Daniil Ilchenko was born on December 25, 1894 in Zolochev, Kharkov uyezd, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Zolochiv, Zolochiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for
Quiet Flows the Don (1957),
Tikhiy Don II (1958) and
Prostaya istoriya (1960). He died on April 13, 1977 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].