
Rudolf Nureyev
Known for Acting · 53 credits
- Born
- 1938-03-17
- Died
- 1993-01-06
- Place of birth
- Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia]
- Also known as
- Rudolph Nureyev · Rudolf Chametowitsch Nurejew · Rudolf Nurejew · Rudolf Noureev · Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев · Рудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев
Biography
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Tatar dancer from the former Soviet Union, considered one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women.
He defected to the West, despite KGB efforts to stop him. According to KGB archives studied by Peter Watson, Nikita Khrushchev personally signed an order to have Nureyev killed
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Known For
TV Shows (12)

Omnibus
1967
as Self (archive footage)

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Midi trente
1972
as Self

The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star

The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Ballet Dancer
Please Turn the Page
1977
as Self
Wedden, dat..?
1986
as Self

Love at First Sight
1992
as Igor

The Dame Edna Experience
1987
as Self
Lieder, Arien und Geschichten
1964
as Self
Movies (41)

Valentino
1977
as Rudolph Valentino

I Am Divine
2014
as Self (archive)

Exposed
1983
as Daniel Jelline

The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self (archive footage)

That's Dancing!
1985

The Special London Bridge Special
1972
as Ballet Dancer

Singer Presents Burt Bacharach
1971
as Himself

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
2021
as Self (archive footage)

Nureyev
2018
as Self, Archive Footage

The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977

Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe
2018
as self

The Nutcracker
1968
as Herr Drosselmeyer/The Prince

Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky
1980
as Himself/Petrushka/La Spectre de la Rose/Le Faune

Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
2005

The Margot Fonteyn Story
1989
as Rudolf Nureyev

Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev
1980
as Himself
Petrushka
1976
as Petrouchka

The Sleeping Beauty
1972
as Prince Florimund

An Evening With The Royal Ballet
1963
as Self

Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams
2016
as Himself (Archive Footage)

Don Quixote
1973
as Basilio

Swan Lake
1966
as Prince Siegfried
Nureyev Unzipped
1998
as Self (archive footage)

Cinderella
1997
as Film Producer

Swan Lake
1963
as Prince Siegfried

The Day of the Oath
1965
as Self

A Life for Ballet
2012
as Self

When the Spirit Soars in Flight
1958
Venezia, carnevale, un amore
1982

Rudolf Nureyev
1991
as Himself

Marco Spada
1982
as Marco Spada

Political Portraits
1969
as Himself
The Nutcracker
2018

Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness
1997
as Self

Romeo and Juliet
1966
as Romeo

I Am a Dancer
1972
as Himself (James / Dancer / Armand / The Prince)

Bournonville's La Sylphide and Flower Festival
2013
as Paolo, a young man

Giselle
1979
as Albrecht
Nureyev
1974
as Self

The Afternoon of a Faun
1981
as Faun

Afternoon of a Faun
as Faun
About Rudolf Nureyev
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Tatar dancer from the former Soviet Union, considered one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women. He defected to the West, despite KGB efforts to stop him. According to KGB archives studied by Peter Watson, Nikita Khrushchev personally signed an order to have Nureyev killed Description above from the Wik… With 53 credits spanning from 1948 to 2021, Rudolf Nureyev has appeared in 41 films and 12 TV shows.
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- Valentino (1977) — as Rudolph Valentino
- I Am Divine (2014) — as Self (archive)
- Exposed (1983) — as Daniel Jelline
- The World of Jim Henson (1994) — as Self (archive footage)
- That's Dancing! (1985)
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