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Michael Chekhov (1891–1955)

Actor

Michael Chekhov was a Russian actor in the Moscow Art Theatre who emigrated to America and made a career in Hollywood, earning himself an Oscar nomination. He was born Mikhail Aleksandrovich Chekhov in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1891. His mother, Natalya Golden, was Jewish, and his father, Aleksandr Chekhov... See full bio »

Born:

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Chekhov
in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Died:

(age 64) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1954 Rhapsody
Prof. Schuman
 
1952 Holiday for Sinners
Dr. Konndorff
 
1952 Invitation
Dr. Fromm
 
1949 The Price of Freedom (short)
 
1948 Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Gaboolian
 
1946 Abie's Irish Rose
Solomon Levy
 
1946 Cross My Heart
Peter
 
1946 Specter of the Rose
Max Polikoff
 
1945 Spellbound
Dr. Alexander Brulov
 
1944 In Our Time
Uncle Leopold Baruta
 
1944 Song of Russia
Ivan Stepanov
 
1930 Troika
Paschka, village idiot
 
1930 Phantome des Glücks
Jacques Bramard (as Michael Tschechow)
 
1929 Der Narr seiner Liebe
Didier Mireuil - genannt Poliche (as Michael Tschechow)
 
1927 Man from the Restaurant
Skorohodov - The Waiter
 
1927 Einer gegen alle
 
1916 Love's Surprises Are Futile
 
1915 Sverchok na pechi (short)
 
1915 Shkaf s surprizom
 
1914 When the Strings of the Heart Sound
 
1913 Tercentenary of the Romanov Dynasty's Accession (short)
 
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1998 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

1931: Active in Paris, France in the following production: Director and actor in the leading role (Ivan the Prince) in L. Tolstoy's "Fairy tales - The Palace" See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Mikhail Chekhov | Michael Tschechow
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The director, the stage designer, etc., are all accessories, but the actor is the theater. See more »

Trivia:

A nephew of Anton Chekhov. See more »

Nickname:

Misha See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo