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Boris Lyoskin

Acting Born Jan 5, 1923 Petrograd, RSFSR, USSR 24 credits

Biography

Born in Petrograd, RSFSR, USSR. Participant in the Great Patriotic War. Defended Leningrad as part of the 22nd fortified region. In 1952 he graduated from the Leningrad Ostrovsky Theatre Institute (course of L.F. Makaryev). In 1952-1979 - actor of the Leningrad Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theatre. Since 1980 he lived and worked in the USA. Worked at the Circle in a Square Theatre on Broadway. Acted in episodic roles in American films. Member of the Actors Guild of America, was a member of the Oscar nomination committee.

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Known for

Film

Scoop

as Uri Doleska

Fuse

1962
Film

Men in Black

as Cook
Film

The Package

as Soviet Foreign Minister
Film

Cadillac Man

as Soviet Husband
Film

Vampire's Kiss

as Fantasy Cabbie

Four Lives, Four Loves

as Policeman

Full filmography

  • Third Watch (1999) as Uri Doleska
  • Fuse (1962)
  • Men in Black (1997) as Cook
  • The Package (1989) as Soviet Foreign Minister
  • Cadillac Man (1990) as Soviet Husband
  • Police Sergeant (1975) as таксист
  • The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) as Mikhael
  • Vampire's Kiss (1989) as Fantasy Cabbie
  • Cold Souls (2009) as Donor
  • The Strogovs (1976) as штабс-капитан
  • Everything Is Illuminated (2005) as Grandfather
  • A Couch in New York (1996) as Cab Driver #1
  • The House on Carroll Street (1988) as Hürwitz
  • At the Breaking Point (1957)
  • Wedding in Malinovka (1967) as (uncredited)
  • Intervention (1987) as предприниматель
  • Next to Us (1957) as (uncredited)
  • Way Home (1967) as nemets
  • The Soul Calls (1962) as Vitya (uncredited)
  • First Visitor (1966) as Chinovnik
  • The Republic of ShKID (1966) as Policeman
  • A Very Old Story (1968)
  • The Property of Republic (1972) as эпизод
  • Black and White (1992)