Michael Chekhov
Birthday
1891/08/28
Day of death
1955/09/30 (64 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Also know as
Михаил Чехов, Mijaíl Aleksándrovich Chéjov, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Chekhov
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Chekhov (29 August 1891 – 30 September 1955) was a Russian-American actor, director, author, and theatre practitioner. His acting technique has been used by actors such as Clint Eastwood, Marilyn Monroe, Yul Brynner, and Robert Stack. Constantin Stanislavski referred to him as his most brilliant student. He was a nephew of the playwright Anton Chekhov. Although mainly a stage actor, he made a few notable appearances on film, perhaps most memorably...Read more
Acting
(1945) Spellbound
as Dr. Alexander Brulov
(1949) The Price of Freedom
as Johann Vollmer
(1913) Tercentenary of the Romanov Dynasty's Accession
as Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich
(1946) Specter of the Rose
as Max Polikoff
(1954) Rhapsody
as Prof. Schuman
(1952) Invitation
as Dr. Fromm
(1948) Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
as Gaboolian
(1979) Cinema in Russia
as Film footage
(1914) When The Heart's Strings Sound
as Fred, Jean's brother
(1952) Holiday for Sinners
as Dr. Konndorff
(1946) Cross My Heart
as Peter
(1946) Abie's Irish Rose
as Solomon Levy
(1930) Phantoms of Happiness
as Jacques Bramard
(1944) Song of Russia
as Ivan Stepanov
(1929) Der Narr seiner Liebe
as ---
(1944) In Our Time
as Uncle Leopold Baruta
(1930) Troika
as ---
(1927) The Man from the Restaurant
as ---