Biography
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.
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Filmography
all 88
Movies 69
TV Shows 19
Director 2
Writer 1
Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)
Good Morning, World (1967)
Batman (1966)
Salute to Stan Laurel (1965)
Hogan's Heroes (1965)
Honey West (1965)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Burke's Law (1963)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
Guestward, Ho! (1960)
Pete and Gladys (1960)
The Detectives (1959)
The Alaskans (1959)
Peter Gunn (1958)
Perry Mason (1957)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
Telephone Time (1956)
Glory (1956)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
The People's Choice (1955)
The Millionaire (1955)
Honeychile (1951)
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
Bashful Romeo (1949)
Alimony (1949)
Can't Help Singing (1944)
That's My Baby! (1944)
The Fighting Seabees (1944)
Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943)
Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
El circo (1943)
Let's Have Fun (1943)
Cinderella Swings It (1943)
Casablanca (1943)
Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)
The Talk of the Town (1942)
I Married an Angel (1942)
Brooklyn Orchid (1942)
Lady for a Night (1942)
Ball of Fire (1941)
Week-End in Havana (1941)
Broadway Limited (1941)
That Night in Rio (1941)
So Ends Our Night (1941)
Down Argentine Way (1940)
He Stayed for Breakfast (1940)
Everything Happens at Night (1939)
Day-time Wife (1939)
On Your Toes (1939)
The Spellbinder (1939)
Exile Express (1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Flirting with Fate (1938)
The Great Waltz (1938)
Professor Beware (1938)
Three Blind Mice (1938)
A Trip to Paris (1938)
Outside of Paradise (1938)
Algiers (1938)
Wise Girl (1937)
Candid Cameramaniacs (1937)
Nothing Sacred (1937)
My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937)
The Sheik Steps Out (1937)
Make a Wish (1937)
Meet the Boy Friend (1937)
The Girl from Scotland Yard (1937)
Café Metropole (1937)
Espionage (1937)
We're on the Jury (1937)
The General Died at Dawn (1936)
The Road to Glory (1936)
Rhythm on the Range (1936)
Three Godfathers (1936)
Peter Ibbetson (1935)
I Live My Life (1935)
The Gilded Lily (1935)
The Merry Widow (1934)
We Live Again (1934)
Fugitive Road (1934)
Change of Heart (1934)
Strictly Dynamite (1934)
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Girl without a Room (1933)
Duck Soup (1933)
Storm at Daybreak (1933)
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
The Big Broadcast (1932)
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GenderMale
Birthday1903-04-18
Deathday1998-09-08 (95 years old)
Birth PlaceSaint Petersburg, Russia
CitizenshipsRussian Empire, United States of America
Also Known AsLeonid Kinsky
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