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
Райский
2024
as генерал Райский Виктор Семенович
D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers
1979
as Monsieur Bonacieux
Games 80
2024
as Александр Юрьевич
Olivier and the Robots
2023
Movies (50)
Amazing Berendeev
1976
as Nachalnik militsii
Commandant of Lauterburg
1969
Mary Poppins, Goodbye
1983
as Bob Gudetti
Hello, I've Arrived!
1979
Пари
2025
The Victims Have No Grievance
1986
Forty Minutes 'Til Dawn
1964
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
1977
Adventures in the City which Doesn't Exist
1974
as Bonaventura
Death in Cinema
1991
In the Rooms
1973
Summer Is Gone ...
1972
The Red Tent
1969
as Italian Radio Operator (uncredited)
Moby Dick
1972
The Diamond Arm
1969
as head smuggler's assistant
На два часа раньше
1967
as ensemble administrator (uncredited)
Physics at Half Past Nine
1971
Night of the Mistakes
1974
Punisher
1968
When the Harpsichord Plays
1966
as Illicit Dealer
Late Marriage
2001
as Otary (as Leonid Kanevski)
The Master and Margarita
2011
as Nikanor Ivanovich Bosoy (uncredited)
Mitya
1967
Vaudeville On Vaudeville
1970
Rutenberg
2003
as Zemesh
Along Unknown Paths
1982
as Десятник - Миллионский
Give Me Back My Rex
1975
as Elephant trainer (voice)
Pippi Longstocking
1984
as Thief
Jewish Vendetta
1995
The Train Stops for Two Minutes
1972
as Conférencier
Countermeasure
1975
Taste of Khalva
1975
as Худайкул - начальник стражи эмира
New Year's Abduction
1970
as director
The Pickwick Papers
1972
Hot!
2019
as Leonid Kanevskiy
Sergeev Seeking Sergeev
1974
as Narrator (voice)
What Men Talk About 3
2018
The Magic Skin
1975
Roots
2005
as Baroukh
The City of Masters
1965
Land, Poste Restante
1973
as Maurizio
The Life and Ascension of Yuras Bratchik
1967
The Amazing Boy
1971
as Apperkot
Ilfipetrov
2013
as Narrator / From the author (voice)
Candidate
1987
Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière
1973
Monsieur Lenoir, Who...
1984
as Joseph
Homeboy
1974
as Robert Ivanovich
Almanzor's Rings
1977
as Mukhamiel
Nylon 100%
1973
as Арчибальдик
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
- Amazing Berendeev (1976) — as Nachalnik militsii
- Commandant of Lauterburg (1969)
- Mary Poppins, Goodbye (1983) — as Bob Gudetti
- Hello, I've Arrived! (1979)
- Пари (2025)
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