Leonid Kanevsky
Known for Acting · 58 credits
- Born
- 1939-05-02 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
- Also known as
- Leonid Kanevskyi · Leonid Kanevskiy · Leonid Kanevskii · Л. Каневский · Leonid Kanewskyj · Каневский Леонид Семёнович
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.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Fuse
1962
The investigation was conducted
2006
as ведущий
Investigation Held by ZnaToKi
1971
as Александр Томин
Big Difference
2008
as Himself / Guest
D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers
1979
as Monsieur Bonacieux
Райский
2024
as генерал Райский Виктор Семенович
Games 80
2024
as Александр Юрьевич
Olivier and the Robots
2023
Movies (50)
The Diamond Arm
1969
as head smuggler's assistant
The Red Tent
1969
as Italian Radio Operator (uncredited)
Late Marriage
2001
as Otary (as Leonid Kanevski)
Rutenberg
2003
as Zemesh
Give Me Back My Rex
1975
as Elephant trainer (voice)
The Master and Margarita
2011
as Nikanor Ivanovich Bosoy (uncredited)
Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière
1973
Hot!
2019
as Leonid Kanevskiy
Nylon 100%
1973
as Арчибальдик
Night of the Mistakes
1974
Mitya
1967
Roots
2005
as Baroukh
Candidate
1987
Physics at Half Past Nine
1971
Pippi Longstocking
1984
as Thief
New Year's Abduction
1970
as director
Monsieur Lenoir, Who...
1984
as Joseph
The Pickwick Papers
1972
What Men Talk About 3
2018
Land, Poste Restante
1973
as Maurizio
Punisher
1968
Mary Poppins, Goodbye
1983
as Bob Gudetti
Adventures in the City which Doesn't Exist
1974
as Bonaventura
Ilfipetrov
2013
as Narrator / From the author (voice)
The Life and Ascension of Yuras Bratchik
1967
Taste of Khalva
1975
as Худайкул - начальник стражи эмира
The City of Masters
1965
The Amazing Boy
1971
as Apperkot
Along Unknown Paths
1982
as Десятник - Миллионский
The Train Stops for Two Minutes
1972
as Conférencier
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
1977
Sergeev Seeking Sergeev
1974
as Narrator (voice)
The Magic Skin
1975
Almanzor's Rings
1977
as Mukhamiel
Countermeasure
1975
In the Rooms
1973
When the Harpsichord Plays
1966
as Illicit Dealer
The Victims Have No Grievance
1986
Jewish Vendetta
1995
Amazing Berendeev
1976
as Nachalnik militsii
Forty Minutes 'Til Dawn
1964
На два часа раньше
1967
as ensemble administrator (uncredited)
Commandant of Lauterburg
1969
Death in Cinema
1991
Homeboy
1974
as Robert Ivanovich
Пари
2025
Summer Is Gone ...
1972
Vaudeville On Vaudeville
1970
Moby Dick
1972
Hello, I've Arrived!
1979
About Leonid Kanevsky
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… With 58 credits spanning from 1962 to 2025, Leonid Kanevsky has appeared in 50 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Leonid Kanevsky Movies
- The Diamond Arm (1969) — as head smuggler's assistant
- The Red Tent (1969) — as Italian Radio Operator (uncredited)
- Late Marriage (2001) — as Otary (as Leonid Kanevski)
- Rutenberg (2003) — as Zemesh
- Give Me Back My Rex (1975) — as Elephant trainer (voice)
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