Aleksandr Degtyar was born on August 26, 1908 in Grozny, Terek Oblast, Russian Empire as Aleksandr Trifonovich Degtyar. He was an actor, known for Voyna i mir (1966), Svetlaya rechka Vzdvizhenka (1971) and Rasteryaeva ulitsa (1959). He died on November 29, 1981.