Ivan Tverdokhleb was born on April 24, 1899 in village Dovzhik, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Zolochiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for
Pravo ottsov (1931),
Prometey (1936) and
Shturmovye nochi (1931). He died on October 16, 1986 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine].