Erast Garin was born on November 10, 1902 in Ryazan, Ryazan uyezd, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ryazan Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor and director, known for Cinderella (1947), Zhenitba (1937) and Muzykalnaya istoriya (1940). He died on September 4, 1980 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].