Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

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.
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
23 July 1946
Death Day
3 December 1995
Place of Birth
Rostov-na-Donu, Rostovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Also Known As
Александр Кайдановский, Aleksandr Kaydanovsky, Aleksandr Kajdanovsky, Кайдановский Александр Леонидович, Alexander Kaidanovsky

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FILMOGRAPHY

Stalker

Stalker

1979-05-25Actor
The Theater Is My House

The Theater Is My House

1987-04-01Actor
The Devil's Breath

The Devil's Breath

1993-10-29Actor
At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own

At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own

1974-11-11Actor
Golden River

Golden River

1977-01-03Actor
The Lost Expedition

The Lost Expedition

1975-12-29Actor
New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court

New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1988-06-06Actor
The Rescuer

The Rescuer

1980-10-27Actor
The Pass

The Pass

1988-09-01Actor
Pilot Pirx's Inquest

Pilot Pirx's Inquest

1979-05-25Actor
Secrets Shared with a Stranger

Secrets Shared with a Stranger

1996-06-14Actor
Failure of Engineer Garin

Failure of Engineer Garin

1973-10-15Actor
The Gambler

The Gambler

1972-11-17
That Was in Kokand

That Was in Kokand

1977-02-09Actor
Magic Hunter

Magic Hunter

1994-10-23Actor
Ten Little Indians

Ten Little Indians

1987-12-28Actor
The Mathematician and the Devil

The Mathematician and the Devil

1972-06-06Actor
The Turning Point

The Turning Point

1978-04-09Actor
Two Tickets to India

Two Tickets to India

1985-06-04
Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat

Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat

1976-06-21Actor
Vanyushin's Kids

Vanyushin's Kids

1974-02-11Actor
The Fourth

The Fourth

1972-12-11
The Fifteenth Spring

The Fifteenth Spring

1971-05-10Actor
Contract

Contract

1985-01-01
Hound of the Baskervilles

Hound of the Baskervilles

1971-05-31Actor
Under the Roofs of Montmartre

Under the Roofs of Montmartre

1975-01-03
Tear of the Prince of Darkness

Tear of the Prince of Darkness

1993-03-06
And I'm With You Again...

And I'm With You Again...

1981-01-01
A Quiet Day at the End of the War

A Quiet Day at the End of the War

1970-07-06Actor
Who Will go to Truskavets?

Who Will go to Truskavets?

1978-05-26
And There Was Evening, And There Was Morning

And There Was Evening, And There Was Morning

1971-03-02
The Mysterious Wall

The Mysterious Wall

1967-01-01
Forward March, Time!

Forward March, Time!

1977-05-27Actor
Rafferty

Rafferty

1980-03-19Actor
Kafedra

Kafedra

1982-07-06Actor
Going My Way

Going My Way

1975-06-09
The Arrival of a Train

The Arrival of a Train

1996-10-08
Parajanov: The Last Spring

Parajanov: The Last Spring

1992-12-30Actor
The Bodyguard

The Bodyguard

1979-01-01Actor
The Return

The Return

1980-01-01
My Calling

My Calling

1976-08-15
Story of an Unknown Man

Story of an Unknown Man

1980-01-01
Drama on the Hunt

Drama on the Hunt

1970-12-31Actor
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

1976-12-31Actor
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

1967-11-06Actor
A Nest of Gentry

A Nest of Gentry

1969-08-25
I'm Sorry

I'm Sorry

1982-12-05Actor
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

1992-10-02Actor
First Love

First Love

1969-02-09
Fact

Fact

1981-06-04Actor
Fiery Bridge

Fiery Bridge

1976-09-28
The Life of Beethoven

The Life of Beethoven

1978-05-08
Black Baby

Black Baby

2018-08-26Actor
To Remember

To Remember

1993-12-09Actor
Investigation Held by ZnaToKi

Investigation Held by ZnaToKi

1971-02-14Actor
Past and Thoughts

Past and Thoughts

1972-01-01Actor
A Simple Death

A Simple Death

1985-03-04Director, Writer
Kerosene Salesman's Wife

Kerosene Salesman's Wife

1989-08-28Writer, Director
The Garden

The Garden

1983-04-01Director
The Guest

The Guest

1987-01-01Director, Writer
Jonah, or the Artist at Work

Jonah, or the Artist at Work

1984-04-01Director, Writer
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