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Leonid Gaidai

Leonid Gaidai

Birthday: 1923-01-30 | Place of Birth: Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR

Leonid Iovich Gaidai (Russian: Леони́д Ио́вич Гайда́й; 30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993; Svobodny) was a Soviet comedy film director, screenwriter and actor who enjoyed immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former Soviet Union. His films broke theatre attendance records and were some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia. He has been described as "the king of Soviet comedy".

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1959
The Wind

as    Закревский

1955
Lyana

as    Alyosha