Leonid Mironovich Leonidov (Russian: Леонид Миронович
Леонидов, 3 June [O.S. 22 May] 1873 â€" 6 August 1941) was a
Russian and Soviet actor and stage director.Born in a Jewish family in
Odessa (his real last name was Volfenzon, Russian:
Ð'ольфензон), he worked in the Moscow Art Theatre from 1903.
His roles included Dmitri Karamazov, Othello, Lopakhin. In 1920s and
1930s he also appeared in several films. Konstantin Stanislavski
called him "the only Russian tragic actor." Leonidov was honored with
People's Artist of the USSR in 1936.
Леонидов, 3 June [O.S. 22 May] 1873 â€" 6 August 1941) was a
Russian and Soviet actor and stage director.Born in a Jewish family in
Odessa (his real last name was Volfenzon, Russian:
Ð'ольфензон), he worked in the Moscow Art Theatre from 1903.
His roles included Dmitri Karamazov, Othello, Lopakhin. In 1920s and
1930s he also appeared in several films. Konstantin Stanislavski
called him "the only Russian tragic actor." Leonidov was honored with
People's Artist of the USSR in 1936.
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