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BornJanuary 30, 1923
DiedNovember 19, 1993 (age 70)
Place of birthSvobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR
Film credits11
Leonid Gaidai
DeceasedKnown for Directing
Biography
Leonid Iovich Gaidai (Russian: Леони́д Ио́вич Гайда́й; 30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993; Svobodny) was a Soviet comedy film director, screenwriter and actor who enjoyed immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former Soviet Union. His films broke theatre attendance records and were some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia. He has been described as "the king of Soviet comedy".
Filmography
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Георгий Вицин. Не надо смеяться
2016
as Self (archive footage)
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Георгий Вицин. Отшельник
2008
as Self (archive footage)
There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach
1993
as Crazy casino player (uncredited)
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
1977
12 Chairs
1971
as Varfolomey Korobeinikov (uncredited)
The Diamond Arm
1969
as drunkard (uncredited)
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures
1965
as (segment "Workmate") (uncredited)
In Transit
1961
Thrice Resurrected
1960
as inventor (uncredited)
The Wind
1959
as Закревский
Lyana
1955
as Alyosha