Grigori Kromanov was born on March 8, 1926 in Tallinn, Estonia. He was a director and actor, known for Dead Mountaineer's Hotel (1979), Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat (1975) and Viimne reliikvia (1969). He was previously married to Irena Veisaite. He died on July 18, 1984 in Lahe, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union [now Estonia].