Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Acting

Biography

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy (23 July 1946 — 2 December 1995) was a Soviet actor and film director. His best known roles are in films such as Stalker, At Home Among Strangers, and The Bodyguard. Prior to pursuing an acting career, Kaydanovskiy attended technical college where he trained to become a welder. In 1965 he started studying acting at The Rostov Theatre School and the Shchukin theatrical school in Moscow. Before completing the course he took his first part in the film The Mysterious Wall and upon graduation in 1969, he worked as stage actor, making his debut at the Vakhtangov Theatre in 1969. In 1971, he was invited to join the prestigious Moscow Arts Theatre, a rare privilege for a 25-year-old graduate. He made his major film debut in At Home Among Strangers, and over the next few years appeared in some two dozen films, including the satirical comedy Diamonds for Dictatorship of the Proletariat and The Life of Beethoven. At his peak in the '70s Kaidanovsky was among the USSR’s most popular actors, and it was at this point that famed Soviet director Andrei Tarkovsky, impressed by the looks and the acting technique of Kaidanovsky in Diamonds, invited him to play the title role in his new film, Stalker. The role earned Kaydanovskiy international acclaim. In 1985 he directed A Simple Death, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. In 1993 he directed Just Death, which was about the death of Leo Tolstoy.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Stalker movie poster
MOVIE

Stalker

8.1(2.5K)
Stalker
Stalker
The Theater Is My House movie poster
MOVIE

The Theater Is My House

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The Theater Is My House
А. Н. Островский
The Devil's Breath movie poster
MOVIE

The Devil's Breath

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The Devil's Breath
Damian
At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own movie poster
MOVIE

At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own

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At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own
Lemke
The Lost Expedition movie poster
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The Lost Expedition

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The Lost Expedition
Кирилл Петрович Зимин (бывший царский офицер)
Golden River movie poster
MOVIE

Golden River

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Golden River
бывший царский офицер Кирилл Зимин
New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court movie poster
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New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court

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New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Sir Lancelot
The Pass movie poster
MOVIE

The Pass

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The Pass
Narrator (voice)
The Rescuer movie poster
MOVIE

The Rescuer

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The Rescuer
Николай Вараксин
Pilot Pirx's Inquest movie poster
MOVIE

Pilot Pirx's Inquest

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Pilot Pirx's Inquest
Nowak

Production

A Simple Death movie poster
MOVIE

A Simple Death

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A Simple Death
Director
A Simple Death movie poster
MOVIE

A Simple Death

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A Simple Death
Writer
Kerosene Salesman's Wife movie poster
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Kerosene Salesman's Wife

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Kerosene Salesman's Wife
Director
Kerosene Salesman's Wife movie poster
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Kerosene Salesman's Wife

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Kerosene Salesman's Wife
Writer
The Garden movie poster
MOVIE

The Garden

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The Garden
Director
The Guest movie poster
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The Guest

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The Guest
Writer
The Guest movie poster
MOVIE

The Guest

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The Guest
Director
Jonah, or the Artist at Work movie poster
MOVIE

Jonah, or the Artist at Work

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Jonah, or the Artist at Work
Director
Jonah, or the Artist at Work movie poster
MOVIE

Jonah, or the Artist at Work

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Jonah, or the Artist at Work
Writer

Gallery

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy portrait