Biography
From Wikipedia Mikhail Rasumny (May 13, c.1884 in Odessa, Russian empire – February 17, 1956 in United States) was a Soviet- and American film actor. His age in a February 1935 passenger list was given as 51, meaning that he was probably born in 1883 or 1884 and not in 1890 as stated in other sources. Rasumny was born in Odessa, son of the famous cantor Solomon (Ephroim Zalmen) Razumny, who was chief cantor of the choral synagogues in Kishinev, Nikolayev and Odessa. After the death of his father in 1905 he moved to Saint Petersburg, where he began his theatrical career. He later moved to Moscow and emigrated to Berlin in 1927. In 1933 he opened in Paris a Yiddish revue theater "Der kundes", in 1934 another Yiddish company "Parizer Azazel", then in 1938 in New York — Yidishe dramatishe studie (Yiddish Dramatic Studio). Buried at Beth Olam Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Acted in 33
1950s
- 1956
Hot Blood
Old Johnny
- 1952
Anything Can Happen
Tariel Godiedze
- 1950
Hit Parade of 1951
The Professor
1940s
- 1949
The Pirates of Capri
Pepino
Free For All
Dr. Axel Torgelson
- 1948
The Kissing Bandit
Don Jose
Song of My Heart
Sergei Ivanov / Stephen Ivanov
- 1947
Saigon
Hotel Clerk
Pirates of Monterey
Sergeant Pio
Her Husband's Affairs
Prof. Emil Glinka
- 1946
Blue Skies
François (uncredited)
Holiday in Mexico
Baranga
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Bubchenko
Heartbeat
Yves Cadubert
- 1945
Masquerade in Mexico
Paolo
The Unseen
Chester
A Medal for Benny
Raphael Catalina
A Royal Scandal
Drunken General
- 1944
Practically Yours
LaCrosse
And the Angels Sing
Schultz
- 1943
- 1942
Road to Morocco
Ahmed Fey
Wake Island
Ivan Probenzky
This Gun for Hire
Slukey
Yokel Boy
Amatoff
- 1941
Hold Back the Dawn
Mechanic
Forced Landing
Christmas (uncredited)
- 1940
Comrade X
Russian Officer
1920s
- 1929
Adventures Inc.
Movie
- 1928
Rasputins Liebesabenteuer
Purischkewitsch (as Michael Rasumny)