Leonid Kanevsky

Leonid Kanevsky

Soviet, Russian and Israeli theater, film and dubbing actor, TV presenter; Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1984). Member of the Public Council of the Russian Jewish Congress. Leonid Semenovich Kanevsky was born on May 2, 1939 in Kiev in a Jewish family. My mother studied piano at the Kiev Conservatory, graduated from the 2nd year, got married at the age of 19, left the conservatory and went with her husband to the Caucasus, where he worked. In 1933, the elder brother Alexander was born, 6 years later Leonid was born. At the age of 17, he left for Moscow and entered the Shchukin College for the course of Vera Konstantinovna Lvova. From 1960 to 1967, he was an actor of the Moscow Lenin Komsomol Theater. From 1967 to 1991 — actor of the Moscow Theater on Malaya Bronnaya. His film debut was a cameo role in the film "Forty Minutes before Dawn" (1963). The actor was widely known for the role of police major Alexander Tomin in the TV series "The Investigation is conducted by Experts", as well as the role of a smuggler in the comedy "Diamond Hand" and haberdasher Bonacieux in the mini-series "D'Artagnan and Three the Musketeer." In 1991, he repatriated to Israel, where, together with director Eugene Arie, he created the Gesher Drama Theater in Tel Aviv (translated from Hebrew - "bridge"); the basis of his troupe are Russian actors who played on the stages of Moscow and Leningrad theaters. In 2003, he was the host of the TV game "The Ninth Shaft" on the Israeli Channel 9. From January 2006 to the present — presenter of the documentary TV show "The investigation was conducted ..." on "NTV". In 2009, he starred in the TV series "Semin" and "Semin. Retribution." He also took part in the dubbing of the cartoon "Cars 2" in the role of scout Finn Mcmistle. Over the years of his creative activity, the actor has starred in more than fifty films and television series. Member of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation.

  • Title: Leonid Kanevsky
  • Popularity: 1.537
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1939-05-02
  • Place of Birth: Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
  • Homepage:
  • Also Known As: Leonid Kanevskyi, Leonid Kanevskiy, Leonid Kanevskii, Л. Каневский, Leonid Kanewskyj
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Leonid Kanevsky Movies

  • 1969
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    The Diamond Arm

    The Diamond Arm

    7.9 1969 HD

    A diamond smuggling operation goes wrong when an ordinary Soviet citizen becomes unwittingly involved, and the criminals are forced to court him to...

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  • 1975
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    The Magic Skin

    The Magic Skin

    1 1975 HD

    Struggling with financial loss, a poet receives a shagreen leather from an antiquities shop, fulfilling his wishes

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  • 2005
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    Roots

    Roots

    4.8 2005 HD

    Shameless slimeball Eduard "Edik" Letov - clad in an everpresent Hawaiian shirt - puts the sting on alien travelers hoping to connect with their...

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  • 1987
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    Candidate

    Candidate

    1 1987 HD

    Based on novel "The Great Man" by Al Morgan. Ted Stevens receives a task to prepare a TV special about his colleague Tony Bradley, recently died in...

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  • 1970
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    Vaudeville On Vaudeville

    Vaudeville On Vaudeville

    1 1970 HD

    Lost comedy, something like a stylization of an old Russian musical.

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  • 1974
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    The Wizard of Oz

    The Wizard of Oz

    3 1974 HD

    A cartoon about a girl, Ellie, of her little dog Totoshka, who, because of the evil Gingema, ended up in the Magic Country, where incredible...

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  • 1972
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    Записки Пиквикского клуба

    Записки Пиквикского клуба

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1977
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    Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

    Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

    5 1977 HD

    The thirty-year-old decathlete leaves the big sport and becomes a stunt performer in the cinema. About how the movie is shot, and about the...

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  • 1975
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    Taste of Khalva

    Taste of Khalva

    4.5 1975 HD

    For many years the great Emir of Bukhara has not known happiness - he has lost the taste to delightful khalva, and now life is as sour as a lemon for...

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  • 1984
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    Pippi Longstocking

    Pippi Longstocking

    5.5 1984 HD

    Peppi-the-Longstocking, a super-strong redheaded little girl, moves into her father's cottage Villa Villekulla, and has adventures with her next-door...

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  • 1994
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    The Master and Margarita

    The Master and Margarita

    5.9 1994 HD

    Master is a talented writer in Moscow working on a manuscript about the biblical Jesus and Pontius Pilate. Authorities in Moscow are harassing Master...

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  • 1965
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    The City of Masters

    The City of Masters

    5.8 1965 HD

    After their town is occupied the citizens are trying to fight the enemy. Based on Tamara Gabbe fairy tale.

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  • 1982
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    Along Unknown Paths

    Along Unknown Paths

    7 1982 HD

    Going to vacation at his grandmother’s in a village, the boy Mitya could never imagine that he would become a participant of the extraordinary...

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  • 2019
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    Hot!

    Hot!

    6 2019 HD

    Russian pop stars are flying to Baku for the "Heat" festival. Among them is Dasha Steklova, a talented debutante whose fame began with a victory in a...

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  • 1983
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    Monsieur Lenoir, who...

    Monsieur Lenoir, who...

    1 1983 HD

    Teleplay based on the play by Armand Salacrou.

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  • 1984
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    Pippi Longstocking

    Pippi Longstocking

    10 1984 HD

    “Pippi Longstocking” is a Soviet two-part musical children’s television film based on the story “Pippi Longstocking”...

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  • 1969
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    The Red Tent

    The Red Tent

    6 1969 HD

    Torn by personal guilt, Italian General Umberto Nobile reminisces about his 1928 failed Arctic expedition aboard the airship Italia.

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  • 1999
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    Jewish Vendetta

    Jewish Vendetta

    1 1999 HD

    Russian immigrant Natan finds out that his wife had an affair with his best friend. He travels to Russia intending to kill his friend and regain his...

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  • 1983
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    Mary Poppins, Goodbye

    Mary Poppins, Goodbye

    6.8 1983 HD

    A family hires a babysitter who seems to possess magical powers.

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  • 1974
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    Adventures in the City which Doesn't Exist

    Adventures in the City which Doesn't Exist

    1 1974 HD

    Young schoolboy Slava Kurochkin suddenly finds himself in a town where books characters live.

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  • 2003
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    Ish HaHashmal

    Ish HaHashmal

    6.8 2003 HD

    Cohen takes an elliptical approach in telling the story of Pinchas Rutenberg, a visionary, complex, and larger-than-life figure, who, amongst other...

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  • 1967
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    Mitya

    Mitya

    1 1967 HD

    The chief engineer of a large enterprise is waiting for a meeting with the minister on an important issue and at the same time is trying to return...

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  • 1969
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    Commandant of Lauterburg

    Commandant of Lauterburg

    1 1969 HD

    Follows the service of Lieutenant Colonel Lubentsov as commandant of the German city of Lauterburg in the first days after the end of the Great...

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  • 1991
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    Death in Cinema

    Death in Cinema

    1 1991 HD

    Ex-Gulag prison guard investigates murder on the movie set.

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  • 1972
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    Summer Is Gone ...

    Summer Is Gone ...

    7 1972 HD

    This is a last day before starting a first grade so seven year old Tyoma has a lot of important things to do.

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  • 1973
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    Land, Poste Restante

    Land, Poste Restante

    1 1973 HD

    Based on a true story about Soviet spy Lev Manevich. He lives in Italy and operates in the Nazi Germany and Austria. Manevich, who is posing as a...

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  • 1968
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    Punisher

    Punisher

    1 1968 HD

    A sad story about a series of tragic events which happened in Greece during the seventies.

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  • 1977
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    Almanzor's Rings

    Almanzor's Rings

    1 1977 HD

    The queen of a magic kingdom is trying to marry her two daughters...

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  • 1976
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    Amazing Berendeev

    Amazing Berendeev

    1 1976 HD

    After starting learning in a technical school a young student Sergey Berendeev proves to everybody that he's a real inventor.

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  • 1970
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    The Amazing Boy

    The Amazing Boy

    1 1970 HD

    After professor creates a robot who looks like blue-eyed boy the criminals become very interested in the invention.

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  • 2001
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    Late Marriage

    Late Marriage

    6.2 2001 HD

    Zaza is a 31-year old Israeli bachelor, handsome and intelligent, and his family wants to see him married. But tradition dictates that Zaza has to...

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  • 1974
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    Сергеев ищет Сергеева

    Сергеев ищет Сергеева

    8.5 1974 HD

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  • 2018
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    What Men Talk About 3

    What Men Talk About 3

    6.5 2018 HD

    This time Lesha, Slava, Kamil and Sasha go to St. Petersburg. And three of the four do not even know why they go there. But at some point it becomes...

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  • 1973
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    Nylon 100%

    Nylon 100%

    5.8 1973 HD

    An adventures of a 100% nylon "fur" coat traveling between various people.

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  • 1970
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    New Year's Abduction

    New Year's Abduction

    6 1970 HD

    The fire department is preparing for the New Year. Three activists of amateur performances decide to kidnap professional artists for a New Year's...

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  • 1974
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    Homeboy

    Homeboy

    6.5 1974 HD

    A young girl known for being "Homeboy" for everybody is dreaming to become more feminine.

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  • 1986
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    The Victims Have No Grievance

    The Victims Have No Grievance

    6 1986 HD

    A man was killed in the fight, another was seriously injured. The perpetrators confessed to what they had done. The investigator of the prosecutor's...

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  • 1972
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    The Train Stops for Two Minutes

    The Train Stops for Two Minutes

    5 1972 HD

    A doctor arrives from work in a provincial town from Moscow. At first, he yearns for the capital and friends. In addition, there are no patients....

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  • 1974
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    Night of the Mistakes

    Night of the Mistakes

    8 1974 HD

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  • 1973
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    Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière

    Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière

    7 1973 HD

    Episodes from the life of Molière with scenes from his play, revealing the tragic picture of the confrontation between the great playwright...

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  • 1966
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    Когда играет клавесин

    Когда играет клавесин

    1 1966 HD

    A student falls in love with a girl detained on a false suspicion of speculation.

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  • 2013
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    Ilfipetrov

    Ilfipetrov

    7 2013 HD

    To ensure that the viewer guessed in the name of Ilfipetrov that Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov were separate, the authors collected an impressive...

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  • 1975
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    Give Me Back My Rex

    Give Me Back My Rex

    8 1975 HD

    The doctor hides the death of the dog from Serezha and gives the boy a new friend. A poignant story of loyalty and friendship.

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  • 2006
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    The investigation was conducted

    The investigation was conducted

    8.9 2006 HD

    The author's cycle of documentary programs of the NTV channel about the most high-profile crimes committed in the USSR. The story is accompanied by...

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  • 1971
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    Investigation Held by ZnaToKi

    Investigation Held by ZnaToKi

    7.1 1971 HD

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  • 1979
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    D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers

    D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers

    7.5 1979 HD

    The musketeers battle against the all-powerful Cardinal Richelieu and the treacherous Milady.

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  • 2008
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    Big Difference

    Big Difference

    7.4 2008 HD

    The "Big Difference" is created not only for the audience, but also for those who became the hero of the parody - TV presenters and actors. A guest...

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  • 2023
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    Olivier and the Robots

    Olivier and the Robots

    5.5 2023 HD

    Six stories about life in Russia in the near future and the problems of human interaction with advanced technologies: a girl decides to have a...

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  • 2024
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    Games 80

    Games 80

    7 2024 HD

    After another scandal, the son of a Soviet functionary is sent to the organizing committee of the Olympic Games-80 for correction, where he begins to...

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  • 1971
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    Investigation Held by ZnaToKi

    Investigation Held by ZnaToKi

    7.1 1971 HD

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