Leonid Brezhnev
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 19, 1906 in Kamenskoe, Yekaterinoslavskaya guberniya, Russian Empire
- Died
- November 10, 1982
- Active Years
- 1967–2025 (59 Years)
- Total Credits
- 41 credits in database
Biography
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev was a Soviet statesman, politician, and party figure born on December 19, 1906, in Kamenskoe, Yekaterinoslav governorate, Russian Empire. He is known for acting and has 41 known credits. Brezhnev held the highest leadership position in the CPSU for 18 years, from 1964 until his death on November 10, 1982. His political roles included serving as First Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee from 1964 to 1966 and General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee from 1966 to 1982. He also served as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1960 to 1964 and from 1977 to 1982. He was a Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1976 and a four-time Hero of the Soviet Union.
Career overview
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev was a Soviet statesman, politician, and party figure who was known in the context of film databases for acting, with 41 known credits on The Movie Database. Born on December 19, 1906, in Kamenskoe in the Yekaterinoslav governorate of the Russian Empire, he held the highest leadership position in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union for 18 years, serving from 1964 until his death on November 10, 1982, at the age of 75.
During his political career, Brezhnev served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Central Committee from 1964 to 1966 and as General Secretary from 1966 to 1982. He also held office as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1960 to 1964 and again from 1977 to 1982. Outside of his primary political offices, he was credited in media including his appearance in O Sport, You Are Peace! and was recognized in public profiles as a communist leader of the Soviet Union. His leadership spanned nearly two decades, marked by his governance of the conservative, centralized state until his death in Moscow in 1982.
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41 titles- The Helsinki Effect (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- The Cars We Drove into Capitalism (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Аркадий Райкин. Королю дозволено всё (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- The Spy Who Fell to Earth (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- 1979: Big Bang of the Present (2019) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Going to Hell (2019) as Self (archive)
- Код доступа (2017) as Self
- Agnelli (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- A Dying King: The Shah of Iran (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Legends of Cinema (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Загадки века с Сергеем Медведевым (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Burden of the Gypsies (2016) as Himself (archive)
- Palme (2012) as Self (archive footage)
- The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- Space Sailors (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- Disco and Atomic War (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- :03 from Gold (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- Faith of the Century: A History of Communism (1999) as Self (archive footage)
- Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 2 (1996) as Self (archive footage)
- Within These Walls: A Tour of the White House (1991) as Self (archive footage)
- Case of Joseph Brodsky (1991) as Self (archive footage)
- Л.И.Брежнев (1988) as Леонид Ильич Брежнев
- Red Star Over Khyber (1984) as Self
- Trial (1982) as Self (archive footage)
- Kyiv Symphony (1982) as Self (archive footage)
- Memory of the People (1982) as (archive footage)
- O Sport, You Are Peace! (1981) as Self - Opens the Olympics
- Karpov Plays with Karpov (1980) as Self
- Beijing's Cards (1979) as Self (archive footage)
- Incendiaries from the Celestial Empire (1979) as Self (archive footage)
- Spring in Phnom Penh (1979) as Self (archive footage)
- Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder (1979) as Self (archive footage)
- Maoism: A Tragedy for China (1978) as Self (archive footage)
- The Story of the Communist (1976) as Himself
- The Society of the Spectacle (1974) as Self (archive footage)
- A Time For Peace (1973) as Self
- Venceremos, solidaridad (1973) as Self (archive footage)
- Czechoslovakia 1968 (1969) as Self (archive footage)
- People and Space (1968) as Self - Archive Footage
- Urho Kekkonen - valtiomies, presidentti (1967)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Leonid Brezhnev best known for?
Leonid Brezhnev is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including O Sport, You Are Peace! (1981), The Lovers (1970).
When and where was Leonid Brezhnev born?
Leonid Brezhnev was born on December 19, 1906 in Kamenskoe, Yekaterinoslavskaya guberniya, Russian Empire. They passed away on November 10, 1982.
How many credits does Leonid Brezhnev have?
Leonid Brezhnev has accumulated over 41 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1967 to 2025.
What is Leonid Brezhnev's background in cinema and television?
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev was a Soviet statesman, politician, and party figure born on December 19, 1906, in Kamenskoe, Yekaterinoslav governorate, Russian Empire. He is known for acting and has 41 known credits. Brezhnev held the highest leadership position in the CPSU for 18 years, from 1964 until his death on November ...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- O Sport, You Are Peace! (1981) as Self - Opens the Olympics — aged about 74
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