Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
40
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-01-05
Day of Death
2020-02-21 (97 years old)
Place of Birth
Petrograd, RSFSR, USSR
Also Known As
Борис Лескин
Борис Лёскин
Boris Leskin
Boris Lyoskin
Biography
Born in Petrograd, RSFSR, USSR. Participant in the Great Patriotic War. Defended Leningrad as part of the 22nd fortified region. In 1952 he graduated from the Leningrad Ostrovsky Theatre Institute (course of L.F. Makaryev). In 1952-1979 - actor of the Leningrad Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theatre. Since 1980 he lived and worked in the USA. Worked at the Circle in a Square Theatre on Broadway. Acted in episodic roles in American films. Member of the Actors Guild of America, was a member of the Oscar nomination committee.
