Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Petr Illarionovich Shelokhonov , ( , , ; in English also spelled Pyotr or Peter ; 15 August 1929 -- 15 September 1999 ) was a Russian actor and director , designated Honorable Actor of Russia ( 1979 ) .
Simplified: Petr ( Peter ) Shelokhonov ( August 15 , 1929 in Belarus - September 15 1999 , St. Petersburg , Russia ) was a Russian actor and director .