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Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Nureyev

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 17, 1938
Died Jan 06, 1993 (54)
Birthplace Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia]
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Tatar dancer from the former Soviet Union, considered one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who ... once served only as support to the women. He defected to the West, despite KGB efforts to stop him. According to KGB archives studied by Peter Watson, Nikita Khrushchev personally signed an order to have Nureyev killed Description above from the Wikipedia article Rudolf Nureyev, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Known For

Filmography

The Margot Fonteyn Story

The Margot Fonteyn Story

1989

as Rudolf Nureyev

Exposed

Exposed

1983

as Daniel Jelline

Valentino

Valentino

1977

as Rudolph Valentino

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

1973

as Basilio

The Special London Bridge Special

The Special London Bridge Special

1972

as Ballet Dancer

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

1968

as Herr Drosselmeyer/The Prince

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1966

as Romeo

La Bayadère

La Bayadère

2010

Choreographer

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

1973

Choreographer

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

1968

Choreographer

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

1973

Director

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

1968

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Love at First Sight

as Igor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 12, 1992

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

Lieder, Arien und Geschichten

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 11, 1964

The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1976

The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Ballet Dancer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1964

The Dame Edna Experience

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1987

Le Grand Échiquier

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1972

Midi trente

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 06, 1972

Bitte umblättern

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 20, 1977

Wedden, dat..?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1986

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