Leonid Leonidov

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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	Actor, Theatre director, Pedagogue

Leonid Mironovich Leonidov (Russian: Леонид Миронович Леонидов, 3 June [O.S. 22 May] 1873 – 6 August 1941) was a Russian 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.^[1]

Selected filmography

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)

References

↑ "Leonid Leonidov" (in Russian). кино-театр.ру. Retrieved October 16, 2009.

External links

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 30414448 LCCN: n99049361 ISNI: 0000 0000 8110 1874 GND: 122239806 BNF: cb146881358

Persondata
Name	Leonidov, Leonid
Alternative names
Short description	Russian actor
Date of birth	3 June 1873
Place of birth	Odessa, Russian Empire
Date of death	6 August 1941
Place of death	Moscow, Soviet Union

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