Leonid Kinskey

Known For

Acting

Born

Apr 18, 1903

Died

Sep 08, 1998

Place of Birth

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Credits

95 titles

Leonid Kinskey

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.

Known For

Filmography

1968

Mayberry R.F.D.

Professor Radetsky

Tv
1967

Good Morning World

Dr. Crandell

Tv
1966

Batman

Professor Overbeck

Tv
1965

Salute to Stan Laurel

Movie director in sketch

Movie
1965

Hogan's Heroes

Vladimir Minsk

Tv
1965

Honey West

Roger / Bogus Conrad Wycherly

Tv
1964

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Ferenc Pifnic

Tv
1963

Burke's Law

Juan Bagulesco

Tv
1961

Dr. Kildare

Sam Weiss

Tv
1960

Guestward, Ho!

Tv
1960

Pete and Gladys

Tv
1959

The Detectives

Tv
1959

The Alaskans

Tv
1958

77 Sunset Strip

Pete Kramer

Tv
1958

Peter Gunn

Stashek

Tv
1957

The Helen Morgan Story

Stanislausky - Accordion Player (uncredited)

Movie
1957

Perry Mason

Vyacheslav Gerznov

Tv
1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

Tv
1956

Telephone Time

Tv
1956

Glory

Vasily

Movie
1955

The Man with the Golden Arm

Dominiwski

Movie
1955

The Millionaire

Woody - Bradwell's Friend

Tv
1952

Gobs and Gals

Ivan

Movie
1951

Honeychile

Chick Lister

Movie
1950

Lux Video Theatre

Tv
1949

Bashful Romeo

Movie
1949

The Great Sinner

Bandleader in Park (uncredited)

Movie
1949

Alimony

Joe Wood

Movie
1946

Monsieur Beaucaire

Rene

Movie
1944

Can't Help Singing

Koppa

Movie
1944

That's My Baby!

Doctor Svatsky

Movie
1944

The Fighting Seabees

Johnny Novasky

Movie
1943

Gildersleeve on Broadway

Window Washer

Movie
1943

Presenting Lily Mars

Leo

Movie
1943

El circo

Cliente ruso zapatero (as L. Kinsky)

Movie
1943

Let's Have Fun

Gregory Loosnikoff

Movie
1943

Cinderella Swings It

Vladimir Smitkin

Movie
1943

Casablanca

Sascha

Movie
1942

Somewhere I'll Find You

Dorloff, the Waiter

Movie
1942

The Talk of the Town

Jan Pulaski

Movie
1942

I Married an Angel

Zinski

Movie
1942

Brooklyn Orchid

Ignatz Rachkowsky

Movie
1942

Lady for a Night

Boris

Movie
1941

Ball of Fire

Prof. Quintana

Movie
1941

Week-End in Havana

Rafael

Movie
1941

Broadway Limited

Ivan Ivanski

Movie
1941

That Night in Rio

Monsieur Pierre Dufond

Movie
1941

So Ends Our Night

The Chicken

Movie
1940

Down Argentine Way

Tito Acuna

Movie
1940

He Stayed for Breakfast

Comrade Nicky

Movie