Biography
Boris Mikhailovich Sichkin (Ukrainian: Бори́с Миха́йлович Сі́чкін; Russian: Бори́с Миха́йлович Си́чкин; 1922–2002) was a Soviet and American film actor, dancer, choreographer, composer and entertainer. Sichkin born in Kyiv in the family of a Jewish shoemaker, who died when he was 4 years old. The elder brother taught Boris dances and performances, according to the memoirs, his first performances took place at the Jewish market in front of some criminals who used to assemble there. After escaping from the house he was expelled from school. In 1937–1941 he studied at the Kyiv Ballet School, and danced in the P. Virsky Ukrainian National Folk Dance Ensemble.He participated in World War II.He participated in the work of the theater of Arts, bandleader Eddie Rosner. His most memorable film roles are as coupletist Buba Kastorsky in The Elusive Avengers and its sequel and as Leonid Brezhnev in the American epic historical film Nixon.
In 1973, in Tambov, he was arrested on suspicion of theft of state property in a large scale. A year later was released. The investigation lasted several years. In the end, Boris Sichkin was finally acquitted.
In 1979 he left to the United States. Member of the editorial board of the New York City Russian newspaper “Russian Bazaar”.
Filmography
all 23
Movies 22
TV Shows 1
Narrator 1
World War Three (1998)
Poor Sasha (1997)
Nixon (1995)
To Remember (1993)
The Final Days (1989)
Sweet Lorraine (1987)
The Cook and the Singer (1979)
Последние дни Помпеи (1973)
Incorrigible Liar (1973)
Golden Horns (1973)
The Train Stops for Two Minutes (1972)
The Path Towards Uninterested Love (1971)
...А человек играет на трубе (1971)
The Golden Gates (1971)
Любовь к трём апельсинам (1971)
Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair (1970)
At War as at War (1969)
The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers (1968)
Intervention (1968)
The Elusive Revengers (1967)
The Last Crook (1966)
Goodbye, Boys! (1964)
Captains of the Blue Lagoon (1962)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1922-08-15
Deathday2002-03-21 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceKyiv, Ukraine
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, United States of America
Also Known AsBoris Sichkin, Борис Сичкин
AwardsMedal for Battle Merit, Medal "For Battle Merit", Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg", Medal "For the Defence of Kiev", Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad", Medal "For the Liberation of Prague", Medal "For the Defence of Kyiv", Medal "For the Capture of Berlin", Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw"
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