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Aliases: Леонид Семёнович Каневский , Leonid Kanevskyi , Leonid Kanevskiy , Leonid Kanevskii , Leonid Kanewskyj

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]

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Movie Involvements: 12

TV Involvements: 4


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

The investigation was conducted
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9

The investigation was conducted

(2006) self/host&narrator
D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers
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7

D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers

(1979) Monsieur Bonacieux
Investigation Held by ZnaToKi
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7

Investigation Held by ZnaToKi

(1971) Томин
The Red Tent
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6

The Red Tent

(1969) Italian Radio Operator (uncredited)
Land, Poste Restante
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1

Land, Poste Restante

(1973) Maurizio
Mary Poppins, Goodbye
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7

Mary Poppins, Goodbye

(1983) Bob Gudetti
Ilfipetrov
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7

Ilfipetrov

(2013) Narrator / From the author (voice)
Adventures in the City which Doesn't Exist
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0

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 N/A
2019 N/A
2018 N/A
2013 Narrator / From the author (voice)
2008 Himself / Guest
2006 self/host&narrator
2005 N/A
2003 Zemesh
2001 Otary (as Leonid Kanevski)
1994 Nikanor Ivanovich Bosoy (uncredited)
1991 N/A
1987 N/A
1986 N/A
1984 Thief
Karl
1983 Bob Gudetti
N/A
1982 Million commander
1979 Monsieur Bonacieux
1977 Mukhamiel
N/A
1976 Nachalnik militsii
1975 N/A
Худайкул - начальник стражи эмира
1974 Robert Ivanovich
(voice)
Bonaventura
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Narrator (voice)
1973 N/A
N/A
Maurizio
1972 Conférencier
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N/A
1971 Major Tomin
Томин
1970 Apperkot
N/A
N/A
1969 Italian Radio Operator (uncredited)
smuggler in Istanbul
1968 N/A
1966 nelegalnyy prodavets plyonok s muzykoy
1965 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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