Leonid Leonidov
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| Born | Leonid Meyerovich Volfenzon 3 June [O.S. 22 May] 1873 |
| Died | 6 August 1941 (aged 68) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, theatre director, pedagogue |
| Years active | 1896–1941 |
Leonid Mironovich Leonidov (Russian: Леонид Миронович Леонидов, 3 June [O.S. 22 May] 1873 – 6 August 1941) was a Russian and Soviet actor, director and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1936).
Biography
[edit]Born Leonid Meyerovich Volfenzon (Russian: Леонид Мейерович Вольфензон) in a Jewish family in Odesa, 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.[1]
Filmography
[edit]- The Iron Heel (1919) as Wickson
- The Wings of a Serf (1926) as Ivan the Terrible
- His Excellency (1927) as Governor von Wahl / Rabbi
- Marionettes (1934) as The Munitions Manufacturer
References
[edit]- ^ "Leonid Leonidov" (in Russian). кино-театр.ру. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
External links
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Categories:
- 1873 births
- 1941 deaths
- 20th-century Russian male actors
- Male actors from Odesa
- Academic staff of Moscow Art Theatre School
- Honored Artists of the RSFSR
- People's Artists of the RSFSR
- People's Artists of the USSR
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Male actors from the Russian Empire
- Soviet drama teachers
- Soviet male film actors
- Soviet male silent film actors
- Soviet male stage actors
- Soviet theatre directors
- Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery