Leonid Kinskey

Leonid Kinskey

Acting
Born 1903-04-18 - Died 1998-09-08Saint Petersburg, Russia

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.

Movies (76)

Casablanca
8.1

Casablanca

1943Movie8.1
The Man with the Golden Arm
7.1

The Man with the Golden Arm

1955Movie7.1
Duck Soup
7.3

Duck Soup

1933Movie7.3
The Circus
7.8

The Circus

1943Movie7.8
The Helen Morgan Story
5.3

The Helen Morgan Story

1957Movie5.3
Trouble in Paradise
7.4

Trouble in Paradise

1932Movie7.4
The Fighting Seabees
6.2

The Fighting Seabees

1944Movie6.2
Peter Ibbetson
7.0

Peter Ibbetson

1935Movie7.0
Wise Girl
7.1

Wise Girl

1937Movie7.1
The Gilded Lily
6.7

The Gilded Lily

1935Movie6.7
Les Misérables
7.1

Les Misérables

1935Movie7.1
Ball of Fire
7.4

Ball of Fire

1941Movie7.4
Storm at Daybreak
6.6

Storm at Daybreak

1933Movie6.6
Week-End in Havana
7.0

Week-End in Havana

1941Movie7.0
We Live Again
6.8

We Live Again

1934Movie6.8
The Merry Widow
6.7

The Merry Widow

1934Movie6.7
Three Godfathers
6.9

Three Godfathers

1936Movie6.9
The Great Sinner
6.8

The Great Sinner

1949Movie6.8
The Talk of the Town
7.3

The Talk of the Town

1942Movie7.3
Nothing Sacred
6.3

Nothing Sacred

1937Movie6.3
The Great Waltz
5.9

The Great Waltz

1938Movie5.9
Café Metropole
7.3

Café Metropole

1937Movie7.3
The Spellbinder
6.3

The Spellbinder

1939Movie6.3
A Trip to Paris
5.5

A Trip to Paris

1938Movie5.5
The Road to Glory
6.5

The Road to Glory

1936Movie6.5
Exile Express
7.0

Exile Express

1939Movie7.0
Fugitive Road
6.0

Fugitive Road

1934Movie6.0
He Stayed for Breakfast
8.0

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940Movie8.0
Presenting Lily Mars
6.5

Presenting Lily Mars

1943Movie6.5
Manhattan Melodrama
7.0

Manhattan Melodrama

1934Movie7.0
So Ends Our Night
6.3

So Ends Our Night

1941Movie6.3
Day-time Wife
6.0

Day-time Wife

1939Movie6.0
The General Died at Dawn
6.5

The General Died at Dawn

1936Movie6.5
On Your Toes
4.5

On Your Toes

1939Movie4.5
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
7.0

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939Movie7.0
Algiers
6.4

Algiers

1938Movie6.4
Broadway Limited
5.0

Broadway Limited

1941Movie5.0
Monsieur Beaucaire
5.7

Monsieur Beaucaire

1946Movie5.7
My Dear Miss Aldrich
6.3

My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937Movie6.3
The Girl from Scotland Yard
6.5

The Girl from Scotland Yard

1937Movie6.5
Girl Without a Room
6.5

Girl Without a Room

1933Movie6.5
I Live My Life
6.6

I Live My Life

1935Movie6.6
Somewhere I'll Find You
5.7

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942Movie5.7
Rhythm on the Range
5.5

Rhythm on the Range

1936Movie5.5
Monte Carlo
6.5

Monte Carlo

1930Movie6.5
Gobs and Gals
7.0

Gobs and Gals

1952Movie7.0
Professor Beware
6.0

Professor Beware

1938Movie6.0
The Sheik Steps Out
6.5

The Sheik Steps Out

1937Movie6.5
Can't Help Singing
6.0

Can't Help Singing

1944Movie6.0
Down Argentine Way
6.3

Down Argentine Way

1940Movie6.3
Brooklyn Orchid
6.7

Brooklyn Orchid

1942Movie6.7
Cinderella Swings It
9.0

Cinderella Swings It

1943Movie9.0
Make a Wish
5.8

Make a Wish

1937Movie5.8
Espionage
7.0

Espionage

1937Movie7.0
Salute to Stan Laurel
8.0

Salute to Stan Laurel

1965Movie8.0
That Night in Rio
6.3

That Night in Rio

1941Movie6.3
Alimony
5.8

Alimony

1949Movie5.8
Change of Heart
6.3

Change of Heart

1934Movie6.3
Lady for a Night
5.5

Lady for a Night

1942Movie5.5
The Woman I Love
7.0

The Woman I Love

1937Movie7.0
Strictly Dynamite
6.5

Strictly Dynamite

1934Movie6.5
Honeychile
7.5

Honeychile

1951Movie7.5
Everything Happens at Night
5.3

Everything Happens at Night

1939Movie5.3
I Married an Angel
6.0

I Married an Angel

1942Movie6.0
The Big Broadcast
7.1

The Big Broadcast

1932Movie7.1
Let's Have Fun
9.0

Let's Have Fun

1943Movie9.0
We're on the Jury
6.2

We're on the Jury

1937Movie6.2
That's My Baby!
5.6

That's My Baby!

1944Movie5.6
Three Blind Mice
6.1

Three Blind Mice

1938Movie6.1
Gildersleeve on Broadway
7.1

Gildersleeve on Broadway

1943Movie7.1
Glory
5.7

Glory

1956Movie5.7
Meet the Boy Friend
5.5

Meet the Boy Friend

1937Movie5.5
Flirting with Fate
7.7

Flirting with Fate

1938Movie7.7
Candid Cameramaniacs
7.5

Candid Cameramaniacs

1937Movie7.5
Outside of Paradise
7.0

Outside of Paradise

1938Movie7.0
Bashful Romeo
8.0

Bashful Romeo

1949Movie8.0

TV Shows (19)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
Hogan's Heroes
7.6

Hogan's Heroes

1965Series7.6
Dr. Kildare
5.7

Dr. Kildare

1961Series5.7
Peter Gunn
6.6

Peter Gunn

1958Series6.6
Batman
7.3

Batman

1966Series7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957Series7.3
Telephone Time
6.5

Telephone Time

1956Series6.5
The Millionaire
5.8

The Millionaire

1955Series5.8
Burke's Law
6.3

Burke's Law

1963Series6.3
77 Sunset Strip
7.2

77 Sunset Strip

1958Series7.2
The Detectives
6.7

The Detectives

1959Series6.7
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964Series7.2
Mayberry R.F.D.
6.2

Mayberry R.F.D.

1968Series6.2
Honey West
7.2

Honey West

1965Series7.2
Lux Video Theatre
6.7

Lux Video Theatre

1950Series6.7
Pete and Gladys
6.3

Pete and Gladys

1960Series6.3
Guestward, Ho!
6.5

Guestward, Ho!

1960Series6.5
The Alaskans
6.7

The Alaskans

1959Series6.7
Good Morning World
6.4

Good Morning World

1967Series6.4