Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Born
July 23, 1946
Died
December 3, 1995 (49 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Rostov-na-Donu, Rostovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy (23 July 1946 — 2 December 1995) was a Soviet actor and film director. His best known roles are in films such as Stalker, At Home Among Strangers, and The Bodyguard.
Prior to pursuing an acting career, Kaydanovskiy attended technical college where he trained to become a welder. In 1965 he started studying acting at The Rostov Theatre School and the Shchukin theatrical school in Moscow. Before completing the course he took his first part in the film The Mysterious Wall and upon graduation in 1969, he worked as stage actor, making his debut at the Vakhtangov Theatre in 1969. In 1971, he was invited to join the prestigious Moscow Arts Theatre, a rare privilege for a 25-year-old graduate.
He made his major film debut in At Home Among Strangers, and over the next few years appeared in some two dozen films, including the satirical comedy Diamonds for Dictatorship of the Proletariat and The Life of Beethoven. At his peak in the '70s Kaidanovsky was among the USSR’s most popular actors, and it was at this point that famed Soviet director Andrei Tarkovsky, impressed by the looks and the acting technique of Kaidanovsky in Diamonds, invited him to play the title role in his new film, Stalker. The role earned Kaydanovskiy international acclaim.
In 1985 he directed A Simple Death, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. In 1993 he directed Just Death, which was about the death of Leo Tolstoy.
Known For
The Arrival of a Train
1996
Secrets Shared with a Stranger
Kriouchoff
1996
Magic Hunter
Maxim
1994
To Remember
Himself - archiveFootage · (1 episode)
1993
The Devil's Breath
Damian
1993
Tear of the Prince of Darkness
1993
Parajanov: The Last Spring
Himself, Tarkovsky's actor
1992
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
Narrator (voice)
1992
The Pass
Narrator (voice)
1988
New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Sir Lancelot
1988
Ten Little Indians
Филипп Ломбард
1987
The Theater Is My House
1987
Two Tickets to India
1985
Contract
1985
I'm Sorry
Pranas
1982
Kafedra
Valentin Orlov
1982
Fact
Stanislav
1981
And I'm With You Again...
1981
The Rescuer
Николай Вараксин
1980
Rafferty
Эймс
1980
The Return
1980
Story of an Unknown Man
1980
Stalker
Stalker
1979
Pilot Pirx's Inquest
Tom Novak
1979
The Bodyguard
Mirzo
1979
Who Will go to Truskavets?
1978
The Life of Beethoven
1978
The Turning Point
doctor
1978
Forward March, Time!
Reading poem (voice)
1977
That Was in Kokand
поручик Зайченко
1977
Golden River
бывший царский офицер Кирилл Зимин
1977
The Importance of Being Earnest
Джон Уортинг
1976
Fiery Bridge
1976
Мое дело
1976
Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
Vorontsov
1976
The Lost Expedition
Кирилл Петрович Зимин (бывший царский офицер)
1975
Going My Way
1975
Under the Roofs of Montmartre
1975
At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own
Поручик Лемке
1974
Vanyushin's Kids
Костя
1974
Failure of Engineer Garin
Вольф
1973
The Fourth
1972
The Gambler
1972
The Mathematician and the Devil
Черт
1972
Hound of the Baskervilles
Джэк Стэплтон
1971
The Fifteenth Spring
Messenger
1971
And There Was Evening, And There Was Morning
1971
Investigation Held by ZnaToKi
Борис Миркин - скупщик золота · (1 episode)
1971
Drama on the Hunt
Граф Карнеев
1970
A Quiet Day at the End of the War
Sergeant
1970
A Nest of Gentry
1969
First Love
1969
Anna Karenina
Jules Landeau
1967
The Mysterious Wall
1967