Boris Lyoskin
Birthday
1923/01/05
Day of death
2020/02/21 (97 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Petrograd, RSFSR, USSR
Also know as
Борис Лескин, Борис Лёскин, Boris Leskin
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.
Acting
(2005) Everything Is Illuminated
as Grandfather
(1988) Vampire's Kiss
as Fantasy Cabbie
(1968) A Very Old Story
as ---
(1998) World War Three
as Yuri Rubanov
(1993) The Nick Of Time
as ---
(2009) Cold Souls
as Donor
(1965) Fear and Despair in the Third Empire
as Doctor
(1966) First Visitor
as Chinovnik
(1964) Conscience Doesn't Forgive
as ---
(1985) The Falcon and the Snowman
as Mikhael
(1969) The Truth! Nothing But the Truth!
as ---
(1969) You!
as ---
(1969) Vanya, How are You Here?
as ---
(1972) 31st Dept.
as заведующий типографией
(1969) Dead Souls
as служащий канцелярии
(1974) Царевич Проша
as стражник
(1957) Next to us
as ---
(1989) The Package
as Soviet Foreign Minister
(1964) Two Sundays
as ---
(1963) Kukhlya
as ---
(1963) Рембрандт
as дежурный офицер
(1966) 12 Chairs
as аукционист
(1976) The Strogovs
as staff-captain
(1990) Cadillac Man
as Soviet Husband
(1996) A Couch in New York
as Cab Driver #1
(1962) The Soul Calls
as Vitya (uncredited)
(1976) The Only One
as visitor (uncredited)
(1997) Men in Black
as Cook
(1967) Way Home
as nemets
(1988) The House on Carroll Street
as ---
(1999) Third Watch
as Uri Doleska
(1975) Сержант милиции
as таксист