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Boris Lyoskin

Jan 05, 1923 - Feb 21, 2020 (97 years old) in Petrograd, RSFSR, USSR

Born in Petrograd, RSFSR, USSR. Participant in the Great Patriotic War. Defended Leningrad as part of the 22nd fortified region. In 1952 he graduated from the Leningrad Ostrovsky Theatre Institute (course of L.F. Makaryev). In 1952-1979 - actor of the Leningrad Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theatre. Since 1980 he lived and worked in the USA. Worked at the Circle in a Square Theatre on Broadway. Acted in episodic roles in American films. Member of the Actors Guild of America, was a member of the Oscar nomination committee.

Known For

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Third Watch
Uri Doleska
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Men in Black
Cook
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The Package
Soviet Foreign Minister
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Vampire's Kiss
Fantasy Cabbie
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The Falcon and the Snowman
Mikhael
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Everything Is Illuminated
Grandfather
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Cold Souls
Donor
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The House on Carroll Street
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A Couch in New York
Cab Driver #1
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Cadillac Man
Soviet Husband

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