Rostislav Shmyryov was born on March 13, 1937 in Zapolye, Vitebsk Oblast, Belorussian SSR, USSR. He was an actor and writer, known for Pro Krasnuyu Shapochku (1977), Andrey i zloy charodey (1981) and Vstrecha v kontse zimy (1978). He died on April 1, 1995 in Minsk, Belarus.