Leonid Kinskey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 18, 1903
- Died
- September 8, 1998
- Birthplace
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
Leonid Kinskey (April 18, 1903 – September 8, 1998) was a Russian-born movie and television actor who enjoyed a long career. Kinskey is best known for his role as Sascha in the film Casablanca (1942). Kinskey was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He fled the Russian Revolution and acted on stage in Europe and South America before arriving in New York City in 1921. He joined the road production of Al 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 star Humphrey Bogart. Kinskey was in the pilot episode for Hogan's Heroes, but turned down a regular role in the series because he thought the subject matter was being taken too lightly. 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, at the age of 95. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leonid Kinskey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- Salute to Stan Laurel
Salute to Stan Laurel 1965
as Movie director in sketch
The Helen Morgan Story 1957
as Stanislausky - Accordion Player (uncredited)
Glory 1956
as Vasily
The Man with the Golden Arm 1955
as Dominiwski
Gobs and Gals 1952
as Ivan
Honeychile 1951
as Chick Lister
Bashful Romeo 1949
Actor
The Great Sinner 1949
as Bandleader in Park (uncredited)
Alimony 1949
as Joe Wood
Monsieur Beaucaire 1946
as Rene
Can't Help Singing 1944
as Koppa
That's My Baby! 1944
as Doctor Svatsky
The Fighting Seabees 1944
as Johnny Novasky
Gildersleeve on Broadway 1943
as Window Washer
Presenting Lily Mars 1943
as Leo
The Circus 1943
as Cliente ruso zapatero (as L. Kinsky)
Let's Have Fun 1943
as Gregory Loosnikoff
Cinderella Swings It 1943
as Vladimir Smitkin
Casablanca 1943
as Sascha
Somewhere I'll Find You 1942
as Dorloff, the Waiter
The Talk of the Town 1942
as Jan Pulaski
I Married an Angel 1942
as Zinski
Brooklyn Orchid 1942
as Ignatz Rachkowsky
Lady for a Night 1942
as Boris
Ball of Fire 1941
as Prof. Quintana
Week-End in Havana 1941
as Rafael
Broadway Limited 1941
as Ivan Ivanski
That Night in Rio 1941
as Monsieur Pierre Dufond
So Ends Our Night 1941
as The Chicken
Down Argentine Way 1940
as Tito Acuna
He Stayed for Breakfast 1940
as Comrade Nicky
Everything Happens at Night 1939
as Groder
Day-time Wife 1939
as Coco Anderson
On Your Toes 1939
as Ivan Boultonoff
The Spellbinder 1939
as Harry Beldon, Saxophone Player
Exile Express 1939
as Lead Henchman David
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle 1939
as Artist
Flirting with Fate 1938
as Pedro Lopez
The Great Waltz 1938
as Dudelman
Professor Beware 1938
as Tableau Director
Three Blind Mice 1938
as Young Man
A Trip to Paris 1938
as Emile
Outside of Paradise 1938
as Cafe Owner Ivan Petrovich
Algiers 1938
as L'Arbi
Wise Girl 1937
as Eccentric Greenwich Village Writer (uncredited)
Candid Cameramaniacs 1937
as Otto
Nothing Sacred 1937
as Ferdinand Roassare - Poet (uncredited)
My Dear Miss Aldrich 1937
as A Waiter
The Sheik Steps Out 1937
as Allusi Ali
Make a Wish 1937
as Moe
Meet the Boy Friend 1937
as Dr. Sokoloff
The Girl from Scotland Yard 1937
as Mischa
Café Metropole 1937
as Artist
The Woman I Love 1937
as (uncredited)
Espionage 1937
as Maxie Burgos
We're on the Jury 1937
as Nicholas Krakin
The General Died at Dawn 1936
as Stewart
The Road to Glory 1936
as Ledoux
Rhythm on the Range 1936
as Mischa
Three Godfathers 1936
as Card Player (uncredited)
Peter Ibbetson 1935
as Prisoner (uncredited)
I Live My Life 1935
as Waiter (Uncredited)
Les Misérables 1935
as Genflou
The Gilded Lily 1935
as Vocal Teacher (uncredited)
The Merry Widow 1934
as Shepherd (uncredited)
We Live Again 1934
as Simon Kartinkin
Fugitive Road 1934
as Nicholas Petrovich,- Smuggler
Change of Heart 1934
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Strictly Dynamite 1934
as Garçon (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama 1934
as Trotskyite Slapping Poppa Rosen
Girl Without a Room 1933
as Gallopsky
Duck Soup 1933
as Sylvanian Agitator
Storm at Daybreak 1933
as Serbian Villager (uncredited)
Trouble in Paradise 1932
as Russian Visitor (uncredited)
The Big Broadcast 1932
as Ivan
Monte Carlo 1930
as Opera Chorus Singer (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.