Person Details
Birthday: 1903-04-18 23:18:27
Death: 1998-09-08 23:18:27
Aliases: Leonid Kinsky
Gender: Male
Place of birth: St. Petersburg, Russia
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Movie Involvements: 28
TV Involvements: 6
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Perry Mason
(1957) Vyacheslav GerznovDr. Kildare
(1961) Sam WeissThe Millionaire
(1955) Woody - Bradwell's FriendPeter Gunn
(1958) StashekBurke's Law
(1963) Juan BagulescoHoney West
(1965) Roger / Bogus Conrad WycherlyCasablanca
(1943) SaschaThe Man with the Golden Arm
(1955) DominiwskiActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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1968 | Professor Radetsky | |
Professor Radetzky | ||
1967 | N/A | |
1966 | Professor Overbeck | |
1965 | Movie director in sketch | |
Roger / Bogus Conrad Wycherly | ||
Vladimir Minsk | ||
1963 | Juan Bagulesco | |
1961 | Sam Weiss | |
1960 | N/A | |
N/A | ||
1959 | N/A | |
N/A | ||
1958 | Stashek | |
1957 | Vyacheslav Gerznov | |
N/A | ||
1956 | N/A | |
Vasily | ||
1955 | Dominiwski | |
Woody - Bradwell's Friend | ||
1951 | Chick Lister | |
1950 | N/A | |
1949 | N/A | |
Joe Wood | ||
1944 | Koppa | |
Doctor Svatsky | ||
Johnny Novasky | ||
1943 | Window Washer | |
Leo | ||
Cliente ruso zapatero (as L. Kinsky) | ||
Gregory Loosnikoff | ||
Vladimir Smitkin | ||
Sascha | ||
1942 | Dorloff, the Waiter | |
Jan Pulaski | ||
Zinski | ||
Ignatz Rachkowsky | ||
Boris | ||
1941 | Prof. Quintana | |
Rafael | ||
Ivan Ivanski | ||
Monsieur Pierre Dufond | ||
The Chicken | ||
1940 | Tito Acuna | |
Comrade Nicky | ||
1939 | Groder | |
Coco Anderson | ||
Ivan Boultonoff | ||
Harry Beldon, Saxophone Player | ||
David | ||
Artist | ||
1938 | Pedro Lopez | |
Dudelman | ||
Tableau Director | ||
Young Man | ||
Emile | ||
Cafe Owner Ivan Petrovich | ||
L'Arbi | ||
1937 | Eccentric Greenwich Village Writer (uncredited) | |
Otto | ||
Ferdinand Roassare - Poet (uncredited) | ||
A Waiter | ||
Allusi Ali | ||
Moe | ||
Dr. Sokoloff | ||
Mischa | ||
Artist | ||
Maxie Burgos | ||
Nicholas Krakin | ||
1936 | Stewart | |
Mischa | ||
Card Player (uncredited) | ||
1935 | Prisoner (uncredited) | |
Waiter (Uncredited) | ||
Vocal Teacher (uncredited) | ||
1934 | Shepherd (uncredited) | |
Simon Kartinkin | ||
Nicholas Petrovich,- Smuggler | ||
Party Guest | ||
Garçon (uncredited) | ||
Trotskyite Slapping Poppa Rosen | ||
1933 | Gallopsky | |
Sylvanian Agitator | ||
Serbian Villager (uncredited) | ||
1932 | The Communist (uncredited) | |
Ivan | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |