Rostislav Goryayev was born on January 26, 1934 in Riga, Latvia as Rostislav Arkadyevich Goryayev. He was a director and actor, known for 24-25 ne vozvrashchaetsya (1968), Budni i prazdniki Serafimy Glyukinoy (1988) and Noktirne (1966). He died on February 23, 2007 in St. Petersburg, Russia.