Leonid Gallis was born on January 11, 1912 in Berdyansk, Berdyansk uyezd, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire [now Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor and director, known for
Zheleznyy potok (1967),
The Three Sisters (1964) and
The Train Goes East (1948). He died on August 19, 1977 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].