Igor Rodionov was born on December 1, 1936 in Kurakino, Saratov Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Serdobsk Raion, Penza Oblast, Russia]. He is known for Hotarul din iunie (1982), Tango nad propastyu (1997) and Perekhodny vozrast (1981). He died on December 19, 2014 in Moscow, Russia.