Gleb Glebov

Gleb Pavlovich Glebov (real surname Sorokin; Belarusian: Глеб Паўлавіч Глебаў; May 11, 1899 – March 3, 1967) was a Soviet and Belarusian theater and film actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1948). Glebov was born on April 29 (May 11; NS), 1899 in Voznesensk (now Nikolaev region of Ukraine) (according to other sources, in Voskresensk, now Moscow region) in the family of a railway employee, who was an aspiring actor.

In 1920, he graduated from the Bendera men's gymnasium. From 1920 to 1921, he studied at the Odessa Polytechnic Institute.From 1921 to 1923, Glebov was an actor of the Odessa Russian Drama Group (now the Odessa Academic Russian Drama Theater); from 1924 to 1925, the Nikolaev Theater of Russian Drama (now the Nikolaev Academic Artistic Russian Drama Theater); from 1925 to 1926, the Voznesensk Russian Drama Theater.

From 1926, Glebov was an actor of the 1st Belarusian Drama Theater (now the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theater), and between 1941 and 1947, he was an artistic director.

In 1943, Glebov led the theater's front-line brigade.

Glebov was a Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the 6th convocation (1962-1966).

Gleb Glebov died on March 3, 1967, in Minsk, Belarus.