People
Leonid Gaidai
- Name: Leonid Gaidai
- Birthday: 1923-01-30
- Also known as: Leonid Gayday ,Леонид Гайдай,L. Gaidai,Leonid Iovich Gaidai,Leonid Gaiddai,L. Gaydday,Леони́д Ио́вич Гайда́й,Л. Гайдай
- Place of birth: Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR
- Popularity: 0.4774
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".
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Георгий Вицин. Не надо смеяться as Self (archive footage) | 2016-12-01 |
| Георгий Вицин. Отшельник as Self (archive footage) | 2008-12-16 |
| There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach as Crazy casino player (uncredited) | 1993-04-01 |
| Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained | 1977-06-06 |
| 12 Chairs as Varfolomey Korobeinikov (uncredited) | 1971-06-21 |
| The Diamond Arm as drunkard (uncredited) | 1969-04-28 |
| Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures as (segment "Workmate") (uncredited) | 1965-08-16 |
| In Transit | 1961-01-01 |
| Thrice Resurrected as Izobretatel (uncredited) | 1960-07-17 |
| The Wind as Закревский | 1959-03-16 |
| Lyana as Alyosha | 1955-08-02 |
