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Boris Lyoskin
Acting
Born: January 5, 1923
Petrograd, RSFSR, USSR
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.
Known For
Men in Black
as Cook
The Falcon and the Snowman
as Mikhael
Vampire's Kiss
as Fantasy Cabbie
The Package
as Soviet Foreign Minister
Cadillac Man
as Soviet Husband
The House on Carroll Street
A Couch in New York
as Cab Driver #1
Everything Is Illuminated
as Grandfather
The Soul Calls
as Vitya (uncredited)
Cold Souls
as Donor
