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Leonid Kanevsky

Leonid Kanevsky

Birthday: 1939-05-02 | Place of Birth: Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]

Soviet, Russian and Israeli theater, film and dubbing actor, TV presenter; Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1984). Member of the Public Council of the Russian Jewish Congress. Leonid Semenovich Kanevsky was born on May 2, 1939 in Kiev in a Jewish family. My mother studied piano at the Kiev Conservatory, graduated from the 2nd year, got married at the age of 19, left the conservatory and went with her husband to the Caucasus, where he worked. In 1933, the elder brother Alexander was born, 6 years later Leonid was born. At the age of 17, he left for Moscow and entered the Shchukin College for the course of Vera Konstantinovna Lvova. From 1960 to 1967, he was an actor of the Moscow Lenin Komsomol Theater. From 1967 to 1991 — actor of the Moscow Theater on Malaya Bronnaya. His film debut was a cameo role in the film "Forty Minutes before Dawn" (1963). The actor was widely known for the role of police major Alexander Tomin in the TV series "The Investigation is conducted by Experts", as well as the role of a smuggler in the comedy "Diamond Hand" and haberdasher Bonacieux in the mini-series "D'Artagnan and Three the Musketeer." In 1991, he repatriated to Israel, where, together with director Eugene Arie, he created the Gesher Drama Theater in Tel Aviv (translated from Hebrew - "bridge"); the basis of his troupe are Russian actors who played on the stages of Moscow and Leningrad theaters. In 2003, he was the host of the TV game "The Ninth Shaft" on the Israeli Channel 9. From January 2006 to the present — presenter of the documentary TV show "The investigation was conducted ..." on "NTV". In 2009, he starred in the TV series "Semin" and "Semin. Retribution." He also took part in the dubbing of the cartoon "Cars 2" in the role of scout Finn Mcmistle. Over the years of his creative activity, the actor has starred in more than fifty films and television series. Member of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
Райский

as    генерал Райский Виктор Семенович

2013
Ilfipetrov

as    Narrator / From the author (voice)

2006
The investigation was conducted

as    ведущий

2002
Late Marriage

as    Otary (as Leonid Kanevski)

1984
Pippi Longstocking

as    Thief

1982
Along Unknown Paths

as    Десятник - Миллионский

1977
Almanzor's Rings

as    Mukhamiel

1976
Amazing Berendeev

as    Nachalnik militsii

1975
Give Me Back My Rex

as    Elephant trainer (voice)

1975
Taste of Khalva

as    Худайкул - начальник стражи эмира

1974
1974
Homeboy

as    Robert Ivanovich

1973
Land, Poste Restante

as    Maurizio

1971
Investigation Held by ZnaToKi

as    Major Tomin