Leonid Gaidai

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1923-01-30

Deathday 1993-11-19 (70 years old)

Place of Birth Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR

Also Known As Leonid Gayday , Леонид Гайдай, L. Gaidai, Leonid Iovich Gaidai, Leonid Gaiddai, L. Gaydday

Leonid Gaidai

Biography

Leonid I. Gaidai (30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993) was one of the most popular Soviet comedy directors, enjoying immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former USSR and modern Russia. His movies broke theatre attendance records and are still some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia.

Known For

Actor

2005
Как уходили кумиры

as Self/ArchiveFootage

1971
12 Chairs

as Коробейников

1965
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures

as пятнадцатисуточник, новелла «Напарник»

1960
Thrice Resurrected

as Izobretatel (uncredited)

1959
The Wind

as Закревский

1955
Lyana

as Alyosha