Leonid Kinskey
Leonid Kinskey | |
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St. Petersburg, Russian Empire | |
Died | 8 September 1998 , U.S. | (aged 95)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1922–1971 |
Spouses |
Leonid Kinskey (18 April 1903[1][2][3][4] – September 8, 1998) was a Russian-born American film and television actor, best known for his role as Sascha in the film Casablanca (1942).[1] His last name was sometimes spelled Kinsky.[2]
Life and career
Kinskey was born in
His looks and accent helped him gain supporting roles in several movies, including the Sylvanian "agitator" in the
Kinskey performed in episodes on no less than three dozen television series between the 1950s and early 1970s. His first appearances on the "small screen" were in 1954 on
In 1965, Kinskey was a cast member in the
Personal life and death
Kinskey was married three times, first to Josephine Tankus from 1930 until her death in 1939.[citation needed] Four years later he married actress Iphigenie Castiglioni, who died in 1963.[citation needed] His final marriage, in 1985 in New York, was to Tina York, who was 38 years younger than him.[3] They remained married until 1998, when Kinskey died in Fountain Hills, Arizona from complications of a stroke.[2]
Filmography
Film
- The Big Broadcast (1932) as Ivan
- Trouble in Paradise (1932) as Russian Visitor (uncredited)
- Storm at Daybreak (1933) as Serbian Villager (uncredited)
- Duck Soup (1933) as Agitator
- Girl Without a Room (1933) as Gallopsky
- The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) as Hans - Conservatory Violinist (uncredited)
- Manhattan Melodrama (1934) as Trotskyite Slapping Poppa Rosen (uncredited)
- Change of Heart (1934) as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Strictly Dynamite (1934) as Garçon (uncredited)
- Hollywood Party (1934) as Jake the Cabbie (uncredited)
- Fugitive Road (1934) as Nicholas Petrovich,- Smuggler
- Straight Is the Way (1934) as Mechanic (uncredited)
- The Merry Widow (1934) as Shepherd (uncredited)
- Marie Galante (1934) as Arohnson (uncredited)
- We Live Again (1934) as Simon Kartinkin
- The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) as Snake Charmer (uncredited)
- The Gilded Lily (1935) as Vocal Teacher (uncredited)
- Les Misérables (1935) as Genflou
- Goin' to Town (1935) as Cecil - Interior Decorator (uncredited)
- I Live My Life (1935) as Waiter (uncredited)
- Peter Ibbetson (1935) as Prisoner (uncredited)
- Three Godfathers (1936) as Card Player (uncredited)
- The Road to Glory (1936) as Wounded Soldier
- Rhythm on the Range (1936) as Mischa
- A Son Comes Home (1936) as Hoodlum (uncredited)
- The General Died at Dawn (1936) as Stewart
- The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936) as Russian (uncredited)
- The Garden of Allah (1936) as Voluble Arab (uncredited)
- Love on the Run (1936) as Man on Train (uncredited)
- We're on the Jury (1937) as Professor Nicholas Krakin
- Espionage (1937) as Maxie Burgos
- Maytime (1937) as Student in Bar (uncredited)
- The Woman I Love (1937) (uncredited)
- Cafe Metropole (1937) as Artist
- The Girl from Scotland Yard (1937) as Mischa
- Married Before Breakfast (1937) as Mischa Lapidoff (uncredited)
- Meet the Boyfriend (1937) as Dr. Sokoloff
- Make a Wish (1937) as Moe
- One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937) as Pianist at Mrs. Frost's Party (uncredited)
- The Sheik Steps Out (1937) as Allusi Ali
- My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937) as A Waiter
- Nothing Sacred (1937) as Ferdinand Roassare - Poet (uncredited)
- Wise Girl (1937) as Eccentric Greenwich Village Writer (uncredited)
- Outside of Paradise (1938) as Cafe Owner Ivan Petrovich
- The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938) as Ivan (uncredited)
- A Trip to Paris (1938) as Emile
- Three Blind Mice (1938) as Young Man
- Professor Beware (1938) as Tableau Director (uncredited)
- Algiers (1938) as L'Arbi
- The Great Waltz (1938) as Dudelman
- Flirting with Fate (1938) as Pedro Lopez
- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) as Artist
- Exile Express (1939) as David
- The Spellbinder (1939) as Harry Beldon - Saxophone Player
- On Your Toes(1939) as Ivan Boultonoff
- Day-Time Wife (1939) as Coco
- Everything Happens at Night (1939) as Groder
- He Stayed for Breakfast (1940) as Comrade Nicky
- Down Argentine Way (1940) as Tito Acuna
- So Ends Our Night (1941) as The Chicken
- That Night in Rio (1941) as Pierre
- Broadway Limited (1941) as Ivan
- Week-End in Havana (1941) as Rafael
- Ball of Fire (1941) as Prof. Quintana
- Lady for a Night (1942) as Boris
- Brooklyn Orchid (1942) as Ignatz Rachkowsky
- I Married an Angel (1942) as Zinski
- The Talk of the Town (1942) as Jan Pulaski
- Somewhere I'll Find You (1942) as Dorloff (uncredited)
- Casablanca (1942) as Sacha
- Cinderella Swings It (1943) as Vladimir Smitkin
- Let's Have Fun (1943) as Gregory Loosnikoff
- El circo(1943) as Cliente ruso zapatero
- Presenting Lily Mars (1943) as Leo
- Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943) as Window Washer
- Five Were Chosen (1944)
- The Fighting Seabees (1944) as Johnny Novasky
- That's My Baby! (1944) as Doctor Svatsky
- Can't Help Singing (1944) as Koppa
- Monsieur Beaucaire (1946) as Rene
- Alimony (1949) as Joe Wood
- The Great Sinner (1949) as Bandleader in Park (uncredited)
- Nancy Goes to Rio (1950) as Ivan Putroff (uncredited)
- Honeychile (1951) as Chick Lister
- Gobs and Gals (1952) as Ivan
- The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) as Dominiwski
- Glory (1956) as Vasily
- The Helen Morgan Story (1957) as Stanislausky - Accordion Player (uncredited)
Television
Date | Title | Role | Notes |
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Feb 3rd 1962 | Have Gun Will Travel |
Prince Boris Koslov Radachev | Episode: 21, Series 5, "The Hunt" |
Nov 1st 1964 | My Favorite Martian | Prof. Hammershlag | Episode: 6, Series 2, "Extra! Extra! Sensory Perception!" |
Sep 17th 1965 | Hogan's Heroes | Sergeant Vladimir Minsk | Episode: 1, Series 1, "The Informer" |
Jan 4th 1967 | Batman (TV Series) |
Professor Overbeck | Episode: 35, Series 2, "The Contaminated Cowl" |
Jan 5th 1967 | Batman (TV Series) |
Professor Overbeck | Episode: 36, Series 2, "The Mad Hatter Runs Afoul" |
References
- ^ a b c d Lawrence Van Gelder (12 September 1998). "Leonid Kinskey, 95, Bartender in 'Casablanca'". The New York Times.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Oliver, Myrna (1998). "Leonid Kinskey; Actor in 'Casablanca'", obituary. Los Angeles Times, September 11, 1998. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ Vallance, Tom (14 September 1998). "Obituary: Leonid Kinskey" The Independent. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- JSTOR 3815321.
- ^ "Hogan's Heroes' unceremonious finale comes from the era before TV "endgames"". The A.V. Club. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
External links
- Leonid Kinskey at IMDb
- Leonid Kinskey at AllMovie
- Leonid Kinskey at the TCM Movie Database
- Leonid Kinskey at the better source needed]
- Leonid Kinskey at the Internet Broadway Database