Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Biography
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.
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Movies (48)
The Arrival of a Train
1996
Secrets Shared with a Stranger
as Kriouchoff
1996
Magic Hunter
as Maxim
1994
The Devil's Breath
as Damian
1993
Tear of the Prince of Darkness
1993
Parajanov: The Last Spring
as Himself, Tarkovsky's actor
1992
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
as Narrator (voice)
1992
Kerosene Salesman's Wife
Writer (Writing)
1989
The Pass
as Narrator (voice)
1988
New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Sir Lancelot
1988
Ten Little Indians
as Филипп Ломбард
1987
The Theater Is My House
as А. Н. Островский
1987
The Guest
Director (Directing)
1987
Two Tickets to India
1985
A Simple Death
Director (Directing)
1985
Contract
1985
Jonah, or the Artist at Work
Director (Directing)
1984
The Garden
Director (Directing)
1983
I'm Sorry
as Pranas
1982
Kafedra
as Valentin Orlov
1982
Fact
as Stanislav
1981
And I'm With You Again...
1981
The Rescuer
as Николай Вараксин
1980
Rafferty
as Эймс
1980
The Return
1980
Story of an Unknown Man
1980
Stalker
as Stalker
1979
Pilot Pirx's Inquest
as Nowak
1979
The Bodyguard
as Mirzo
1979
Who Will go to Truskavets?
1978
The Life of Beethoven
1978
The Turning Point
as doctor
1978
Forward March, Time!
as Reading poem (voice)
1977
That Was in Kokand
as поручик Зайченко
1977
Golden River
as бывший царский офицер Кирилл Зимин
1977
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Джон Уортинг
1976
Fiery Bridge
1976
My Calling
1976
Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
as Vorontsov
1976
The Lost Expedition
as Кирилл Петрович Зимин (бывший царский офицер)
1975
Going My Way
1975
Under the Roofs of Montmartre
1975
At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own
as Поручик Лемке
1974
Vanyushin's Kids
as Костя
1974
Failure of Engineer Garin
as Вольф
1973
The Fourth
1972
The Gambler
1972
The Mathematician and the Devil
as Черт
1972
