Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Acting
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy (23 July 1946 — 2 December 1995) was a Soviet actor and film director. His best known roles are in films such as Stalker, At Home Among Strangers, and The Bodyguard. Prior to pursuing an acting career, Kaydanovskiy attended technical college where he trained to become a welder. 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 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, and over the next few years appeared in some two dozen films, including the satirical comedy Diamonds for Dictatorship of the Proletariat and The Life of Beethoven. At his peak in the '70s Kaidanovsky was among the USSR’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. The role earned Kaydanovskiy international acclaim. In 1985 he directed A Simple Death, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. In 1993 he directed Just Death, which was about the death of Leo Tolstoy.
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
as Narrator (voice)
Age 46 (now 49)
At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own
as Lemke
Age 28 (now 49)
The Lost Expedition
as Кирилл Петрович Зимин (бывший царский офицер)
Age 29 (now 49)
New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Sir Lancelot
Age 41 (now 49)
Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
as Vorontsov
Age 29 (now 49)
A Quiet Day at the End of the War
as Sergeant
Age 23 (now 49)
Parajanov: The Last Spring
as Himself, Tarkovsky's actor
Age 46 (now 49) The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
as Narrator (voice)
Age 46 (now 49)
New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Sir Lancelot
Age 41 (now 49)
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Джон Уортинг
Age 30 (now 49)
Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
as Vorontsov
Age 29 (now 49) The Lost Expedition
as Кирилл Петрович Зимин (бывший царский офицер)
Age 29 (now 49)
At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own
as Lemke
Age 28 (now 49)
And There Was Evening, And There Was Morning
A Quiet Day at the End of the War
as Sergeant
Age 23 (now 49)
Investigation Held by ZnaToKi
as Борис Миркин - скупщик золота
Age 24 (now 49)Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Александр Кайдановский, Aleksandr Kaydanovsky, Aleksandr Kajdanovsky, Кайдановский Александр Леонидович, Alexander Kaidanovsky
IMDB
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