Alexandre Volkoff

Birthday: 1885-12-27
Deathday: 1942-05-22
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Gender: Male

Alexandre Volkoff was a Russian actor, screenwriter and film director.

He was born on December 27, 1885 in Moscow, Russian Empire. Aleksandre Volkov established his film career in Russia, and was one of a significant number of film artists who fled Russia following the Bolshevik takeover.

The bulk of his output was in France where he was known as Alexandre Volkoff. He also made films in Germany and later Italy. He directed several films starring his fellow Russian exile Ivan Mozzhukhin. He was known for Father Sergius (1918), The Prince of Adventurers (1927) and Edmund Kean: Prince Among Lovers (1924). He died on May 22, 1942 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Credits

Year Title
1941-10-29 Amore imperiale
1936-05-01 Stjenka Rasin
1934-04-26 L'enfant du carnaval
1933-05-19 The 1002nd Night
1930-01-28 The White Devil
1928-10-18 Secrets of the Orient
1927-10-08 Loves of Casanova
1924-07-20 Les Ombres Qui Passent
1924-02-14 Kean
1923-01-02 The House of Mystery
1919-10-23 The Bartered Soul
1918-01-01 The Beauty Contest
1917-07-28 Behind the Screen
1917-05-30 Blood Need Not Be Spilled
1916-09-19 His Eyes
1916-08-29 The Green Spider
1914-10-05 The Fugitive