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Leonid Kinskey
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Leonid Kinskey (April 18, 1903 – September 8, 1998) was a Russian-born movie and television actor who enjoyed a long career. Kinskey is best known for his role as Sascha in the fi…
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Leonid Kinskey (April 18, 1903 – September 8, 1998) was a Russian-born movie and television actor who enjoyed a long career. Kinskey is best known for his role as Sascha in the film Casablanca (1942). Kinskey was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He fled the Russian Revolution and acted on stage in Europe and South America before arriving in New York City in 1921. He joined the road production of Al Jolson's musical Wonder Bar, before making his first film appearance, in the 1932 Trouble in Paradise. His looks and accent helped him land supporting roles in numerous movies, including Duck Soup and Nothing Sacred, and on television, well into the 1960s. It is said that he got perhaps his best-known role, Sascha in Casablanca, because he was a drinking buddy of star Humphrey Bogart. Kinskey was in the pilot episode for Hogan's Heroes, but turned down a regular role in the series because he thought the subject matter was being taken too lightly. Kinskey was married three times. His second wife was actress Iphigenie Castiglioni, to whom he remained married until her death in 1963. He was married to Tina York from 1983 to his death. He died of complications of a stroke in Fountain Hills, Arizona, at the age of 95. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leonid Kinskey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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1968
Mayberry R.F.D.
TV show Professor Radetsky
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1967
Good Morning World
TV show Dr. Crandell
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1966
Batman
TV show Professor Overbeck
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1965
Salute to Stan Laurel
Movie Movie director in sketch
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1965
Hogan's Heroes
TV show Vladimir Minsk
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1965
Honey West
TV show Roger / Bogus Conrad Wycherly
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1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV show Ferenc Pifnic
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1963
Burke's Law
TV show Juan Bagulesco
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1961
Dr. Kildare
TV show Sam Weiss
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1960
Guestward, Ho!
TV show
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1960
Pete and Gladys
TV show
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1959
The Detectives
TV show
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1959
The Alaskans
TV show
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1958
77 Sunset Strip
TV show Pete Kramer
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1958
Peter Gunn
TV show Stashek
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1957
The Helen Morgan Story
Movie Stanislausky - Accordion Player (uncredited)
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1957
Perry Mason
TV show Vyacheslav Gerznov
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1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV show
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1956
Telephone Time
TV show
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1956
Glory
Movie Vasily
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1955
The Man with the Golden Arm
Movie Dominiwski
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1955
The Millionaire
TV show Woody - Bradwell's Friend
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1952
Gobs and Gals
Movie Ivan
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1951
Honeychile
Movie Chick Lister
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1950
Lux Video Theatre
TV show
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1949
Bashful Romeo
Movie
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1949
The Great Sinner
Movie Bandleader in Park (uncredited)
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1949
Alimony
Movie Joe Wood
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1946
Monsieur Beaucaire
Movie Rene
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1944
Can't Help Singing
Movie Koppa
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1944
That's My Baby!
Movie Doctor Svatsky
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1944
The Fighting Seabees
Movie Johnny Novasky
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1943
Gildersleeve on Broadway
Movie Window Washer
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1943
Presenting Lily Mars
Movie Leo
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1943
The Circus
Movie Cliente ruso zapatero (as L. Kinsky)
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1943
Let's Have Fun
Movie Gregory Loosnikoff
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1943
Cinderella Swings It
Movie Vladimir Smitkin
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1943
Casablanca
Movie Sascha
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1942
Somewhere I'll Find You
Movie Dorloff, the Waiter
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1942
The Talk of the Town
Movie Jan Pulaski
