Rudolf Nureyev

Biography

Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Tatar dancer from the former Soviet Union, considered one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women. He defected to the West, despite KGB efforts to stop him. According to KGB archives studied by Peter Watson, Nikita Khrushchev personally signed an order to have Nureyev killed Description above from the Wikipedia article Rudolf Nureyev, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Known For

The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

Be Water

as Self (archive footage)

Valentino

as Rudolph Valentino

Nureyev

as Self, Archive Footage

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

That's Dancing!

Exposed

as Daniel Jelline

The World of Jim Henson

as Self (archive footage)

The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Ballet Dancer