Boris Snigiryov was born on February 21, 1875 in Zmiyov, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Zmiiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Troe (1919), Volki (1925) and Litsom k selu (1925). He died on November 25, 1936 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].