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