Boris Leskin (5 January 1923 – 21 February 2020) was a Soviet and American film and theater actor.

Biography

Leskin was born on 5 January 1923. In 1937 his father was arrested and executed. During

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Leskin was employed as a sapper at the front and was wounded. He was awarded the Order of the Red Star and medals.Выходцы из Молдовы в Голливуде решают, кто из актеров получит «Оскара»!
/ref> 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 Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater (russian: Большой драматический театр имени Г. А. Товстоногова; literally ''Tovstonogov Great Drama Theater''), formerly known as Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater (russian: ...

. 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

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. In 2011 director Eduard Staroselsky made a documentary about him: ''Bob Has Been Removed. Minesweeper Bolshoi Drama'' (with

Sergei Yursky Sergei Yurievich Yursky (russian: Серге́й Ю́рьевич Ю́рский, 16 March 1935 – 8 February 2019) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, theatre director and screenwriter. His best known film role is Ostap Bender in '' ...

). Leskin died on 21 February 2020.

Awards

* 2006:

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: Best Actor (''

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Filmography

References

External links

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