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.
Known for
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movieSecrets Shared with a Stranger
1996
Kriouchoff
tvTo Remember
1993
Himself - archiveFootage
movieParajanov: The Last Spring
1992
Himself, Tarkovsky's actor
movieThe Dream of a Ridiculous Man
1992
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Pass
1988
Narrator (voice)
movieTen Little Indians
1987
Philip Lombard
movieKhareba and Gogia
1987
Vokhovski
movieThe Theater Is My House
1987
А. Н. Островский
movieI'm Sorry
1982
Pranas
movieKafedra
1982
Valentin Orlov
movieFact
1981
Stanislav
movieThe Rescuer
1980
Николай Вараксин
movieStalker
1979
Stalker
movieForward March, Time!
1977
Reading poem (voice)
movieThat Was in Kokand
1977
поручик Зайченко
movieGolden River
1977
бывший царский офицер Кирилл Зимин
movieThe Importance of Being Earnest
1976
Джон Уортинг
movieThe Lost Expedition
1975
Кирилл Петрович Зимин (бывший царский офицер)
tvPast and Thoughts
1972
Виссарион Белинский
movieHound of the Baskervilles
1971
Джэк Стэплтон
Hound of the Baskervilles
1971
Jack Stapleton
movieThe Fifteenth Spring
1971
Messenger
tvInvestigation Held by ZnaToKi
1971
Борис Миркин - скупщик золота
movieDrama on the Hunt
1970
Граф Карнеев
movieAnna Karenina
1967
Jules Landeau
