Andrew Divoff
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Andrew Divoff | |
Divoff as Mikhail Bakunin on Lost. |
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Birth name | Andrew Daniel Divoff |
Born | July 2, 1955 San Tome, Venezuela |
Spouse(s) | Raissa Danilova (29 February 1992 - ?) (divorced) |
Official site | http://andrewdivoff.com/ |
Notable roles | The Djinn/Nathaniel Demerest in Wishmaster |
Andrew Divoff is an actor who was born on July 2, 1955 in San Tome, Venezuela. He has played many villains in film and on television and is best known for playing the nefarious Djinn in the first two films of the Wishmaster series. His other films include Another 48 Hrs., The Hunt for Red October, and Toy Soldiers.
Andrew Divoff's TV guest appearances include The A-Team, JAG and Highlander: The Series. On Highlander, Divoff appeared in the 1st season episode as a mortal named Bryan Slade and in a 5th season episode as an Immortal named Gavriel Larca.
Divoff recently played Mikhail Bakunin on the hit television series Lost, a Ukrainian man with an eyepatch who establishes brief visual contact with Locke and the other castaways. He reprised the role in the Lost episode "Enter 77", which aired on March 7th 2007 and "Par Avion" which aired the following week.
Divoff can speak eight languages: English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Catalan, Portuguese and Russian.
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[edit] Selected filmography
[edit] Film
- The Hunt for Red October (as Foxtrot Weapons Officer), 1990
- Another 48 Hrs. (as Cherry Ganz), 1990
- Graveyard Shift (as Danson), 1990
- Toy Soldiers (as Luis Cali), 1991
- Running Cool (as Bone), 1993
- Magic Island (voice of Blacbeard), 1995
- Deadly Voyage (as Romachenko), 1996
- Air Force One (as Boris Bazylev), 1997
- Wishmaster (as The Djinn/Nathaniel Demerest), 1997
- Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (as The Djinn/Nathaniel Demerest), 1999
- Faust: Love of the Damned (as M), 2001
- The Rage (as Dr. Viktor Vasilienko), 2006
[edit] Television
- The A-Team (in episodes "Firing Line" and "Dishpan Man"), 1986
- Highlander (in episode "A Bad Day in Building A" as Byran Slade and "Little Tin God" as Gavriel Larca), 1992 and 1996
- Lost (in episodes The Cost of Living, Enter 77 and Par Avion as Mikhail Bakunin/Patchy), 2006-2007