Igor Vitalievich Jijikine (Russian: Ð˜Ì Ð³Ð¾Ñ€ÑŒ
Ð'Ð¸Ñ‚Ð°Ì Ð»ÑŒÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð–Ð¸Ð¶Ð¸Ì ÐºÐ¸Ð½; born 8 October 1965) is a
Russian-American actor working in Los Angeles and Moscow.Jijikine was
born in Moscow and from 1983 to 1988 he studied drama and acrobatics.
He performed on stage with the Moscow State Circus, Donn Arden’s
"Jubilee" and Cirque du Soleil's "Mystere" in Las Vegas.Over the
recent years, Jijikine has worked with such directors as Steven
Spielberg, Clint Eastwood and J. J. Abrams and has appeared in
numerous commercial spots for major brands. In Steven Spielberg's
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Igor plays the
role of Colonel Dovchenko (taking over the series' tough guy role held
by the late Pat Roach), the ruthless leader of the Soviet commando
team searching for the crystal skull. His commercially most successful
films have been Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
which grossed US$786 million and The Tourist which grossed US$278
million worldwide.
Ð'Ð¸Ñ‚Ð°Ì Ð»ÑŒÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð–Ð¸Ð¶Ð¸Ì ÐºÐ¸Ð½; born 8 October 1965) is a
Russian-American actor working in Los Angeles and Moscow.Jijikine was
born in Moscow and from 1983 to 1988 he studied drama and acrobatics.
He performed on stage with the Moscow State Circus, Donn Arden’s
"Jubilee" and Cirque du Soleil's "Mystere" in Las Vegas.Over the
recent years, Jijikine has worked with such directors as Steven
Spielberg, Clint Eastwood and J. J. Abrams and has appeared in
numerous commercial spots for major brands. In Steven Spielberg's
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Igor plays the
role of Colonel Dovchenko (taking over the series' tough guy role held
by the late Pat Roach), the ruthless leader of the Soviet commando
team searching for the crystal skull. His commercially most successful
films have been Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
which grossed US$786 million and The Tourist which grossed US$278
million worldwide.
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