bandaged Hand (uncredited) | The Soldier with Bandaged Hand (uncredited) | Deceased | 21/02/1926 | 83 | 14/05/2009 | 33 |
 Radner Muratov Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited) | Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited) | Deceased | 21/10/1928 | 76 | 10/12/2004 | 31 |
Sergey Pryanishnikov Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited) | Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Alevtina Rumyantseva The Girl with Bucket (uncredited) | The Girl with Bucket (uncredited) | Deceased | 29/09/1929 | 81 | 24/07/2011 | 30 |
 Vsevolod Sanayev Part-bit (uncredited) | Part-bit (uncredited) | Deceased | 25/02/1912 | 83 | 27/01/1996 | 47 |
 Artur Nishchyonkin Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited) | Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited) | Deceased | 15/07/1931 | 69 | 18/06/2001 | 28 |
 Pyotr Savin The Soldier in Trench (uncredited) | The Soldier in Trench (uncredited) | Deceased | 01/02/1906 | 75 | 08/04/1981 | 53 |
 Ekaterina Savinova The Train Conductor (uncredited) | The Train Conductor (uncredited) | Deceased | 26/12/1926 | 43 | 25/04/1970 | 33 |
 Olga Shakhova Resident of the Bombed House (uncredited) | Resident of the Bombed House (uncredited) | Presumed Deceased | 04/07/1899 | 127 | — | 60 |
Georgi Shapovalov Soldier-driver (uncredited) | Soldier-driver (uncredited) | Deceased | 03/04/1916 | 63 | 24/06/1979 | 43 |
 Nikolay Smorchkov The Soldier at Ferry (uncredited) | The Soldier at Ferry (uncredited) | Deceased | 09/08/1930 | 90 | 05/03/2021 | 29 |
| Living | 08/12/1945 | 80 | — | 14 | ||
 Lyubov Sokolova The Woman at Market (uncredited) | The Woman at Market (uncredited) | Deceased | 31/07/1921 | 79 | 06/06/2001 | 38 |
 Elena Volskaya Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited) | Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited) | Deceased | 30/08/1923 | 74 | 04/04/1998 | 36 |
 Yuriy Yakovlev Narrator (uncredited) | Narrator (uncredited) | Deceased | 25/04/1928 | 85 | 30/11/2013 | 31 |
 Zoya Isaeva The Train Conductor (uncredited) | The Train Conductor (uncredited) | Deceased | 05/05/1924 | 92 | 29/12/2016 | 35 |
