- Leonid Kinskey
Leonid Kinskey (
April 18 ,1903 -September 8 ,1998 ) was a Russian-born movie and television actor who enjoyed a long career.Kinskey was born in
St. Petersburg ,Russia . He fled the Russian Revolution and acted on stage in Europe and South America before arriving inNew York City in 1921. He joined the road production ofAl Jolson 's musical "Wonder Bar", before making his first film appearance, in the 1932 "Trouble in Paradise". His looks and accent helped him land supporting roles in numerous movies, including "Duck Soup " and "Nothing Sacred", and on television, well into the 1960s. It is said that he got perhaps his best-known role, Sascha in "Casablanca", because he was a drinking buddy of starHumphrey Bogart . Kinskey was in thepilot episode for "Hogan's Heroes ", but turned down a regular role in the series because he thought the premise was too absurd and unfunny to succeed.Kinskey was married three times. His second wife was actress Iphigenie Castiglioni, to whom he remained married until her death in 1963. He was married to Tina York from 1983 to his death. He died of complications of a stroke in
Fountain Hills, Arizona .elected filmography
*"Trouble in Paradise" (1932)
*"Duck Soup " (1933), as Leonid Kinsky
*"Nothing Sacred" (1937)
*"Algiers" (1938)
*"On Your Toes" (1939)
*"The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle " (1939)
*"Down Argentine Way " (1940)
*"That Night in Rio " (1941)
*"Ball of Fire " (1941)
*"Lady for a Night " (1942)
*"The Talk of the Town" (1942)
*"Casablanca" (1942)
*"The Fighting Seabees " (1944)
*"Monsieur Beaucaire" (1946)
*"The Man with the Golden Arm " (1955)External links
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