Igor Vasilyev was a Russian actor of the Moscow Art Theatre. He was born Igor Alekseevich Vasilyev on May 20, 1938, in Moscow, Soviet Union (now Moscow, Russia). He studied acting at the School of Moscow Art Theatre, graduating in 1961 as actor. From 1964 to 1970 he was a permanent member of the troupe at Sovremennik Theatre in Moscow.