Erast Garin was born on November 10, 1902 in Ryazan, Ryazan uyezd, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire as Erast Pavlovich Gerasimov. He was an actor and director, known for Dzhentlmeny udachi (1971), Vinni-Pukh i den zabot (1972) and Kain XVIII (1963). He died on September 4, 1980 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR.