Ivan Desny

Ivan Desny
in German TV's Tatort: Kressin und der Mann mit dem gelben Koffer (1972)
Born	28 December 1922 Beijing, China
Died	13 April 2002 (aged 79) Ascona, Switzerland
Occupation	Actor

Ivan Desny, born Ivan Nikolaevich Desnitskij (28 December 1922 – 13 April 2002) was a Swiss actor of Russian descent, born in China.

Early life

Desny was born in Beijing, China.

Career

Desny was a film/movie actor. Bilingual in French and German, he acted in more than 150 films, both in Germany and France. Desny appeared in the 1950 film Madeleine by the English director David Lean, who was then the husband of star Ann Todd.

Death

Desny died in Ascona, Switzerland.

Selected filmography

• Madeleine (1950)
• La Putain respectueuse (1952)
• The Lady Without Camelias (La signora senza camelie) (1953)
• No Way Back (Weg ohne Umkehr) (1954)
• Herr über Leben und Tod (1955)
• Frou-Frou (1955)
• André and Ursula (1955)
• Dunja (1955)
• Mädchen ohne Grenzen (1955)
• Lola Montès (1955)
• Ballerina (Rosen für Bettina) (1956)
• Anastasia (1956)
• Women's Club (1956)
• The Story of Anastasia (1956)
• Scandal in Bad Ischl (1957)
• OSS 117 Is Not Dead (OSS 117 n'est pas mort) (1957)
• La Vie à deux (1958)
• Le Miroir à deux faces (1958)
• One Life (1958)
• Song Without End (1960)
• Femmine di lusso (1960)
• Daniella by Night (1961)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)
• Escapade in Florence (1962)
• Bon Voyage! (1962)
• Der Unsichtbare (1963)
• Secret of the Sphinx (La sfinge sorride prima di morire - Stop Londra) (1964)
• Kidnapped to Mystery Island (I misteri della giungla nera) (1965)
• DM-Killer (1965)
• Captain from Toledo (1965)
• Who Wants to Sleep? (Das Liebeskarussell) (1965)
• Tender Scoundrel (Tendre Voyou) (1966)
• I Killed Rasputin (1967)
• Guns for San Sebastian (1968)
• Mayerling (1968)
• Rebus (1969)
• The Adventures of Gerard (1970)
• Little Mother (1973)
• World on a Wire (Welt am Draht) (1973, TV film)
• Paper Tiger (1975)
• The Wrong Move (Falsche Bewegung) (1975)
• The Conquest of the Citadel (Die Eroberung der Zitadelle) (1977)
• Red Rings of Fear (Enigma rosso) (1978)
• Bloodline (1979)
• The Marriage of Maria Braun (Die Ehe der Maria Braun) (1979)
• Fabian (1980)
• Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980, TV miniseries)
• Car-napping (1980)
• I Hate Blondes (Odio le bionde) (1980)
• Malou (1981)
• Exil (1981, TV miniseries)
• Lola (1981)
• The Roaring Fifties (Die wilden Fünfziger) (1983)
• The Future of Emily (Flügel und Fesseln) (1984)
• Quicker Than the Eye (1988)
• Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg (God afton, Herr Wallenberg) (1990)
• I Don't Kiss (J'embrasse pas) (1991)
• Thieves (Les Voleurs) (1996)
• Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland (Beresina oder Die letzten Tage der Schweiz) (1999)

External links

Ivan Desny at IMDb