Leonid Gaidai

Directing · Born 1923-01-30 in Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR

Biography

Leonid Iovich Gaidai (Russian: Леони́д Ио́вич Гайда́й; 30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993; Svobodny) was a Soviet comedy film director, screenwriter and actor who enjoyed immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former Soviet Union. His films broke theatre attendance records and were some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia. He has been described as "the king of Soviet comedy".

Filmography

• 12 Chairs as Коробейников
• There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach as Crazy casino player (uncredited)
• The Wind as Закревский
• Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures as пятнадцатисуточник, новелла «Напарник»
• Lyana as Alyosha
• Thrice Resurrected as Izobretatel (uncredited)
• The Diamond Arm as alcoholic and the hand that chokes Kozodoyev in his dream (uncredited)
• Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained