Leonid Gaidai

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

8

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-01-30

Deathday

1993-11-19 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR

Also Known As

  • Leonid Gayday
  • Леонид Гайдай
  • L. Gaidai
  • Leonid Iovich Gaidai
  • Leonid Gaiddai
  • L. Gaydday

Leonid Gaidai

Biography

Leonid I. Gaidai (30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993) was one of the most popular Soviet comedy directors, enjoying immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former USSR and modern Russia. His movies broke theatre attendance records and are still some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia.

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Acting

2005
Как уходили кумиры as Self/ArchiveFootage
1993
There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach as Crazy casino player (uncredited)
1971
12 Chairs as Коробейников
1965
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures as пятнадцатисуточник, новелла «Напарник»
1961
В пути
1960
Thrice Resurrected as Izobretatel (uncredited)
1959
The Wind as Закревский
1955
Lyana as Alyosha
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Leonid Gaidai