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
Biography
Leonid I. Gaidai (30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993) was one of the most popular Soviet comedy directors, enjoying immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former USSR and modern Russia. His movies broke theatre attendance records and are still some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia.
Acting
(1961) В пути
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)
(2005) Как уходили кумиры
as Self/ArchiveFootage