Actor
Born Feb 11, 1875 · Vilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Active 1928–1948 · Awards: State Stalin Prize, 1st degree, Order of Lenin, People's Artist of the USSR, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", People's Artist of the RSFSR, Merited Artist of the RSFSR
Vasily Ivanovich Kachalov, was one of Russia's most renowned actors. He worked closely and often with Konstantin Stanislavski. He led the so-called Kachalov Group within the Moscow Art Theatre.