Ivan Ufimtsev was born on January 15, 1928 in Sverdlovsk, Uralskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovskaya oblast, Russia]. He was a director and actor, known for Vlyublyon po sobstvennomu zhelaniyu (1982), 38 Parrots (1976) and My Friend Martin (1970). He was married to Eleonora Tade. He died on August 31, 2010 in Moscow, Russia.