Vladimir Smirnov was born on June 22, 1941 in Chernogorsk, Khakasskaya AO, Krasnoyarskiy kray, RSFSR, USSR [now Khakassia, Russia]. He was an actor, known for
Sbogom, priyateli! (1970),
Front ohne Gnade (1984) and
Pervorossiyanye (1967). He was married to Bogdana Marinova and Silvia Spassova. He died on August 10, 2000 in Sofia, Bulgaria.