MarketLeonid Leonidov
Company Profile

Leonid Leonidov

Leonid Mironovich Leonidov was a Russian and Soviet actor, director and pedagogue. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR (1936).

Biography
Born Leonid Meyerovich Volfenzon () in a Jewish family in Odessa, 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. ==Filmography==
Filmography
The Iron Heel (1919) as Wickson • The Wings of a Serf (1926) as Ivan the TerribleHis Excellency (1927) as Governor von Wahl / Rabbi • Marionettes (1934) as The Munitions Manufacturer ==References==
tickerdossier.comtickerdossier.substack.com