Mikhail Pogorzhelsky was born on July 21, 1922 in Anchekrak, Nikolayev Governorate, Ukrainian SSR [now Kamenka, Ochakiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for
Pyatdesyat na pyatdesyat (1973),
Operatsiya Trest (1968) and
Konets 'Chyornykh rytsarey' (1969). He died on March 8, 1995 in Moscow, Russia.