Boris Lyoskin
Known For
Acting
Born
1923-01-05 in Petrograd, RSFSR, USSR
Died
2020-02-21
Biography
Born in Petrograd, RSFSR, USSR. Participant in the Great Patriotic War. Defended Leningrad as part of the 22nd fortified region. In 1952 he graduated from the Leningrad Ostrovsky Theatre Institute (course of L.F. Makaryev). In 1952-1979 - actor of the Leningrad Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theatre. Since 1980 he lived and worked in the USA. Worked at the Circle in a Square Theatre on Broadway. Acted in episodic roles in American films. Member of the Actors Guild of America, was a member of the Oscar nomination committee.
Most Known For
Fuse
Third Watch
as Uri Doleska
Men in Black
as Cook
Vampire's Kiss
as Fantasy Cabbie
The Falcon and the Snowman
as Mikhael
Dead Souls
as служащий канцелярии
The Package
as Soviet Foreign Minister
Cadillac Man
as Soviet Husband
Cold Souls
as Donor
Everything Is Illuminated
as Grandfather
The House on Carroll Street
as Hürwitz
Сержант милиции
as таксист
The Soul Calls
as Vitya (uncredited)
Строговы
as штабс-капитан
The Republic of ShKID
as Policeman
A Couch in New York
as Cab Driver #1
The Strogovs
as staff-captain
World War Three
as Yuri Rubanov
A Very Old Story
Next to Us
as (uncredited)