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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 2, 1939
Place of Birth
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Also Known As
- Leonid Kanevskyi
- Leonid Kanevskiy
- Leonid Kanevskii
- Л. Каневский
- Leonid Kanewskyj
- Леонид Каневский
Leonid Kanevsky
0.4 Popularity
Biography
Soviet, Russian and Israeli theater, film and dubbing actor, TV presenter; Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1984). Member of the Public Council of the Russian Jewish Congress. Leonid Semenovich Kanevsky was born on May 2, 1939 in Kiev in a Jewish family. My mother studied piano at the Kiev Conservatory, graduated from the 2nd year, got married at the age of 19, left the conservatory and went with her husband to the Caucasus, where he worked. In 1933, the elder brother Alexander was born, 6 years later Leonid was born. At the age of 17, he left for Moscow and entered the Shchukin College for the course of Vera Konstantinovna Lvova. From 1960 to 1967, he was an actor of the Moscow Lenin Komsomol Theater. From 1967 to 1991 — actor of the Moscow Theater on Malaya Bronnaya. His film debut was a cameo role in the film "Forty Minutes before Dawn" (1963). The actor was widely known for the role of police major Alexander Tomin in the TV series "The Investigation is conducted by Experts", as well as the role of a smuggler in the comedy "Diamond Hand" and haberdasher Bonacieux in the mini-series "D'Artagnan and Three the Musketeer." In 1991, he repatriated to Israel, where, together with director Eugene Arie, he created the Gesher Drama Theater in Tel Aviv (translated from Hebrew - "bridge"); the basis of his troupe are Russian actors who played on the stages of Moscow and Leningrad theaters. In 2003, he was the host of the TV game "The Ninth Shaft" on the Israeli Channel 9. From January 2006 to the present — presenter of the documentary TV show "The investigation was conducted ..." on "NTV". In 2009, he starred in the TV series "Semin" and "Semin. Retribution." He also took part in the dubbing of the cartoon "Cars 2" in the role of scout Finn Mcmistle. Over the years of his creative activity, the actor has starred in more than fifty films and television series. Member of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation.
Known For
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генерал Райский Виктор Семенович
Райский
2024
8.2
Александр Юрьевич
Games 80
2024
5.5
Olivier and the Robots
2023
6.0
Leonid Kanevskiy
Hot!
2019
6.4
What Men Talk About 3
2018
7.0
Narrator / From the author (voice)
Ilfipetrov
2013
7.3
Himself / Guest
Big Difference
2008
8.8
ведущий
The investigation was conducted
2006
4.5
Roots
2005
🎬
6.8
Zemesh
Ish HaHashmal
2003
Credits
Райский
as генерал Райский Виктор Семенович
2024
0.0
Games 80
as Александр Юрьевич
2024
8.2
Olivier and the Robots
2023
5.5
Hot!
as Leonid Kanevskiy
2019
6.0
What Men Talk About 3
2018
6.4
Ilfipetrov
as Narrator / From the author (voice)
2013
7.0
Big Difference
as Himself / Guest
2008
7.3
The investigation was conducted
as ведущий
2006
8.8
Roots
2005
4.5
🎬
Ish HaHashmal
as Zemesh
2003
6.8
Late Marriage
as Otary (as Leonid Kanevski)
2001
6.2
🎬
Jewish Vendetta
1999
0.0
The Master and Margarita
as Nikanor Ivanovich Bosoy (uncredited)
1994
5.7
Death in Cinema
1991
0.0
Candidate
1987
0.0
The Victims Have No Grievance
1986
6.0
Pippi Longstocking
as Thief
1984
5.5
Pippi Longstocking
as Karl
1984
10.0
Mary Poppins, Goodbye
as Bob Gudetti
1983
6.7
Monsieur Lenoir, who...
1983
0.0
Along Unknown Paths
as Десятник - Миллионский
1982
7.0
D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers
as Monsieur Bonacieux
1979
7.3
Almanzor's Rings
as Mukhamiel
1977
0.0
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
1977
5.0
Amazing Berendeev
as Nachalnik militsii
1976
0.0
The Magic Skin
1975
0.0
Taste of Khalva
as Худайкул - начальник стражи эмира
1975
4.5
Give Me Back My Rex
as Elephant trainer (voice)
1975
8.0
Homeboy
as Robert Ivanovich
1974
6.5
The Wizard of Oz
as (voice)
1974
4.0
Adventures in the City which Doesn't Exist
as Bonaventura
1974
0.0
Night of the Mistakes
1974
7.5
Сергеев ищет Сергеева
as Narrator (voice)
1974
8.5
Nylon 100%
as Арчибальдик
1973
5.3
Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière
1973
7.0
Land, Poste Restante
as Maurizio
1973
1.0
The Train Stops for Two Minutes
as Conférencier
1972
5.0
Summer Is Gone ...
1972
7.0
Записки Пиквикского клуба
1972
0.0
Investigation Held by ZnaToKi
as Александр Томин - инспектор угрозыска
1971
7.1
Investigation Held by ZnaToKi
as Александр Томин - полковник
1971
7.1
Physics at Half Past Nine
1971
0.0
🎬
Vaudeville On Vaudeville
1970
0.0
The Amazing Boy
as Apperkot
1970
0.0
New Year's Abduction
1970
6.0
The Red Tent
as Italian Radio Operator (uncredited)
1969
5.9
The Diamond Arm
as контрабандист в Стамбуле
1969
7.8
Commandant of Lauterburg
1969
8.0
Punisher
1968
0.0
Mitya
1967
0.0
Когда играет клавесин
as nelegalnyy prodavets plyonok s muzykoy
1966
0.0
The City of Masters
1965
5.8
Fuse
1962
7.6