Oleg Petrovich Zhakov (; 1 April 1905 – 4 May 1988) was a Soviet and Russian film actor who was born in Sarapul, Vyatka Governorate. He performed in more than sixty films between 1927 up to 1988. People's Artist of the USSR (1969).Большая Советская Энциклопедия. Гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров, 3-е изд. Т. 9. Евклид — Ибсен. 1972. 624 стр., илл.; 43 л. илл. и карт. 1 карта-вкл. Winner of USSR State Prize (1971) and the Stalin Prize of the second degree (1946).Жаков Олег Петрович. bigenc.ru
He graduated from the Leningrad College of Performing Arts (1929).
He starred in more than a hundred films.Олег Жаков. Ностальгия по-советскому . 1001material.ru
After 1957 he lived in Pyatigorsk, where he died on May 4, 1988. He was buried at Krasnoslobodskoye Сemetery in Pyatigorsk.Биография Олега Жакова. kino-teatr.ru
Selected filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 1973Looking for a ManThe Man 1969By the LakeAlexander Alexandrovich Barmin 1968The Seven Cervi BrothersAlcide Cervi 1955The Shadow Near the PierMajor Lyudov 1954A Tale of the Forest GiantNikandr Petrovich Dudin 1953Hostile WhirlwindsGeorgy PyatakovThe Great Warrior SkanderbegTanush Thopia1948The Precious SeedIvashin 1946The White FangWeedon ScottIn the Name of LifeRozhdestvensky1944Ivan the TerribleHeinrich von Staden 1942The Murderers are Comingcaptain 1938The Great CitizenSergey Vasilevich BorovskyProfessor MamlockRolf MamlokPeat-Bog SoldiersPaul1937For the Soviet MotherlandToivo Antikainen1936The Sailors of KronstadtRegiment Commander Draudin 1930Wind in the FaceBoris 1929The New Babyloncommunard 1927The Club of the Big DeedHussar 1926The Overcoatan official in the cloak
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