Mykhailo Tagaiev (* 1885, Kharkiv - † 1972, Toronto) was a Ukrainian dramatic actor and singer.
He started performing on stage in 1905 in the troupe of Marko Kropyvnytskyi, later in the troupe of D. Haidamaka, in Kharkiv theatres - the People's and Chervonozavodskyi, and the Podil State Drama. In exile in Germany, since 1951 - in Canada.
Best roles:
Ivan ("Let Your Heart Go..." by M. Kropyvnytskyi),
Kopystka ("97" by M. Kulish);
Pechenyi (Republic on Wheels by Y. Mamontov),
Dziuba (The Fairy of Bitter Almonds by I. Kocherha).
Tagayev also sang in operas and operettas.
