Aleksei Zhiltsov was born on February 21, 1895 in Gavrilov Posad, Suzdal uyezd, Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire [now Gavrilovo-Posadsky District, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for
Na dne (1952),
Myortvye dushi (1960) and
Anna Karenina (1953). He died on February 29, 1972 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].