Aleksandr Melnikov was born on May 25, 1906 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire as Aleksandr Afanasyevich Melnikov. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Respublika ShKID (1966), Deputat Baltiki (1937) and Beleet parus odinokiy (1937). He died on February 14, 2004 in St. Petersburg, Russia.