8.1
8.1
Stalker
1979
as Stalker
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Also known as: Aleksandr Leonidovich Kaydanovsky, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Acting
Born:July 23, 1946
Died:December 3, 1995(aged 49)
Birthplace:Rostov-na-Donu, Rostovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Nationality:Soviet Union
Education:Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors, Moscow Art Theatre School
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (58 movies)
8.0
8.0
Alphaville: For a Million
TBA
Director
7.9
7.9
The Mathematician and the Devil
1972
as Черт
7.5
7.5
Ten Little Indians
1987
as Филипп Ломбард
7.0
7.0
And There Was Evening, And There Was Morning
1971
7.0
7.0
The Life of Beethoven
1978
6.7
6.7
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
1992
as Narrator (voice)
6.4
6.4
Forward March, Time!
1977
as Reading poem (voice)
6.4
6.4
At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own
1974
as Поручик Лемке
6.3
6.3
The Pass
1988
as Narrator (voice)
6.0
6.0
Going My Way
1975
5.9
5.9
Contract
1985
5.8
5.8
Hound of the Baskervilles
1971
as Джэк Стэплтон
5.7
5.7
Pilot Pirx's Inquest
1979
as Nowak
5.7
5.7
The Turning Point
1978
as doctor
5.7
5.7
Under the Roofs of Montmartre
1975
5.6
5.6
The Mysterious Wall
1967
5.5
5.5
Vanyushin's Kids
1974
as Костя
5.5
5.5
The Devil's Breath
1993
as Damian
5.4
5.4
A Quiet Day at the End of the War
1970
as Sergeant
5.4
5.4
A Nest of Gentry
1969
5.4
5.4
Anna Karenina
1967
as Jules Landeau
5.3
5.3
Failure of Engineer Garin
1973
as Вольф
5.3
5.3
The Fourth
1972
5.1
5.1
Golden River
1977
as бывший царский офицер Кирилл Зимин
5.0
5.0
I'm Sorry
1982
as Pranas
4.8
4.8
The Rescuer
1980
as Николай Вараксин
4.8
4.8
The Lost Expedition
1975
as Кирилл Петрович Зимин (бывший царский офицер)
4.8
4.8
Kerosene Salesman's Wife
1989
Director
4.7
4.7
New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1988
as Sir Lancelot
4.6
4.6
The Arrival of a Train
1996
4.6
4.6
Rafferty
1980
as Эймс
4.5
4.5
Parajanov: The Last Spring
1992
as Himself, Tarkovsky's actor
4.5
4.5
Fact
1981
as Stanislav
4.5
4.5
The Return
1980
4.5
4.5
The Fifteenth Spring
1971
as Messenger
4.5
4.5
Who Will go to Truskavets?
1978
4.5
4.5
The Bodyguard
1979
as Mirzo
4.5
4.5
The Guest
1987
Writer
4.3
4.3
Magic Hunter
1994
as Maxim
4.2
4.2
A Simple Death
1985
Writer
4.0
4.0
The Garden
1983
Director
3.8
3.8
Story of an Unknown Man
1980
3.6
3.6
Tear of the Prince of Darkness
1993
3.1
3.1
Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
1976
as Vorontsov
2.0
2.0
The Gambler
1972
1.0
1.0
Secrets Shared with a Stranger
1996
as Kriouchoff
Kafedra
1982
as Valentin Orlov
My Calling
1976
Drama on the Hunt
1970
as Граф Карнеев
The Importance of Being Earnest
1976
as Джон Уортинг
Two Tickets to India
1985
The Theater Is My House
1987
as А. Н. Островский
That Was in Kokand
1977
as поручик Зайченко
Fiery Bridge
1976
And I'm With You Again...
1981
First Love
1969
Jonah, or the Artist at Work
1984
Writer
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