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His popular works as a comedian were in 'Chyorny Prints' (1973) and 'Zdravstvuyte, ya vasha tyotya!' (1975), a TV adaptation of 'Charley's Aunt'. The latter became a very popular cult film among Russian intellectuals, due to the stellar cast, brilliant script, and clever direction by Viktor Titov. Kalyagin's superb acting in the role of 'Barbs Baberley' was highlighted with many interesting allusions and hints.

Kalyagin played his first leading role in 'A Man Before His Time' (1971), an adaptation of the eponymous play by Maxim Gorky by director Abram Room.

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kalyagin was born on May 25, 1942, in the village of Malmyzh, Kirov region, Russia. His father, named Aleksandr Ivanovich Kalyagin, was the Dean of history at the Moscow State University, he died when the son was only one month old. His mother, named Yulia Mironovna Kalyagina (nee Zaydeman), was a teacher of French and English, she knew five languages. She was 40 years old when her only son, the future actor was born. She was a single mother during the Second World War. At the age of 13, Kalyagin wrote a sincere and youthful letter to the leading Russian comedian Arkady Raykin. Rajkin replied with advise, "Talent is a hard work. Study, study, study. " Later Rajkin would say that Kalyagin was his student. But at first he studied to be a medical nurse and worked as an Emergency and Ambulance nurse in Moscow for two years. Then he studied acting at the Shchukin Theatre School, where his teacher was Boris Zakhava.