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

(1923-01-05)5 January 1923[1]
Petrograd, Soviet Union[1]
Died21 February 2020(2020-02-21) (aged 97)
New York City, U.S.
Other namesBoris Lyoskin
OccupationActor
Years active1953–2009

Biography

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

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1953Lyubov Yarovayaorchestra conductoruncredited
1954Did We Meet Somewhere Beforeviewer
1955Unfinished Storymalingerer
1955Footprints in the SnowVasin
1956Maksim PerepelitsaMikola
1957StormSavandeyev
1957At the Turning РointDimka
1961Dostigaev and othersZybinTV Movie
1963Two SundaysGrisha
1965Going Inside a Stormpilot
1966First Visitorofficial
196612 chairsauctioneerTV Movie
1966Three Fat Mencourtieruncredited
1966The Republic of ShKIDpoliceman
1967Wedding in Malinovkabandituncredited
1968Interventionentrepreneur
1969The Truth! Nothing But the Truth!Breshko-Breshkovskaya's teammateuncredited
1972Property of the Republicepisode
1972Boba and elephantcircus administrator
1974A+ for the Summerbus driver
1974Tsarevich ProshaDuke Derdidas' guard
1975Diary of a School DirectorOlya's father
1976The Only Onevisitor
1976Heavenly SwallowsGustav Christo
1977An Almost Funny Storybag and suitcase repairmanTV Movie
1978Khanumaprince's friendTV Movie
1985The Falcon and the SnowmanMikhael
1988The House on Carroll StreetHürwitz
1988Vampire's KissFantasy Cabbie
1989The PackageSoviet Foreign Minister
1990Cadillac Mansoviet husband
1992Black and Whiteepisode
1993The Nick of TimeShmonkin
1996A Couch in New Yorkcab driver #1
1997Men in Blackcook[10]
1998World War IIIYuri RubanovTV Movie
2005Everything Is Illuminatedgrandfather
2009Cold Soulsdonor(final film role)

References
  1. "Boris Leskin — kinoteatr". kinoteatr.ru. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  2. Выходцы из Молдовы в Голливуде решают, кто из актеров получит «Оскара»!
  3. В программе «Сегодня вечером» вспоминают народного артиста РСФСР Андрея Миронова
  4. "Boris Leskin Illuminated". Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. Киноповесть: Борис Лёскин
  6. "Men in Black star Boris Leskin dies aged 97 as tributes pour in". 22 February 2020.
  7. Лауреаты владивостокского международного кинофестиваля (2006)
  8. "Рената Литвинова вручает приз за лучшую мужскую роль Борису Лескину". Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  9. Boris Leskin. Awards
  10. Romanian-born actor Boris Leskin has died, according to local reports


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.