Aleksandr Shirvindt was born on July 19, 1934 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor and director, known for Twelve Chairs (1977), Chao! (1977) and Bezumnyy den ili zhenitba Figaro (1974). He was married to Natalya Nikolaevna Belousova . He died on March 15, 2024 in Moscow, Russia.
Theatrical-concert duet with Mikhail Derzhavin, a popular for about 40 years.
In 1956 he graduated from Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute.
Received the Order of Friendship of Peoples on 20 June 1994 for services to the development of theatrical art, and effective pedagogical activity.
In 2003 asteroid 6767 Shirvindt was named in his honor.
Father Anatoly Gustavovich Shirvindt (1896-1962) was a violinist and music teacher, mother Raisa Samoilovna Shirvindt (1898-1985) was with the Moscow Philharmonic Society.