aleksey ivanovich buldakov (; 26 march 1951 – 3 april 2019) was a soviet and russian movie actor. he is best known for his roles in movies such as "the guard" (1990), "peculiarities of the national hunt" (1995) and "hitler goes kaput!" (2008). he was named people's artist of the russian federation in 2009. he was born in the makarovka village of klyuchevsky district, altai krai.