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Boris Leskin
Борис Вульфович Лёскин
Born	Boris Vulfovich Leskin (1923-01-05)5 January 1923 Petrograd, Soviet Union
Died	21 February 2020(2020-02-21) (aged 97) New York City, U.S.
Other names	Boris Lyoskin
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1953–2009

Boris Leskin (5 January 1923 – 21 February 2020) was a Soviet and American film and theater actor.

Biography

Leskin was born on 5 January 1923. In 1937 his father was arrested and executed. During World War II Leskin was employed as a sapper at the front and was wounded. He was awarded the Order of the Red Star and medals.

In 1952 he graduated from the Ostrovsky Leningrad Theatre Institute (Leonid Makaryev course). From 1951 to 1980 he worked as an actor in the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater.

In 1980 he began his career in the United States as a theater actor in New York City. He was included on the nomination committee for Academy Awards. In 2011 director Eduard Staroselsky made a documentary about him: Bob Has Been Removed. Minesweeper Bolshoi Drama (with Sergei Yursky). Leskin died on 21 February 2020.

Awards

• 2006: Pacific Meridian: Best Actor (Everything Is Illuminated)

Filmography

References

1. ^ "Boris Leskin — kinoteatr". kinoteatr.ru. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
2. ^ Выходцы из Молдовы в Голливуде решают, кто из актеров получит «Оскара»!
3. В программе «Сегодня вечером» вспоминают народного артиста РСФСР Андрея Миронова
4. "Boris Leskin Illuminated". Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
5. Киноповесть: Борис Лёскин
6. "Men in Black star Boris Leskin dies aged 97 as tributes pour in". 22 February 2020.
7. Лауреаты владивостокского международного кинофестиваля (2006)
8. "Рената Литвинова вручает приз за лучшую мужскую роль Борису Лескину". Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
9. Boris Leskin. Awards
10. Romanian-born actor Boris Leskin has died, according to local reports

External links

• Boris Leskin at IMDb
• Boris Leskin on KinoPoisk

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