Igor Starkov was born on July 21, 1931 in Gasan-Kuli, Turkmen SSR, USSR. He was an actor and writer, known for Im bylo devyatnadtsat (1960), Man ki, gözal deyildim (1968) and Vnimaniye, tsunami! (1969). He died on June 24, 1987 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR.