Acting
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Born Jul 23, 1946 · Rostov-na-Donu, Rostovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR · Died Dec 3, 1995
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy (23 July 1946 — 2 December 1995) was a Soviet actor and film director. His best known roles are in films such as Stalker, At Home Among Strangers, and The Bodyguard.
Prior to pursuing an acting career, Kaydanovskiy attended technical college where he trained to become a welder. In 1965 he started studying acting at The Rostov Theatre School and the Shchukin theatrical school in Moscow. Before completing the course he took his first part in the film The Mysterious Wall and upon graduation in 1969, he worked as stage actor, making his debut at the Vakhtangov Theatre in 1969. In 1971, he was invited to join the prestigious Moscow Arts Theatre, a rare privilege for a 25-year-old graduate.
He made his major film debut in At Home Among Strangers, and over the next few years appeared in some two dozen films, including the satirical comedy Diamonds for Dictatorship of the Proletariat and The Life of Beethoven. At his peak in the '70s Kaidanovsky was among the USSR’s most popular actors, and it was at this point that famed Soviet director Andrei Tarkovsky, impressed by the looks and the acting technique of Kaidanovsky in Diamonds, invited him to play the title role in his new film, Stalker. The role earned Kaydanovskiy international acclaim.
In 1985 he directed A Simple Death, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. In 1993 he directed Just Death, which was about the death of Leo Tolstoy.
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Acting
The Arrival of a Train
1996
Drama
Secrets Shared with a Stranger
1996
History · Drama
Magic Hunter
1994
Drama · Fantasy
The Devil's Breath
1993
Drama · Adventure
Tear of the Prince of Darkness
1993
Horror · Mystery · Fantasy
Parajanov: The Last Spring
1992
Documentary
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
1992
Animation · Drama
The Pass
1988
Animation · Science Fiction
New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1988
Adventure · Fantasy
Ten Little Indians
1987
Crime · Mystery
Khareba and Gogia
1987
Adventure
The Theater Is My House
1987
Drama · History
Two Tickets to India
1985
Animation · Science Fiction
Contract
1985
Animation · Science Fiction
I'm Sorry
1982
Drama · Comedy
Kafedra
1982
Drama
Fact
1981
Drama · War
And I'm With You Again...
1981
History
The Rescuer
1980
Romance · Drama
Rafferty
1980
Mystery · Drama
The Return
1980
Science Fiction · Animation
Story of an Unknown Man
1980
Drama
Stalker
1979
Science Fiction · Drama
Pilot Pirx's Inquest
1979
Science Fiction · Drama
The Bodyguard
1979
Action · Western · History
Who Will go to Truskavets?
1978
Romance
The Life of Beethoven
1978
Drama · TV Movie
The Turning Point
1978
Drama
Forward March, Time!
1977
History · Animation
That Was in Kokand
1977
History · War
Golden River
1977
Adventure
The Importance of Being Earnest
1976
Comedy · TV Movie
Fiery Bridge
1976
History
My Calling
1976
Drama
Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
1976
Crime · Action · Drama
The Lost Expedition
1975
Adventure · Drama · Mystery
Going My Way
1975
War · History
Under the Roofs of Montmartre
1975
Music · Comedy · Romance
At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own
1974
Action · Drama · Adventure
Vanyushin's Kids
1974
Drama
Failure of Engineer Garin
1973
Drama · Science Fiction · Thriller
Failure of Engineer Garin
1973
Mystery · Crime · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Fourth
1972
Drama
The Gambler
1972
Drama
The Mathematician and the Devil
1972
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
Past and Thoughts
1972
Drama
Hound of the Baskervilles
1971
Mystery · TV Movie
The Fifteenth Spring
1971
War · Drama · Family
And There Was Evening, And There Was Morning
1971
Drama
Investigation Held by ZnaToKi
1971
Mystery · Drama · Crime
Drama on the Hunt
1970
Drama
A Quiet Day at the End of the War
1970
Drama
A Nest of Gentry
1969
Romance · Drama
First Love
1969
Drama · Romance
Anna Karenina
1967
Drama · Romance
The Mysterious Wall
1967
Science Fiction
