Oleg Dashkevich was born on January 20, 1930 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR as Arnold Ivanovich Dashkevich. He is an actor and director, known for Pravda leytenanta Klimova (1981), Serebryanye struny (1987) and Neznakomy naslednik (1976). He was previously married to Margarita Matveyeva.