Deceased
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Life & Death
Died aged 70Also known asLeonid Gayday , L. Gaidai, Leonid Iovich Gaidai, Leonid Gaiddai, L. Gaydday, Л. Гайдай, Леонид Иович ГайдайGenderMaleNationalityRussiaBorn30/01/1923Born inSvobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSRDied19/11/1993Died inMoscowCausepulmonary embolismWikidataQ312480 ↗Buried atKuntsevo CemeteryTMDb#1190421 ↗
Leonid Iovich Gaidai was a Soviet and Russian comedy film director, screenwriter, and actor who enjoyed immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former Soviet Union. His films broke theatre attendance records and were some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia. He has been described as "the king of Soviet comedy".
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Legends of CinemaSeries | Self (archive footage) | 93 |
| 1993 | There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton BeachMovie | Crazy casino player (uncredited) | 70 |