Leonid Kinskey
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1903-04-18
- Died
- 1998-09-08
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Also known as
- Leonid Kinsky
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (19)
Perry Mason
1957
as Vyacheslav Gerznov
Batman
1966
as Professor Overbeck
Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Vladimir Minsk
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Yevgeny
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Sam Weiss
Burke's Law
1963
as Juan Bagulesco
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Pete Kramer
Peter Gunn
1958
as Stashek
The Millionaire
1955
as Woody - Bradwell's Friend
Telephone Time
1956
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Ferenc Pifnic
The Detectives
1959
Honey West
1965
as Roger / Bogus Conrad Wycherly
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Professor Radetsky / Professor Radetzky
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Pete and Gladys
1960
The Alaskans
1959
Good Morning World
1967
as Dr. Crandell
Guestward, Ho!
1960
Movies (76)
Casablanca
1943
as Sascha
The Fighting Seabees
1944
as Johnny Novasky
Les Misérables
1935
as Genflou
Exile Express
1939
as Lead Henchman David
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
as Dominiwski
Peter Ibbetson
1935
as Prisoner (uncredited)
Duck Soup
1933
as Sylvanian Agitator
El circo
1943
as Cliente ruso zapatero (as L. Kinsky)
Bashful Romeo
1949
Ball of Fire
1941
as Prof. Quintana
Fugitive Road
1934
as Nicholas Petrovich,- Smuggler
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Ferdinand Roassare - Poet (uncredited)
Trouble in Paradise
1932
as Russian Visitor (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Trotskyite Slapping Poppa Rosen
The Talk of the Town
1942
as Jan Pulaski
Algiers
1938
as L'Arbi
I Married an Angel
1942
as Zinski
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Stanislausky - Accordion Player (uncredited)
Three Godfathers
1936
as Card Player (uncredited)
Glory
1956
as Vasily
The Great Sinner
1949
as Bandleader in Park (uncredited)
The Merry Widow
1934
as Shepherd (uncredited)
Cinderella Swings It
1943
as Vladimir Smitkin
The Gilded Lily
1935
as Vocal Teacher (uncredited)
Café Metropole
1937
as Artist
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
as Artist
The Road to Glory
1936
as Ledoux
Alimony
1949
as Joe Wood
Broadway Limited
1941
as Ivan Ivanski
Gobs and Gals
1952
as Ivan
The Great Waltz
1938
as Dudelman
Somewhere I'll Find You
1942
as Dorloff, the Waiter
So Ends Our Night
1941
as The Chicken
The General Died at Dawn
1936
as Stewart
The Spellbinder
1939
as Harry Beldon, Saxophone Player
Monte Carlo
1930
as Opera Chorus Singer (uncredited)
Down Argentine Way
1940
as Tito Acuna
Lady for a Night
1942
as Boris
Wise Girl
1937
as Eccentric Greenwich Village Writer (uncredited)
Professor Beware
1938
as Tableau Director
I Live My Life
1935
as Waiter (Uncredited)
Honeychile
1951
as Chick Lister
That Night in Rio
1941
as Monsieur Pierre Dufond
Espionage
1937
as Maxie Burgos
A Trip to Paris
1938
as Emile
Monsieur Beaucaire
1946
as Rene
On Your Toes
1939
as Ivan Boultonoff
Three Blind Mice
1938
as Young Man
Strictly Dynamite
1934
as Garçon (uncredited)
Storm at Daybreak
1933
as Serbian Villager (uncredited)
Week-End in Havana
1941
as Rafael
Day-time Wife
1939
as Coco Anderson
Make a Wish
1937
as Moe
We Live Again
1934
as Simon Kartinkin
Change of Heart
1934
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Can't Help Singing
1944
as Koppa
Brooklyn Orchid
1942
as Ignatz Rachkowsky
Rhythm on the Range
1936
as Mischa
Let's Have Fun
1943
as Gregory Loosnikoff
Everything Happens at Night
1939
as Groder
The Woman I Love
1937
as (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast
1940
as Comrade Nicky
The Big Broadcast
1932
as Ivan
Gildersleeve on Broadway
1943
as Window Washer
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Leo
We're on the Jury
1937
as Nicholas Krakin
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965
as Movie director in sketch
My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937
as A Waiter
Meet the Boy Friend
1937
as Dr. Sokoloff
That's My Baby!
1944
as Doctor Svatsky
Girl Without a Room
1933
as Gallopsky
The Sheik Steps Out
1937
as Allusi Ali
Flirting with Fate
1938
as Pedro Lopez
Candid Cameramaniacs
1937
as Otto
The Girl from Scotland Yard
1937
as Mischa
Outside of Paradise
1938
as Cafe Owner Ivan Petrovich
About Leonid Kinskey
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 supporti… With 95 credits spanning from 1930 to 1968, Leonid Kinskey has appeared in 76 films and 19 TV shows.
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- Casablanca (1943) — as Sascha
- The Fighting Seabees (1944) — as Johnny Novasky
- Les Misérables (1935) — as Genflou
- Exile Express (1939) — as Lead Henchman David
- The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) — as Dominiwski
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