Leonid Gaidai

Birthday: 1923-01-30
Deathday: 1993-11-19
Birthplace: Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

Leonid I. Gaidai (30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993) was one of the most popular Soviet comedy directors, enjoying immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former USSR and modern Russia. His movies broke theatre attendance records and are still some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia.

Credits

Year Title Character
1993-04-01 There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach Crazy casino player (uncredited)
1971-06-21 12 Chairs Коробейников
1965-07-24 Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures пятнадцатисуточник, новелла «Напарник»
1961-01-01 В пути
1960-07-17 Thrice Resurrected Izobretatel (uncredited)
1959-03-16 The Wind Закревский
1955-08-02 Lyana Alyosha