Leonid Leonidov

Leonid Leonidov
Born	Leonid Mironovich Leonidov 3 June [O.S. 22 May] 1873 Odessa, Russian Empire
Died	6 August 1941(1941-08-06) (aged 68) Moscow, Soviet Union
Occupation(s)	Actor, Theatre director, Pedagogue

Leonid Mironovich Leonidov (Russian: Леонид Миронович Леонидов, 3 June [O.S. 22 May] 1873 – 6 August 1941) was a Russian and Soviet actor and stage director.

Biography

Born in a Jewish family in Odessa (his real last name was Volfenzon, Russian: Вольфензон), he worked in the Moscow Art Theatre from 1903. His roles included Dmitri Karamazov, Othello, Lopakhin. In 1920s and 1930s he also appeared in several films. Konstantin Stanislavski called him "the only Russian tragic actor." Leonidov was honored with People's Artist of the USSR in 1936.

Selected filmography

• His Excellency (1928)
• Marionettes (1934)
• Gobseck (1937) .... Gobseck
• Seeds of Freedom (1929)
• V gorod vkhodit nelzya (1928)
• The Wings of a Serf (1926) - Tsar Ivan the Terrible
• The Iron Heel (1919)
• Peter and Alexis (1919)
• Bread (1918)

External links

• Leonid Leonidov at IMDb
• Leonid Leonidov at Peoples