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Leonid Kinskey

Leonid Kinskey (April 18, 1903 – September 8, 1998) was a Russian-born movie and television actor who enjoyed a long career. Kinskey is best known for his role as Sascha in the film Casablanca (1942). Kinskey was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He fled the Russian Revolution and acted on stage in Europe and South America before arriving in New York City in 1921. He joined the road production of Al Jolson's musical Wonder Bar, before making his first film appearance, in the 1932 Trouble in Paradise. His looks and accent helped him land supporting roles in numerous movies, including Duck Soup and Nothing Sacred, and on television, well into the 1960s. It is said that he got perhaps his best-known role, Sascha in Casablanca, because he was a drinking buddy of star Humphrey Bogart. Kinskey was in the pilot episode for Hogan's Heroes, but turned down a regular role in the series because he thought the subject matter was being taken too lightly. Kinskey was married three times. His second wife was actress Iphigenie Castiglioni, to whom he remained married until her death in 1963. He was married to Tina York from 1983 to his death. He died of complications of a stroke in Fountain Hills, Arizona, at the age of 95. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leonid Kinskey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born18 April 1903 (age 122)
  • Place of BirthSaint Petersburg, Russia

Leonid Kinskey

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Leonid Kinskey (April 18, 1903 – September 8, 1998) was a Russian-born movie and television actor who enjoyed a long career. Kinskey is best known for his role as Sascha in the film Casablanca (1942). Kinskey was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He fled the Russian Revolution and acted on stage in Europe and South America before arriving in New York City in 1921. He joined the road production of Al Jolson's musical Wonder Bar, before making his first film appearance, in the 1932 Trouble in Paradise. His looks and accent helped him land supporting roles in numerous movies, including Duck Soup and Nothing Sacred, and on television, well into the 1960s. It is said that he got perhaps his best-known role, Sascha in Casablanca, because he was a drinking buddy of star Humphrey Bogart. Kinskey was in the pilot episode for Hogan's Heroes, but turned down a regular role in the series because he thought the subject matter was being taken too lightly. Kinskey was married three times. His second wife was actress Iphigenie Castiglioni, to whom he remained married until her death in 1963. He was married to Tina York from 1983 to his death. He died of complications of a stroke in Fountain Hills, Arizona, at the age of 95. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leonid Kinskey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born18 April 1903 (age 122)
  • Place of BirthSaint Petersburg, Russia
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Salute to Stan Laurel
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1965
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Glory
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5.0
1956
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The Man with the Golden Arm
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7.169
1955
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Gobs and Gals
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1952
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Honeychile
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6.0
1951
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Alimony
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5.8
1949
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The Great Sinner
star
6.619
1949
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Bashful Romeo
star
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1949
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Monsieur Beaucaire
star
5.6
1946
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The Fighting Seabees
star
6.2
1944
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Can't Help Singing
star
5.1
1944
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That's My Baby!
star
5.0
1944
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Casablanca
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8.157
1943
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Gildersleeve on Broadway
star
5.8
1943
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Let's Have Fun
star
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1943
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El circo
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7.7
1943
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Cinderella Swings It
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1943
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Presenting Lily Mars
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6.3
1943
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The Talk of the Town
star
7.3
1942
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Lady for a Night
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5.2
1942
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Somewhere I'll Find You
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5.9
1942
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Brooklyn Orchid
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6.0
1942
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I Married an Angel
star
5.0
1942
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Ball of Fire
star
7.367
1941
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Broadway Limited
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4.625
1941
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That Night in Rio
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6.2
1941
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So Ends Our Night
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6.2
1941
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Week-End in Havana
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6.65
1941
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Down Argentine Way
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6.08
1940
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He Stayed for Breakfast
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1940
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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
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6.9
1939
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Day-time Wife
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6.2
1939
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On Your Toes
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3.9
1939
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Everything Happens at Night
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4.1
1939
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Exile Express
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5.0
1939
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The Spellbinder
star
6.0
1939
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Flirting with Fate
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6.5
1938
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Three Blind Mice
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6.0
1938
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Algiers
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6.2
1938
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Outside of Paradise
star
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1938
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The Great Waltz
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5.7
1938
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Professor Beware
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6.1
1938
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A Trip to Paris
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1.0
1938
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Café Metropole
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6.9
1937
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Wise Girl
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7.0
1937
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Make a Wish
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5.5
1937
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Meet the Boy Friend
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5.167
1937
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My Dear Miss Aldrich
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6.1
1937
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The Sheik Steps Out
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4.0
1937
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Espionage
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6.5
1937
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The Girl from Scotland Yard
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5.0
1937
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Candid Cameramaniacs
star
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1937
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Nothing Sacred
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6.262
1937
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We're on the Jury
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5.8
1937
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Three Godfathers
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6.8
1936
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The Road to Glory
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6.3
1936
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Rhythm on the Range
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4.0
1936
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The General Died at Dawn
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6.2
1936
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Peter Ibbetson
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6.809
1935
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The Gilded Lily
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6.5
1935
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I Live My Life
star
6.4
1935
Poster
Les Misérables
star
7.173
1935
Poster
Manhattan Melodrama
star
7.014
1934
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We Live Again
star
6.6
1934
Poster
Change of Heart
star
6.2
1934
Poster
The Merry Widow
star
6.839
1934
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Fugitive Road
star
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1934
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Strictly Dynamite
star
5.3
1934
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Duck Soup
star
7.29
1933
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Girl Without a Room
star
5.3
1933
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Storm at Daybreak
star
5.8
1933
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Trouble in Paradise
star
7.397
1932
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The Big Broadcast
star
7.1
1932
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Monte Carlo
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6.5
1930