Boris Leskin
Boris Leskin (5 January 1923 – 21 February 2020) was a Soviet and American film and theater actor.
Boris Leskin | |
|---|---|
| Борис Вульфович Лёскин | |
| Born | Boris Vulfovich Leskin 5 January 1923[1] |
| Died | 21 February 2020 (aged 97) New York City, U.S. |
| Other names | Boris Lyoskin |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1953–2009 |
Biography edit
Leskin was born on 5 January 1923. In 1937 his father was arrested and executed. During World War II Leskin was employed as a sapper at the front and was wounded. He was awarded the Order of the Red Star and medals.[2][3]
In 1952 he graduated from the Ostrovsky Leningrad Theatre Institute (Leonid Makaryev course). From 1951 to 1980 he worked as an actor in the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater.[4]
In 1980 he began his career in the United States as a theater actor in New York City. He was included on the nomination committee for Academy Awards.[2] In 2011 director Eduard Staroselsky made a documentary about him: Bob Has Been Removed. Minesweeper Bolshoi Drama (with Sergei Yursky).[5] Leskin died on 21 February 2020.[6]
Awards edit
- 2006: Pacific Meridian: Best Actor (Everything Is Illuminated)[7][8][9]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Lyubov Yarovaya | Orchestra Conductor | Uncredited |
| 1954 | Did We Meet Somewhere Before | ||
| 1955 | Unfinished Story | Simulyant | |
| 1955 | Sledy na snegu | Vasin | |
| 1956 | Maksim Perepelitsa | Mikola | |
| 1957 | Shtorm | Savandeyev | |
| 1957 | Na perelome | Dimka | |
| 1961 | Dostigaev i drugie | Zybin | |
| 1963 | Dva voskresenya | Grisha | |
| 1965 | Idu na grozu | ||
| 1966 | Pervyy posetitel | Chinovnik | |
| 1966 | The Republic of ShKID | ||
| 1968 | An Old, Old Tale | Kucher | |
| 1968 | Intervention | Predpinimatel | |
| 1969 | Pravdu! Nichego, krome pravdy! | Breshko-Breshkovskaya's Teammate | Uncredited |
| 1972 | Property of the Republic | ||
| 1974 | Pyatyorka za leto | Voditel avtobusa | |
| 1974 | Tsarevich Prosha | Strazhnik gertsoga Derdidasa | |
| 1975 | Diary of a School Director | otets Oli | |
| 1976 | Edinstvennaya | Posetitel | |
| 1976 | Heavenly Swallows | ||
| 1977 | An Almost Funny Story | TV Movie | |
| 1978 | Khanuma | knaz Niko | TV Movie |
| 1985 | The Falcon and the Snowman | Mikhael | |
| 1988 | The House on Carroll Street | Hürwitz | |
| 1988 | Vampire's Kiss | Fantasy Cabbie | |
| 1989 | The Package | Soviet Foreign Minister | |
| 1990 | Cadillac Man | Soviet Husband | |
| 1992 | Black and White | ||
| 1993 | Auktsion | ||
| 1996 | A Couch in New York | Cab Driver #1 | |
| 1997 | Men in Black | Cook | [10] |
| 1998 | World War III | Yuri Rubanov | TV Movie |
| 2005 | Everything Is Illuminated | Grandfather | |
| 2009 | Cold Souls | Donor | (final film role) |
References edit
- ^ a b "Boris Leskin — kinoteatr". kinoteatr.ru. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ a b Выходцы из Молдовы в Голливуде решают, кто из актеров получит «Оскара»!
- ^ В программе «Сегодня вечером» вспоминают народного артиста РСФСР Андрея Миронова
- ^ . Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Киноповесть: Борис Лёскин
- ^ "Men in Black star Boris Leskin dies aged 97 as tributes pour in". 22 February 2020.
- ^ Лауреаты владивостокского международного кинофестиваля (2006)
- ^ . Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Boris Leskin. Awards
- ^ Romanian-born actor Boris Leskin has died, according to local reports