Vasili Kirbizhekov was born on March 27, 1935 in Koltarovo, Khakassk Autonomous Oblast, RSFSR, USSR. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Ugryum-reka (1969), Dubravka (1967) and Belyy vzryv (1969). He died on January 5, 1982 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR.