Yuri Borienko (7 November 1932 â€" 10 February 1999) was a Russian
wrestler and actor, known for his performance as Blofeld's henchman
Grunther in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret
Service.Borienko came to England shortly after the Second World War
and began wrestling in 1951 under the name Red Staranoff. Post-1953,
he moved to the United States but returned to Britain in 1960, where
the following year, began to wrestle for independents and signed up by
Joint Promotions in 1962. (Yuri and fellow wrestler Mike Marino were
matched against American heavyweight Luther Lindsay.)Working as an
actor, Borienko guested in episodes of British TV series including
Adam Adamant Lives!, Z-Cars, The Troubleshooters, Department S, The
Persuaders!, Jason King, The Protectors, Raffles, The Professionals
and Strangers as well as a number of films (see below).After retiring
from acting, Borienko and his family moved to Canada where he died in
1999 from leukaemia. His children include businessman Stefan
Kadlubowski (1963â€"2016) and makeup artist Nina Westbury.
wrestler and actor, known for his performance as Blofeld's henchman
Grunther in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret
Service.Borienko came to England shortly after the Second World War
and began wrestling in 1951 under the name Red Staranoff. Post-1953,
he moved to the United States but returned to Britain in 1960, where
the following year, began to wrestle for independents and signed up by
Joint Promotions in 1962. (Yuri and fellow wrestler Mike Marino were
matched against American heavyweight Luther Lindsay.)Working as an
actor, Borienko guested in episodes of British TV series including
Adam Adamant Lives!, Z-Cars, The Troubleshooters, Department S, The
Persuaders!, Jason King, The Protectors, Raffles, The Professionals
and Strangers as well as a number of films (see below).After retiring
from acting, Borienko and his family moved to Canada where he died in
1999 from leukaemia. His children include businessman Stefan
Kadlubowski (1963â€"2016) and makeup artist Nina Westbury.
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