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Rudolf Nureyev (1938–1993)

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He was an ethnic Tatar. He was educated at the Leningrad Ballet School and starred with Kirov Ballet. His first film was a USSR short Le Corsaire (1958). While performing in Paris in 1961 he defected to the West. He then performed internationally, becoming an Austrian citizen in 1982. The English/French documentary I Am a Dancer... See full bio »

Born:

Rudolf Hametovich Nureyev
in Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia]

Died:

(age 54) in Paris, France
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2008 Casse Noisette (The Nutcracker) (choreographer)
 
2003 Don Quichotte (video) (choreographer - as Rudolf Noureev)
 
2001 Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet (documentary) (choreographer: ballet "Le Lac des Cygnes" - as Rudolf Noureev)
 
2000 The Sleeping Beauty (TV movie) (choreographer - as Rudolf Noureev, director: Paris Opera production - as Rudolf Noureev)
 
1994 La Bayadère (TV movie) (choreographer: original)
 
1988 The Nutcracker (video) (choreographer)
 
1982 Swan Lake (TV movie) (choreographer)
 
1982 Romeo & Juliet (TV movie) (choreographer)
 
1973 Don Quixote (choreographer)
 
1970 The Invincible Six (choreographer)
 
1968 The Nutcracker (TV movie) (choreographer)
 
1968 Release (TV series) (choreographer: ballet - 1 episode)
– Nureyev's Nutcracker/De Stijl (1968) (choreographer: ballet)
 
1967 Schwanensee (choreographer)
 
Show ShowActor (12 titles)
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
1988 The Nutcracker (video) (adaptation - uncredited / revisions - uncredited)
 
1973 Don Quixote (writer)
 
1968 The Nutcracker (TV movie) (revisions to original story)
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
1988 The Nutcracker (video)
 
1973 Don Quixote
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1977 The Muppet Show (TV series)
– Rudolf Nureyev (1977) (performer: "Baby, It's Cold Outside", "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails")
 
1970 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
– Episode dated 5 February 1970 (1970) (performer: "Excerpt from 'The Sleeping Beauty'" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1979 The Magic of Dance (TV series documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (36 titles)
2011 A Life for Ballet (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Cage/Cunningham (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Rudolf Nureyev (documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– An Evening with Alan Jay Lerner (1989) … Himself
 
1979-1989 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 March 1989 (1989) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 July 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1988 La nit (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1988 Une étoile pour l'exemple (documentary)
Himself
 
1988 America's Tribute to Bob Hope (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1987 The Dame Edna Experience (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1987) … Himself
 
1984 In Concert at the Met (TV special)
Himself
 
1981 Great Performances: Dance in America (TV series)
Faune / Himself / Petrouchka / …
– Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet/In Tribute to Nijinsky (1981) … Himself/ Petrouchka/ Spectre de la Rose/ Faune
 
1980 Fred Astaire: Change Partners and Dance (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 The Dance Goes On (documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1979 The Magic of Dance (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1977 America Salutes the Queen (TV movie)
Himself
 
1977 New York, New York (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 November 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 The Muppet Show (TV series)
Himself
– Rudolf Nureyev (1977) … Himself
 
1976 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #6.4 (1976) … Himself
 
1974 Gala de l'union (TV series)
Himself
– 41ème gala de l'union des artistes (1974) … Himself
 
1973 The Morecambe & Wise Show (TV series)
Himself
– 1973 Christmas Special (1973) … Himself
 
1972 I Am a Dancer (documentary)
Himself (James/Dancer/Armand/The Prince)
 
1971 Beaton by Bailey (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1971 Singer Presents Burt Bacharach (TV special)
Himself
 
1971 Sept sur sept (short)
Himself
 
1970 This Is Tom Jones (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #3.13 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 February 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 Frost on Sunday (TV series)
Himself - Guest Star
– Episode #2.5 (1970) … Himself - Guest Star
 
1968-1969 Release (TV series)
Himself
– Gala Performance (1969) … Himself
– Nureyev's Nutcracker/De Stijl (1968) … Himself
 
1968 Showtime (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 April 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1966-1967 The London Palladium Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 December 1967 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #2.6 (1966) … Himself
 
1965 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Ballet Dancer
– Episode #3.3 (1965) … Himself - Ballet Dancer
 
1965 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #18.34 (1965) … Himself
– Episode #18.33 (1965) … Himself
 
1962-1965 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Himself - Ballet Dancer / Himself - Dancer
– Great Moments (1965) … Himself - Ballet Dancer
– Episode #6.13 (1964) … Himself - Ballet Dancer
– Episode #6.1 (1963) … Himself - Dancer
– Episode #5.1 (1962) … Himself - Ballet Dancer
– A Measure of Music (1962) … Himself - Ballet Dancer
 
1963 An Evening with the Royal Ballet (documentary)
Himself
 
1962 Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (TV series)
Himself - Top Of The Bill
– Episode #7.37 (1962) … Himself - Top Of The Bill
 
1962 Monitor (TV series documentary)
Himself - Subject
– Rudolf Nureyev (1962) … Himself - Subject
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (11 titles)
2010 Moy otets Evgeniy (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Nureyev: From Russia with Love (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Bourne to Dance (TV documentary)
 
2001 Life and Times (TV series documentary)
 
1997 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
 
1994 Great Performances (TV series)
 
1991 The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 The Tales of Helpmann (documentary)
Himself
 
1989 The Margot Fonteyn Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1985 That's Dancing! (documentary)
Himself, film clip
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(June 25,1962) He performed in the ballet, "Le Lac Des Cygnes," in a Royal Ballet production at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England with Sonia Arova, Gerd Larsen, Derek Rencher, David Jones, Antoinette Sibley, Lynn Seymour, Anthony Dowell, David Drew, and Alexander Grant in the cast. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Rudolf Noureev

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I approach dancing from a different angle than those who begin dancing at 8 or 9. Those who have studied from the beginning never question anything. For me, purity of movement wasn't enough. I needed expression, more intensity, more mind. See more »

Trivia:

He kept every single pair of ballet slippers he had ever owned. It was rumored that it was because he was superstitious, when in fact, it was merely sentimental value. See more »

Nickname:

Rudi See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces