Rudolf Nureyev
Known for Acting · 52 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)
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Omnibus
1967
as Self (archive footage)
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 (40)
Valentino
1977
as Rudolph Valentino
That's Dancing!
1985
Exposed
1983
as Daniel Jelline
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self (archive footage)
The Special London Bridge Special
1972
as Ballet Dancer
I Am Divine
2014
as Self (archive)
Singer Presents Burt Bacharach
1971
as Himself
Nureyev
2018
as Self, Archive Footage
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Nutcracker
1968
as Herr Drosselmeyer/The Prince
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
2005
Petrushka
1976
as Petrouchka
The Sleeping Beauty
1972
as Prince Florimund
I Am a Dancer
1972
as Himself (James / Dancer / Armand / The Prince)
Venezia, carnevale, un amore
1982
Don Quixote
1973
as Basilio
Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev
1980
as Himself
The Day of the Oath
1965
as Self
Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky
1980
as Himself/Petrushka/La Spectre de la Rose/Le Faune
Swan Lake
1963
as Prince Siegfried
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
An Evening With The Royal Ballet
1963
as Self
Swan Lake
1966
as Prince Siegfried
Nureyev Unzipped
1998
as Self (archive footage)
Romeo and Juliet
1966
as Romeo
Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe
2018
as self
Cinderella
1997
as Film Producer
Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness
1997
as Self
Rudolf Nureyev
1991
as Himself
The Margot Fonteyn Story
1989
as Rudolf Nureyev
Bournonville's La Sylphide and Flower Festival
2013
as Paolo, a young man
When the Spirit Soars in Flight
1958
Marco Spada
1982
as Marco Spada
Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams
2016
as Himself (Archive Footage)
A Life for Ballet
2012
as Self
Political Portraits
1969
as Himself
Giselle
1979
as Albrecht
The Afternoon of a Faun
1981
as Faun
The Nutcracker
2018
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 52 credits spanning from 1948 to 2021, Rudolf Nureyev has appeared in 40 films and 12 TV shows.
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- Valentino (1977) — as Rudolph Valentino
- That's Dancing! (1985)
- Exposed (1983) — as Daniel Jelline
- The World of Jim Henson (1994) — as Self (archive footage)
- The Special London Bridge Special (1972) — as Ballet Dancer
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