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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

48

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-01-30

Day of Death

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

Acting

12 Chairs

1971

12 Chairs

as

Коробейников

The Wind

1959

The Wind

as

Закревский

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures

1965

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures

as

пятнадцатисуточник, новелла «Напарник»

Lyana

1955

Lyana

as

Alyosha

Thrice Resurrected

1960

Thrice Resurrected

as

Izobretatel (uncredited)

Production

Crew

Directing