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Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
January 30, 1923
Died
November 19, 1993
Place of Birth
Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR
Also Known As
- Leonid Gayday
- Леонид Гайдай
- L. Gaidai
- Leonid Iovich Gaidai
- Leonid Gaiddai
- L. Gaydday
- Леони́д Ио́вич Гайда́й
- Л. Гайдай
Leonid Gaidai
0.6 Popularity
Biography
Leonid Iovich Gaidai (Russian: Леони́д Ио́вич Гайда́й; 30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993; Svobodny) was a Soviet comedy film director, screenwriter and actor who enjoyed immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former Soviet Union. His films broke theatre attendance records and were some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia. He has been described as "the king of Soviet comedy".
Known For
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Легенды кино
2016
8.5
Self/ArchiveFootage
Как уходили кумиры
2005
5.8
Crazy casino player (uncredited)
There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach
1993
5.0
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
1977
7.6
Коробейников
12 Chairs
1971
7.8
The Diamond Arm
1969
7.5
пятнадцатисуточник, новелла «Напарник»
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures
1965
0.0
In Transit
1961
5.2
Izobretatel (uncredited)
Thrice Resurrected
1960
8.0
Закревский
The Wind
1959
Credits
Легенды кино
as Self (archive footage)
2016
0.0
Как уходили кумиры
as Self/ArchiveFootage
2005
8.5
There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach
as Crazy casino player (uncredited)
1993
5.8
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
1977
5.0
12 Chairs
as Коробейников
1971
7.6
The Diamond Arm
1969
7.8
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures
as пятнадцатисуточник, новелла «Напарник»
1965
7.5
In Transit
1961
0.0
Thrice Resurrected
as Izobretatel (uncredited)
1960
5.2
The Wind
as Закревский
1959
8.0
Lyana
as Alyosha
1955
5.8