Leonid Gaidai
Birthday
1923/01/30
Day of death
1993/11/19 (70 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR
Also know as
Leonid Gayday , Леонид Гайдай, L. Gaidai, Leonid Iovich Gaidai, Leonid Gaiddai, L. Gaydday, Леони́д Ио́вич Гайда́й, Л. Гайдай
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".
Acting
(1961) In Transit
as ---
(1971) 12 Chairs
as Коробейников
(1993) There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach
as Crazy casino player (uncredited)
(1959) The Wind
as Закревский
(1965) Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures
as пятнадцатисуточник, новелла «Напарник»
(1955) Lyana
as Alyosha
(1960) Thrice Resurrected
as Izobretatel (uncredited)
(1969) The Diamond Arm
as ---
(1977) Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
as ---
(2005) Как уходили кумиры
as Self/ArchiveFootage
(2016) Легенды кино
as Self (archive footage)