Actor
Born Aug 12, 1920 · Yekaterinburg, Soviet Russia (Russia)
Active 1951–1979 · Awards: People's Artist of the USSR, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, People's Artist of the RSFSR, Merited Artist of the RSFSR
Valentin Filatov was a Soviet circus performer and animal trainer. His father ran a circus and he worked there from the age of six.