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Leonid Kanevsky
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Soviet, Russian and Israeli theater, film and dubbing actor, TV presenter; Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1984). Member of the Public Council of the Russian Jewish Congress. Leonid…
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Soviet, Russian and Israeli theater, film and dubbing actor, TV presenter; Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1984). Member of the Public Council of the Russian Jewish Congress. Leonid Semenovich Kanevsky was born on May 2, 1939 in Kiev in a Jewish family. My mother studied piano at the Kiev Conservatory, graduated from the 2nd year, got married at the age of 19, left the conservatory and went with her husband to the Caucasus, where he worked. In 1933, the elder brother Alexander was born, 6 years later Leonid was born. At the age of 17, he left for Moscow and entered the Shchukin College for the course of Vera Konstantinovna Lvova. From 1960 to 1967, he was an actor of the Moscow Lenin Komsomol Theater. From 1967 to 1991 — actor of the Moscow Theater on Malaya Bronnaya. His film debut was a cameo role in the film "Forty Minutes before Dawn" (1963). The actor was widely known for the role of police major Alexander Tomin in the TV series "The Investigation is conducted by Experts", as well as the role of a smuggler in the comedy "Diamond Hand" and haberdasher Bonacieux in the mini-series "D'Artagnan and Three the Musketeer." In 1991, he repatriated to Israel, where, together with director Eugene Arie, he created the Gesher Drama Theater in Tel Aviv (translated from Hebrew - "bridge"); the basis of his troupe are Russian actors who played on the stages of Moscow and Leningrad theaters. In 2003, he was the host of the TV game "The Ninth Shaft" on the Israeli Channel 9. From January 2006 to the present — presenter of the documentary TV show "The investigation was conducted ..." on "NTV". In 2009, he starred in the TV series "Semin" and "Semin. Retribution." He also took part in the dubbing of the cartoon "Cars 2" in the role of scout Finn Mcmistle. Over the years of his creative activity, the actor has starred in more than fifty films and television series. Member of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation.
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2027
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Movie
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2026
Land of Wonders
Movie (voice)
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2025
Пари
Movie
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2024
Райский
TV show генерал Райский Виктор Семенович
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2024
Games 80
TV show Александр Юрьевич
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2023
Olivier and the Robots
TV show
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2019
Hot!
Movie Leonid Kanevskiy
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2018
What Men Talk About 3
Movie
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2013
Ilfipetrov
Movie Narrator / From the author (voice)
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2011
The Master and Margarita
Movie Nikanor Ivanovich Bosoy (uncredited)
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2008
Big Difference
TV show Himself / Guest
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2006
The investigation was conducted
TV show ведущий
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2005
Roots
Movie Baroukh
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2003
Rutenberg
Movie Zemesh
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2001
Late Marriage
Movie Otary (as Leonid Kanevski)
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1995
Jewish Vendetta
Movie
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1991
Death in Cinema
Movie
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1987
Candidate
Movie
- 1986
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1984
Pippi Longstocking
Movie Thief
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1984
Monsieur Lenoir, Who...
Movie Joseph
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1983
Mary Poppins, Goodbye
Movie Bob Gudetti
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1982
Along Unknown Paths
Movie Десятник - Миллионский
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1979
D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers
TV show Monsieur Bonacieux
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1979
Hello, I've Arrived!
Movie
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1977
Almanzor's Rings
Movie Mukhamiel
- 1977
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1976
Amazing Berendeev
Movie Nachalnik militsii
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1975
The Magic Skin
Movie
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1975
Taste of Khalva
Movie Худайкул - начальник стражи эмира
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1975
Countermeasure
Movie
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1975
Give Me Back My Rex
Movie Elephant trainer (voice)
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1974
Homeboy
Movie Robert Ivanovich
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1974
Adventures in the City which Doesn't Exist
Movie Bonaventura
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1974
Night of the Mistakes
Movie
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1974
Sergeev Seeking Sergeev
Movie Narrator (voice)
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1973
Nylon 100%
Movie Арчибальдик
- 1973
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1973
Land, Poste Restante
Movie Maurizio
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1973
In the Rooms
Movie
