Vasyl Symchych was born on January 8, 1915 in Sredniy Beryozov, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Did Livogo Kraynogo (1973), Gypsy Camp Vanishes Into the Blue (1976) and Tsari (1964). He died on March 1, 1978.