Acting
Vasili Arkhipov
- Born
- Jan 30, 1926 · Aged 72
- Died
- Aug 19, 1998
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 2
- TV credits
- 1
Also known as (3)
- The Man Who Saved the World
- Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov
- Vasili Arkhipov
Biography
Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov (Russian: Василий Александрович Архипов; 30 January 1926 – 19 August 1998) was a Soviet Navy officer credited with preventing a nuclear strike and potentially all-out nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.
