Ivan Lebedeff (born Ivan Vasilyevich Lebedev ( rus, Иван Васильевич Лебедев), 18 June 1894 – 31 March 1953) was a Russian film actor, lecturer and writer. He appeared in 66 films between 1926 and 1953. In 1940, his novel, ''Legion of Dishonor'', was published.

Biography

Lebedeff was born in Ushpol, now

Užpaliai Užpaliai (traditional russian: Ушполь, pl, Uszpolski) is a town in Utena County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 758 people. History The Jewish population was important in the town, for example, in 18 ...

, then part of the

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, now Lithuania, on 18 June 1894. He migrated to the United States in 1925 and in 1930 was recorded at Los Angeles as an actor. On 15 August 1937, he was recorded as re-entering the United States from Mexico, when it was noted that he had resided in the U. S. between 2 October 1925 and 14 October 1930, and again between 20 April 1932, and 13 August 1937. His closest relation was given as his sister Nathalie Lebedeff, of

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, in the south of France. On 12 November 1937, he was naturalized in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. In 1944, he campaigned on behalf of Governor

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Partial filmography

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Fine Manners ''Fine Manners'' is a 1926 American black-and-white silent comedy film directed initially by Lewis Milestone and completed by Richard Rosson for Famous Players-Lasky/Paramount Pictures. After an argument with actress Gloria Swanson, director Mi ...

'' (1926) - The Prince (uncredited) * '' The Sorrows of Satan'' (1926) - Amiel * '' The Love of Sunya'' (1927) - Ted Morgan * ''

The Angel of Broadway ''The Angel of Broadway'' was a 1927 American silent drama film produced by Cecil B. DeMille and distributed by Pathé Exchange. It was directed by Lois Weber and starred Leatrice Joy. The film is now considered lost. Cast * Leatrice Joy - Ba ...

'' (1927) - Lonnie * '' The Forbidden Woman'' (1927) - Sheik * ''Let 'Her Go Gallagher'' (1928) - Stephen B. Hade AKA Four Fingers Dan * ''

Walking Back ''Walking Back'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Rupert Julian and an uncredited Cecil B. DeMille. Prints of the film exist. Plot A young jazz hound, "Smoke" Thatcher (Richard Walling), is failing his academic studies due t ...

'' (1928) - Beaut Thibaut * '' Sin Town'' (1929) - Pete Laguerro * '' The Veiled Woman'' (1929) - Capt. Paul Fevier * '' The One Woman Idea'' (1929) - Hosainn * '' Street Girl'' (1929) - Prince Nicholaus of Aregon * '' They Had to See Paris'' (1929) - Marquis de Brissac * '' Men Without Women'' (1930) - Man in Bar with Top Hat (uncredited) * '' The Cuckoos'' (1930) - Baron de Camp * '' Midnight Mystery'' (1930) - Mischa Kawelin * ''

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'' (1930) - Butch Miller * '' The Lady Refuses'' (1931) - Nikolai Rabinoff * ''

Laugh and Get Rich ''Laugh and Get Rich'' is a 1931 pre-Code American comedy film, directed by Gregory La Cava, from a screenplay he also wrote with contributions from Douglas MacLean, who also was the associate producer, and Ralph Spence. The film stars Doroth ...

'' (1931) - Count Dimitriff (uncredited) * '' Bachelor Apartment'' (1931) - Pedro De Maneau * ''

The Gay Diplomat ''The Gay Diplomat'' is a 1931 American film. Directed by Richard Boleslawski for RKO Radio Pictures, it starred Ivan Lebedeff, Genevieve Tobin and Betty Compson. Synopsis Captain Orloff (Ivan Lebedeff) is a Russian military officer who is sen ...

'' (1931) - Captain Ivan Orloff * ''

Unholy Love ''Unholy Love'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''Deceit'') is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed and produced by Albert Ray. It was the first film adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's 1857 French novel ''Madame Bovary'' produced. Th ...

'' (1932) - Alex Stockmar * '' Sweepings'' (1933) - Prince Niko Gilitziv (uncredited) * '' Made on Broadway'' (1933) - Ramon Salinas * '' Laughing at Life'' (1933) - Don Flavio Montenegro * '' Bombshell'' (1933) - Marquis * ''

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'' (1934) - Ramon * ''

The Merry Frinks ''The Merry Frinks'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee and Hugh Herbert. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Happy Family''. Synopsis A put-upon mother inherits a for ...

'' (1934) - Ramon Alvarez * ''

Kansas City Princess ''Kansas City Princess'' is a 1934 American comedy film starring Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell. The film was directed by William Keighley with a script written by Sy Bartlett and Manuel Seff. Warner Bros. sought to duplicate the success of ' ...

'' (1934) - Dr. Sascha Pilnakoff * ''

Strange Wives ''Strange Wives'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe, written by James Mulhauser, Barry Trivers, and Gladys Buchanan Unger, and starring Roger Pryor, June Clayworth, Esther Ralston, Hugh O'Connell, Ralph Forbes, and Cesa ...

'' (1934) - Dimitri * '' Sweepstake Annie'' (1935) - Baron Rudolph Baritska * ''

Goin' to Town ''Goin' To Town'' is a 1935 musical comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and written by Mae West. The film stars Mae West, Paul Cavanagh, Gilbert Emery, Marjorie Gateson, Tito Coral and Ivan Lebedeff. The film was released on April 25, 1935, b ...

'' (1935) - Ivan Valadov * '' China Seas'' (1935) - Ngah * ''

She Couldn't Take It ''She Couldn't Take It'' is a 1935 screwball comedy film made at Columbia Pictures, directed by Tay Garnett, written by C. Graham Baker, Gene Towne and Oliver H.P. Garrett, and starring George Raft and Joan Bennett. It was one of the few comedie ...

'' (1935) - Count (uncredited) * '' The Golden Arrow'' (1936) - Count Guilliano * ''

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'' (1936) - Baron Von Stofel * '' Love on the Run'' (1936) - Igor * ''

Mama Steps Out ''Mama Steps Out'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by George B. Seitz and written by Anita Loos. The film stars Guy Kibbee, Alice Brady, Betty Furness, Dennis Morgan, Gene Lockhart and Edward Norris. The film was released on February 5, ...

'' (1937) - Coco Duval - the Painter * '' Fair Warning'' (1937) - Count Andre Lukacha * '' History Is Made at Night'' (1937) - Michael Browsky * '' Maytime'' (1937) - Empress' Dinner Companion (uncredited) * '' Atlantic Flight'' (1937) - Baron Hayygard * ''

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'' (1937) - Prince Vladimir Gregorovitch (scenes deleted) * ''

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'' (1937) - Cossack Captain (uncredited) * '' Wise Girl'' (1937) - Prince Michael * '' Straight Place and Show'' (1938) - Ivan Borokov - Russian Jockey * ''

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man ''You Can't Cheat an Honest Man'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by George Marshall and Edward F. Cline and starring W. C. Fields. Fields also wrote the story on which the film is based under the name Charles Bogle. Plot Circus propr ...

'' (1939) - Ronnie (uncredited) * '' The Mystery of Mr. Wong'' (1939) - Michael Strogonoff * ''

Trapped in the Sky "Trapped in the Sky" is the first episode of '' Thunderbirds'', a British Supermarionation television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company AP Films (APF) for ITC Entertainment. Written by the Anders ...

'' (1939) - Dure * ''

Hotel for Women ''Hotel for Women'' (or ''Elsa Maxwell's Hotel for Women'') is a 1939 American drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Ann Sothern, Linda Darnell, and James Ellison. It was Darnell's screen debut. Plot When she is jilted by her boyf ...

'' (1939) - Galdos (uncredited) * '' Passport to Alcatraz'' (1940) - Bogen * '' Public Deb No. 1'' (1940) - Feodor * ''

The Shanghai Gesture ''The Shanghai Gesture'' is a 1941 American film noir directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature, and Ona Munson. It is based on a Broadway play of the same name by John Colton, which was adapted for ...

'' (1941) - The Gambler * '' Blue, White and Perfect'' (1942) - Alexis Fournier * '' Lure of the Islands'' (1942) - The Commandant * ''

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'' (1942) - Okura * '' Journey into Fear'' (1943) - Witness (uncredited) * ''

Mission to Moscow ''Mission to Moscow'' is a 1943 film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the 1941 book by the former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, Joseph E. Davies. The movie chronicles the experiences of the second American ambassador to the Soviet ...

'' (1943) - Mr. Rosengoltz (uncredited) * '' Around the World'' (1943) - Menlo (uncredited) * ''

Are These Our Parents? ''Are These Our Parents?'' is a 1944 American romantic drama film directed by William Nigh. It stars Helen Vinson, Lyle Talbot, Ivan Lebedeff. Plot A mother's preference for partying, boozing, and running around with an assortment of sleazy ch ...

'' (1944) - Alexis Dolan * '' Oh, What a Night'' (1944) - Boris * ''

Rhapsody in Blue ''Rhapsody in Blue'' is a 1924 musical composition written by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman, the work premiered ...

'' (1945) - Nightclub Guest (uncredited) * '' Heartbeat'' (1946) - Thief at Ball (uncredited) * '' California Conquest'' (1952) - Alexander Rotcheff * '' The Snows of Kilimanjaro'' (1952) - Marquis (uncredited) * ''

The War of the Worlds ''The War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by ''Pearson's Magazine'' in the UK and by '' Cosmopolitan'' magazine in the US. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was i ...

'' (1953) - Dr. Gratzman (uncredited)

References

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Сотрудники РНБ — Лебедев Иван Васильевич
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lebedeff, Ivan 1894 births 1953 deaths People from Utena District Municipality People from Kovno Governorate Russian male silent film actors Soviet male silent film actors Soviet emigrants to the United States 20th-century Russian male actors Soviet male actors American people of Russian descent Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)