Arkadiy Polyakov was born on March 9, 1893 in village Polyany, Yaroslavl uyezd, Yaroslavl Governorate, Russian Empire as Arkadiy Vasilevich Polyakov. He was an actor, known for 1812 (1944), Vsem na radost (1924) and Krepysh (1926). He died on April 19, 1966 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR.