Mikhail Rasumny
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Mikhail Rasumny | |
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 Rasumny and Gertrude Berg in "Hearts and Hollywood" on The Elgin Hour, 1954. | |
| Born | Mikhail Razumnyy May 13, 1884 |
| Died | February 17, 1956 (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Television, film actor |
| Years active | 1928-1956 |
| Spouse |
Maria Schunzel (m. 1947) |
Mikhail Rasumny (May 13, 1884,[1] in Odessa, Russian empire – February 17, 1956, in United States) was a Soviet and American film actor.
Biography
Rasumny was born in Odessa, son of the famous cantor Ephraim Zalman (Solomon) Razumny, who was chief cantor of the choral synagogues in Kishinev, Nikolayev and Odessa.[2] After his father's death in 1905, he moved to Saint Petersburg, where he began his theatrical career. He later moved to Moscow and emigrated to Berlin in 1927. In 1933, he opened in Paris a Yiddish revue theater "Der kundes" and in 1934 another Yiddish company. "Parizer Azazel". In 1938 in New York, he opened the Yidishe dramatishe studie (Yiddish Dramatic Studio).
Rasumny married late in life, to Maria Schunzel, in 1947.[3] He was survived by his wife when he died in 1956, and was buried at Beth Olam Cemetery in Los Angeles.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1928 | The First Kiss | Ein Hoteldirektor & Harry, Peters Chauffeur | |
| 1928 | Rasputin, the Holy Sinner | Purischkewitsch | |
| 1929 | Die Abenteurer G.m.b.H. | ||
| 1929 | Mascottchen | Max, Painter | |
| 1929 | Diana | ||
| 1929 | The Smuggler's Bride of Mallorca | Taschendieb Cambero | |
| 1929 | Heilige oder Dirne | ||
| 1930 | It Happens Every Day | ||
| 1930 | Das alte Lied | ||
| 1940 | Comrade X | arresting Russian officer | |
| 1941 | One Night in Lisbon | Restaurant Manager | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Forced Landing | Christmas | |
| 1941 | Hold Back the Dawn | the mechanic | |
| 1941 | The Shanghai Gesture | The Appraiser | |
| 1942 | Yokel Boy | Amatoff | |
| 1942 | This Gun for Hire | Slukey | |
| 1942 | Are Husbands Necessary? | Pierre | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Wake Island | Ivan Probenzky | |
| 1942 | Road to Morocco | Ahmed Fey | |
| 1943 | For Whom the Bell Tolls | Rafael, the gypsy | with Ingrid Bergman and Gary Cooper |
| 1943 | Hostages | Joseph | Uncredited |
| 1944 | And the Angels Sing | Schultz | |
| 1944 | Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid | Konrad | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Practically Yours | LaCrosse | |
| 1945 | A Royal Scandal | Drunken General | |
| 1945 | A Medal for Benny | Raphael Catalina | |
| 1945 | The Unseen | Chester | |
| 1945 | Masquerade in Mexico | Paolo | |
| 1945 | The Stork Club | Mr. Coretti | |
| 1946 | Heartbeat | aspiring pickpocket Yves Cadubert | |
| 1946 | Our Hearts Were Growing Up | Bubchenko | |
| 1946 | Anna and the King of Siam | Alak | |
| 1946 | Holiday in Mexico | Baranga | |
| 1946 | Blue Skies | François | |
| 1947 | Variety Girl | Mikhail Rasumny | Uncredited |
| 1947 | Her Husband's Affairs | muddled inventor Emil Ginka | |
| 1947 | Pirates of Monterey | Sergeant Pio | |
| 1948 | Song of My Heart | Sergei Ivanov / Stephen Ivanov | |
| 1948 | Saigon | Hotel Clerk | |
| 1948 | The Kissing Bandit | Don Jose | |
| 1949 | Free for All | Dr. Axel Torgelson | |
| 1949 | The Pirates of Capri | Pepino | |
| 1950 | Hit Parade of 1951 | The Professor | |
| 1952 | Anything Can Happen | Tariel Godiedze | |
| 1953 | Tonight We Sing | Nicolai | |
| 1953 | The Stars Are Singing | Ladowski | |
| 1956 | Hot Blood | Old Johnny | (final film role) |
References
- ^ Naturalization papers. "Ancestry.com".
- ^ Cantor Razumny
- ^ http://www.nndb.com/people/386/000279546/
- ^ Beth Olam Cemetery
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