Leonid Kinskey
Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leonid Kinskey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: April 18, 1903
Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Known For
Filmography
as Professor Radetsky
as Professor Radetzky
as Dr. Crandell
as Professor Overbeck
as Vladimir Minsk
as Roger / Bogus Conrad Wycherly
as Ferenc Pifnic
as Juan Bagulesco
as Sam Weiss
as Pete Kramer
as Stashek
as Stanislausky - Accordion Player (uncredited)
as Vyacheslav Gerznov
as Yevgeny
as Vasily
as Dominiwski
as Woody - Bradwell's Friend
as Ivan
as Chick Lister
as Bandleader in Park (uncredited)
as Joe Wood
as Rene
as Koppa
as Doctor Svatsky
as Johnny Novasky
as Window Washer
as Leo
as Cliente ruso zapatero (as L. Kinsky)
as Gregory Loosnikoff
as Vladimir Smitkin
as Sascha
as Dorloff, the Waiter
as Jan Pulaski
as Zinski
as Ignatz Rachkowsky
as Boris
as Prof. Quintana
as Rafael
as Ivan Ivanski
as Monsieur Pierre Dufond
as The Chicken
as Tito Acuna
as Comrade Nicky
as Groder
as Coco Anderson
as Ivan Boultonoff
as Harry Beldon, Saxophone Player
as Lead Henchman David
as Artist
as Pedro Lopez
as Dudelman
as Tableau Director
as Young Man
as Emile
as Cafe Owner Ivan Petrovich
as L'Arbi
as Eccentric Greenwich Village Writer (uncredited)
as Otto
as Ferdinand Roassare - Poet (uncredited)
as A Waiter
as Allusi Ali
as Moe
as Dr. Sokoloff
as Mischa
as Artist
as Maxie Burgos
as Nicholas Krakin
as Stewart
as Ledoux
as Mischa
as Card Player (uncredited)
as Prisoner (uncredited)
as Waiter (Uncredited)
as Genflou
as Vocal Teacher (uncredited)
as Shepherd (uncredited)
as Simon Kartinkin
as Nicholas Petrovich,- Smuggler
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Garçon (uncredited)
as Trotskyite Slapping Poppa Rosen
as Gallopsky
as Sylvanian Agitator
as Serbian Villager (uncredited)
as Russian Visitor (uncredited)
as Ivan
as Opera Chorus Singer (uncredited)