Biography
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.
Acted in 94
1960s
- 1968
- 1967
Good Morning World
Dr. Crandell · 1 episode
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1961
- 1960
Guestward, Ho!
TV
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
The Helen Morgan Story
Stanislausky - Accordion Player (uncredited)
- 1956
Glory
Vasily
- 1955
- 1952
Gobs and Gals
Ivan
- 1951
Honeychile
Chick Lister
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
Bashful Romeo
Movie
Alimony
Joe Wood
- 1946
Monsieur Beaucaire
Rene
- 1944
Can't Help Singing
Koppa
That's My Baby!
Doctor Svatsky
The Fighting Seabees
Johnny Novasky
- 1943
Gildersleeve on Broadway
Window Washer
The Circus
Cliente ruso zapatero (as L. Kinsky)
Let's Have Fun
Gregory Loosnikoff
Cinderella Swings It
Vladimir Smitkin
- 1942
Somewhere I'll Find You
Dorloff, the Waiter
I Married an Angel
Zinski
Brooklyn Orchid
Ignatz Rachkowsky
Lady for a Night
Boris
- 1941
Week-End in Havana
Rafael
That Night in Rio
Monsieur Pierre Dufond
So Ends Our Night
The Chicken
- 1940
Down Argentine Way
Tito Acuna
He Stayed for Breakfast
Comrade Nicky
1930s
- 1939
Everything Happens at Night
Groder
Day-time Wife
Coco Anderson
On Your Toes
Ivan Boultonoff
The Spellbinder
Harry Beldon, Saxophone Player
Exile Express
Lead Henchman David
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Artist
- 1938
Flirting with Fate
Pedro Lopez
The Great Waltz
Dudelman
Professor Beware
Tableau Director
Three Blind Mice
Young Man
A Trip to Paris
Emile
Outside of Paradise
Cafe Owner Ivan Petrovich
- 1937
Wise Girl
Eccentric Greenwich Village Writer (uncredited)
Candid Cameramaniacs
Otto
My Dear Miss Aldrich
A Waiter
The Sheik Steps Out
Allusi Ali
Meet the Boy Friend
Dr. Sokoloff
The Girl from Scotland Yard
Mischa
Café Metropole
Artist
The Woman I Love
(uncredited)
Espionage
Maxie Burgos
We're on the Jury
Nicholas Krakin
- 1936
The General Died at Dawn
Stewart
The Road to Glory
Ledoux
Rhythm on the Range
Mischa
Three Godfathers
Card Player (uncredited)
- 1935
I Live My Life
Waiter (Uncredited)
Les Misérables
Genflou
The Gilded Lily
Vocal Teacher (uncredited)
- 1934
The Merry Widow
Shepherd (uncredited)
Fugitive Road
Nicholas Petrovich,- Smuggler
Change of Heart
Party Guest (uncredited)
Strictly Dynamite
Garçon (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
Trotskyite Slapping Poppa Rosen
- 1933
Girl Without a Room
Gallopsky
Storm at Daybreak
Serbian Villager (uncredited)
- 1932
The Big Broadcast
Ivan
- 1930
Monte Carlo
Opera Chorus Singer (uncredited)
