Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1923-01-30
Deathday
1993-11-19
Place of Birth
Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR
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
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures
as пятнадцатисуточник, новелла «Напарник»
12 Chairs
as Коробейников
There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach
as Crazy casino player (uncredited)
Thrice Resurrected
as Izobretatel (uncredited)
Lyana
as Alyosha
Как уходили кумиры
as Self/ArchiveFootage
The Wind
as Закревский
