Alexander Kaidanovsky
Alexander Leonidovich Kaidanovsky (23 July 1946 — 2 December 1995) was a Soviet and Russian actor and film director. His best known roles are in films such as Stalker (1979), At Home Among Strangers (1974), and The Bodyguard (1979). Prior to pursuing an acting career, Kaidanovsky attended technical college where he trained to become a welder.
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Alexander Kaidanovsky

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- Name
- Alexander Kaidanovsky
- Birth Name
- Alexander Leonidovich Kaidanovsky
- Born
- 23 July 1946
- Birthplace
- Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- Died
- 2 December 1995
- Place of death
- Moscow, Russia
- Occupation
- actor, film director, screenwriter
- Full name
- Александр Леонидович Кайдановский.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union and Russia.
- Fields
- acting, film direction and film.
- Education
- Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors and Moscow Art Theatre School.
- Honours
- Honored art worker of the Russian Federation.
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Alexander Leonidovich Kaidanovsky (23 July 1946 — 2 December 1995) was a Soviet and Russian actor and film director. His best known roles are in films such as Stalker (1979), At Home Among Strangers (1974), and The Bodyguard (1979). Prior to pursuing an acting career, Kaidanovsky attended technical college where he trained to become a welder.
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Biography
Biography
In 1965 he started studying acting at The Rostov Theatre School and the Shchukin theatrical school in Moscow. Before completing the course he took his first part in the film The Mysterious Wall (1967) and upon graduation in 1969, he worked as stage actor, making his debut at the Vakhtangov Theatre in 1969. In 1971, he was invited to join the prestigious Moscow Arts Theatre, a rare privilege for a 25-year-old graduate. He made his major film debut in At Home Among Strangers (1974), and over the next few years appeared in some two dozen films, including the satirical comedy Diamonds for Dictatorship of the Proletariat (1976) and The Life of Beethoven (1980). At his peak in the 70's Kaidanovsky was among Soviet Russia's most popular actors, and it was at this point that famed Soviet director Andrei Tarkovsky, impressed by the looks and the acting technique of Kaidanovsky in Diamonds, invited him to play the title role in his new film, Stalker (1979). The role earned Kaidanovsky international acclaim. In 1985 he directed A Simple Death, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.
Alexander Kaidanovsky studied at Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors and Moscow Art Theatre School. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is acting, film direction and film. Employment is recorded with Vakhtangov Theatre, Moscow Art Theatre and Malaya Bronnaya Theatre. Distinctions recorded are Honored art worker of the Russian Federation.
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Key facts
• Name — Alexander Kaidanovsky • Birth Name — Alexander Leonidovich Kaidanovsky • Born — 23 July 1946 • Birthplace — Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union • Died — 2 December 1995 • Place of death — Moscow, Russia • Occupation — actor, film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1965–1995
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Anna Karenina (1967) as Jules Lando • The Mysterious Wall (1967) as Someone • Red Square (1970) as Kashchei • The Hound of the Baskervilles (1971) as Stapleton • Investigation Held by ZnaToKi (1972, TV) as Mirkin • The Fourth (1972) as navigating officer • Failure of Engineer Garin (1973, TV Mini-Series) as Wolf • At Home Among Strangers (1974) as Lemke, rittmeister • The Lost Expedition (1975) as Zimin • Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat (1975) as Vorontsov • Inquest of Pilot Pirx (1979) as Tom Nowak • Stalker (1979) as Stalker • Telokhranitel (1979) as Bodyguard • The Lifeguard (1980) as Varaksin • Rafferty (1980, TV Movie) as prosecutor Ames • Story of an Unknown Man (1980) as Stepan • Faktas (1981) as Stanislav • Atsiprasau (1982) as Pranas • Khareba da Gogia (1987) as Volkhovski • And Then There Were None (1987) as Captain Philip Lombard • New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1988) as Sir Lancelot • Kerosene Salesman's Wife (1988) as Vasily Petrovich (voice) • Songlines Segment: For a Million (1989, director) • Just Death (1993, director) • Magic Hunter (1994) as Maxim
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Alexander Kaidanovsky was recorded at birth as Александр Леонидович Кайдановский. The authorities additionally record the headings Aleksandr Leonidovich Kaydanovsky and Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy. His recorded language was Russian. He married Yevgeniya Simonova and Inna Janovna Pivars. One child is recorded: Zoya Kaydanovskaya.
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Alexander Kaidanovsky is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as actor, screenwriter and director.
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Alexander Kaidanovsky died on 3 December 1995.
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Formation and teaching. Kaidanovsky studied at Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors and Moscow Art Theatre School. Kaidanovsky worked in acting, film direction and film. He was employed by Vakhtangov Theatre, Moscow Art Theatre, Malaya Bronnaya Theatre, Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute and Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors.
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