Mikhail Rumyantsev

Acting

Born: 1901-12-08 · Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (Saint Petersburg, Russia)

Mikhail Nikolayevich Rumyantsev (Russian: Михаил Николаевич Румя́нцев) (10 December 1901 – 31 March 1983), better known under his stage name Karandash (Russian: Каранда́ш which means pencil), was a famous Soviet clown. He was a People's Artist of the USSR and a Hero of Socialist Labour, and was the …