Boris Lyoskin
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-01-05
Day of Death
2020-02-21 (97 years old)
Place of Birth
Petrograd, RSFSR, USSR
Boris Lyoskin
Biography
Born in Petrograd, RSFSR, USSR. Participant in the Great Patriotic War. Defended Leningrad as part of the 22nd fortified region. In 1952 he graduated from the Leningrad Ostrovsky Theatre Institute (course of L.F. Makaryev). In 1952-1979 - actor of the Leningrad Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theatre. Since 1980 he lived and worked in the USA. Worked at the Circle in a Square Theatre on Broadway. Acted in episodic roles in American films. Member of the Actors Guild of America, was a member of the Oscar nomination committee.
Known For
Acting
(2009)
Cold Souls
as Donor
(2005)
Everything Is Illuminated
as Grandfather
(1998)
World War Three
as Yuri Rubanov
(1997)
Men in Black
as Cook
(1996)
A Couch in New York
as Cab Driver #1
(1993)
(1992)
(1990)
Cadillac Man
as Soviet Husband
(1989)
The Package
as Soviet Foreign Minister
(1989)
Vampire's Kiss
as Fantasy Cabbie
(1988)
(1985)
The Falcon and the Snowman
as Mikhael
(1976)
The Only One
as visitor (uncredited)
(1976)
The Strogovs
as staff-captain
(1974)
Царевич Проша
as стражник
(1974)
Five for Summer
as водитель автобуса
(1972)
The Property of Republic
as эпизод
(1972)
31st Dept.
as заведующий типографией
(1969)
(1969)
Dead Souls
as служащий канцелярии
(1969)
(1969)
(1968)
(1967)
Way Home
as nemets
(1966)
12 Chairs
as аукционист
(1966)
First Visitor
as Chinovnik
(1965)
Fear and Despair in the Third Empire
as Doctor
(1964)
(1964)
(1963)
(1963)
Рембрандт
as дежурный офицер
(1962)
The Soul Calls
as Vitya (uncredited)
(1957)
(1957)