Leonid Kinskey
Actor1903–1998· Saint Petersburg, Russia

Leonid Kinskey

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.

95 acting credits

Acting · 95

Perry Mason
7.7
TV

Perry Mason

1957

Batman
7.3
TV

Batman

1966

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3
TV

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Hogan's Heroes
7.6
TV

Hogan's Heroes

1965

Dr. Kildare
5.7
TV

Dr. Kildare

1961

Burke's Law
6.3
TV

Burke's Law

1963

77 Sunset Strip
7.1
TV

77 Sunset Strip

1958

Peter Gunn
6.6
TV

Peter Gunn

1958

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.1
TV

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

1964

The Detectives
6.7
TV

The Detectives

1959

The Millionaire
5.8
TV

The Millionaire

1955

Mayberry R.F.D.
6.2
TV

Mayberry R.F.D.

1968

Honey West
7.2
TV

Honey West

1965

Telephone Time
6.5
TV

Telephone Time

1956

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
TV

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Casablanca
8.1
Film

Casablanca

1942

Pete and Gladys
6.3
TV

Pete and Gladys

1960

The Alaskans
6.7
TV

The Alaskans

1959

Good Morning World
6.5
TV

Good Morning World

1967

Guestward, Ho!
6.5
TV

Guestward, Ho!

1960

Duck Soup
7.3
Film

Duck Soup

1933

Les Misérables
7.1
Film

Les Misérables

1935

The Man with the Golden Arm
7.2
Film

The Man with the Golden Arm

1955

Trouble in Paradise
7.4
Film

Trouble in Paradise

1932

Ball of Fire
7.4
Film

Ball of Fire

1941

The Talk of the Town
7.3
Film

The Talk of the Town

1942

Nothing Sacred
6.3
Film

Nothing Sacred

1937

Algiers
6.3
Film

Algiers

1938

The Helen Morgan Story
5.3
Film

The Helen Morgan Story

1957

Manhattan Melodrama
7.0
Film

Manhattan Melodrama

1934

The Fighting Seabees
6.3
Film

The Fighting Seabees

1944

The Merry Widow
6.8
Film

The Merry Widow

1934

The General Died at Dawn
6.5
Film

The General Died at Dawn

1936

The Gilded Lily
6.7
Film

The Gilded Lily

1935

So Ends Our Night
6.3
Film

So Ends Our Night

1941

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
7.0
Film

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939

Rhythm on the Range
5.5
Film

Rhythm on the Range

1936

Peter Ibbetson
7.0
Film

Peter Ibbetson

1935

The Road to Glory
6.6
Film

The Road to Glory

1936

Exile Express
7.0
Film

Exile Express

1939

Can't Help Singing
6.0
Film

Can't Help Singing

1944

The Great Sinner
6.8
Film

The Great Sinner

1949

Down Argentine Way
6.3
Film

Down Argentine Way

1940

My Dear Miss Aldrich
6.3
Film

My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937

Three Godfathers
6.9
Film

Three Godfathers

1936

I Live My Life
6.7
Film

I Live My Life

1935

Monte Carlo
6.5
Film

Monte Carlo

1930

El circo
7.8
Film

El circo

1943

Broadway Limited
5.0
Film

Broadway Limited

1941

Somewhere I'll Find You
5.7
Film

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942

Three Blind Mice
6.1
Film

Three Blind Mice

1938

Monsieur Beaucaire
5.7
Film

Monsieur Beaucaire

1946

Espionage
7.0
Film

Espionage

1937

On Your Toes
4.5
Film

On Your Toes

1939

Make a Wish
5.8
Film

Make a Wish

1937

The Woman I Love
7.0
Film

The Woman I Love

1937

Cinderella Swings It
9.0
Film

Cinderella Swings It

1943

We Live Again
6.8
Film

We Live Again

1934

Professor Beware
6.4
Film

Professor Beware

1938

Lady for a Night
5.5
Film

Lady for a Night

1942

Wise Girl
7.1
Film

Wise Girl

1937

Honeychile
7.5
Film

Honeychile

1951

Alimony
6.1
Film

Alimony

1949

Gildersleeve on Broadway
7.1
Film

Gildersleeve on Broadway

1943

That Night in Rio
6.4
Film

That Night in Rio

1941

Café Metropole
7.3
Film

Café Metropole

1937

Meet the Boy Friend
5.5
Film

Meet the Boy Friend

1937

Salute to Stan Laurel
8.0
Film

Salute to Stan Laurel

1965

Presenting Lily Mars
6.4
Film

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

Glory
5.7
Film

Glory

1956

I Married an Angel
6.0
Film

I Married an Angel

1942

The Great Waltz
5.9
Film

The Great Waltz

1938

A Trip to Paris
5.5
Film

A Trip to Paris

1938

The Spellbinder
6.3
Film

The Spellbinder

1939

Storm at Daybreak
6.6
Film

Storm at Daybreak

1933

Change of Heart
6.3
Film

Change of Heart

1934

Strictly Dynamite
6.5
Film

Strictly Dynamite

1934

Brooklyn Orchid
6.7
Film

Brooklyn Orchid

1942

Everything Happens at Night
5.3
Film

Everything Happens at Night

1939

Girl Without a Room
6.5
Film

Girl Without a Room

1933

Week-End in Havana
7.0
Film

Week-End in Havana

1941

Fugitive Road
6.0
Film

Fugitive Road

1934

The Girl from Scotland Yard
6.5
Film

The Girl from Scotland Yard

1937

We're on the Jury
6.2
Film

We're on the Jury

1937

Day-time Wife
6.0
Film

Day-time Wife

1939

He Stayed for Breakfast
8.0
Film

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940

Bashful Romeo
8.0
Film

Bashful Romeo

1949

The Big Broadcast
7.1
Film

The Big Broadcast

1932

That's My Baby!
5.6
Film

That's My Baby!

1944

Gobs and Gals
7.0
Film

Gobs and Gals

1952

Outside of Paradise
7.0
Film

Outside of Paradise

1938

Let's Have Fun
9.0
Film

Let's Have Fun

1943

Flirting with Fate
7.7
Film

Flirting with Fate

1938

The Sheik Steps Out
6.5
Film

The Sheik Steps Out

1937

Candid Cameramaniacs
9.0
Film

Candid Cameramaniacs

1937

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