Leonid Kinskey

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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: April 18, 1903

Deathday: September 08, 1998

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Known For

Casablanca
Casablanca

1943-01-15

Duck Soup
Duck Soup

1933-11-12

The Fighting Seabees
The Fighting Seabees

1944-01-27

The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town

1942-08-20

Café Metropole
Café Metropole

1937-04-28

Lady for a Night
Lady for a Night

1942-01-05

Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire

1941-12-02

Down Argentine Way
Down Argentine Way

1940-10-11

Three Godfathers
Three Godfathers

1936-03-06

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939-03-29

Peter Ibbetson
Peter Ibbetson

1935-11-07

Can't Help Singing
Can't Help Singing

1944-12-25

Gildersleeve on Broadway
Gildersleeve on Broadway

1943-10-28

Day-time Wife
Day-time Wife

1939-11-24

On Your Toes
On Your Toes

1939-10-14

Everything Happens at Night
Everything Happens at Night

1939-12-22

Wise Girl
Wise Girl

1937-12-31

Broadway Limited
Broadway Limited

1941-06-13

Alimony
Alimony

1949-06-11

That's My Baby!
That's My Baby!

1944-09-14

Make a Wish
Make a Wish

1937-09-01

Let's Have Fun
Let's Have Fun

1943-03-04

Meet the Boy Friend
Meet the Boy Friend

1937-07-12

Flirting with Fate
Flirting with Fate

1938-12-02

That Night in Rio
That Night in Rio

1941-04-11

Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice

1938-06-18

The Gilded Lily
The Gilded Lily

1935-01-25

Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama

1934-05-04

Algiers
Algiers

1938-01-16

Exile Express
Exile Express

1939-05-27

Outside of Paradise
Outside of Paradise

1938-02-08

Trouble in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise

1932-10-30

Somewhere I'll Find You
Somewhere I'll Find You

1942-08-27

We Live Again
We Live Again

1934-11-01

Girl Without a Room
Girl Without a Room

1933-12-08

The Great Waltz
The Great Waltz

1938-11-04

My Dear Miss Aldrich
My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937-09-17

Change of Heart
Change of Heart

1934-05-18

Storm at Daybreak
Storm at Daybreak

1933-06-14

The Big Broadcast
The Big Broadcast

1932-10-14

The Spellbinder
The Spellbinder

1939-07-28

Professor Beware
Professor Beware

1938-07-29

The Road to Glory
The Road to Glory

1936-09-04

The Sheik Steps Out
The Sheik Steps Out

1937-09-05

Gobs and Gals
Gobs and Gals

1952-05-01

Espionage
Espionage

1937-02-26

A Trip to Paris
A Trip to Paris

1938-05-06

El circo
El circo

1943-03-12

The Girl from Scotland Yard
The Girl from Scotland Yard

1937-05-30

Cinderella Swings It
Cinderella Swings It

1943-01-22

The Great Sinner
The Great Sinner

1949-06-29

Candid Cameramaniacs
Candid Cameramaniacs

1937-12-11

He Stayed for Breakfast
He Stayed for Breakfast

1940-08-31

Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred

1937-11-25

Rhythm on the Range
Rhythm on the Range

1936-07-01

The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow

1934-11-02

Fugitive Road
Fugitive Road

1934-08-22

I Live My Life
I Live My Life

1935-10-04

So Ends Our Night
So Ends Our Night

1941-02-27

We're on the Jury
We're on the Jury

1937-02-12

Brooklyn Orchid
Brooklyn Orchid

1942-01-31

The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm

1955-12-26

Week-End in Havana
Week-End in Havana

1941-10-17

I Married an Angel
I Married an Angel

1942-07-09

Honeychile
Honeychile

1951-10-20

Presenting Lily Mars
Presenting Lily Mars

1943-04-29

Salute to Stan Laurel
Salute to Stan Laurel

1965-11-23

Glory
Glory

1956-01-11

Bashful Romeo
Bashful Romeo

1949-11-25

Strictly Dynamite
Strictly Dynamite

1934-05-11

The General Died at Dawn
The General Died at Dawn

1936-11-17

Les Misérables
Les Misérables

1935-04-20

Monsieur Beaucaire
Monsieur Beaucaire

1946-09-04