Alexander Kuznetsov (actor)
Alexander Kuznetsov | |
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| Born | Alexander Konstantinovich Kuznetsov (1959年12月02日)December 2, 1959 |
| Died | June 6, 2019(2019年06月06日) (aged 59) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–2019 |
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Alexander Konstantinovich Kuznetsov (Russian: Александр Константинович Кузнецов; December 2, 1959 – June 6, 2019)[1] was a Russian American actor.
Biography
[edit ]Kuznetsov was born in the USSR in Petrovka, a small village in Primorsky Krai on the Sea of Japan. He graduated from Schukin Theatrical College. Alexander Kuznetsov made his first appearance in a movie in 1983. He starred in many Russian movies and TV series. Kuznetsov also had a starring role as the titular character in Jack Vosmyorkin, American.[2]
Aleksander Kuznetsov was a key member of the Malaya Bronnaya Theater (1985–1989). He worked in Russia as well as in the United States. He had roles in a number of American television shows, including Nikolai Kossoff in NYPD Blue , as Victor in Crossing Jordan , Capt. Alex Volkonov in JAG and Kazimir Shcherbakov in Alias . Another of his notable roles was the terrorist Ostroff on the thriller series 24 .[3]
In 2000 he starred opposite Dolph Lundgren in Agent Red .[4]
In 2014, the actor was diagnosed with cancer.[5] He died on 6 June 2019 in Moscow, Russia.[6]
Selected filmography
[edit ]- Believe It or Not (1983) as Neznam
- Aelita, Do Not Pester Men! (1988) as Fedya Sidorov
- Two Arrows. Stone Age Detective (1989) as Eared
- Frenzied Bus (1990) as flight engineer
- The Alaska Kid (1993) as Stine
- The Ice Runner (1993) as Petrov
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1993) as Russian Man
- JAG (TV, 1997-2001) as Capt. Alex Volkonov / Pilot / Commander Yuri Kretchiak
- The Peacemaker (1997) as Russian Controller
- Seven Days (1999) as Yuri Grigorievich
- The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood (TV, 2000) as Igor the Terrible
- Space Cowboys (2000) as Russian Engineer
- Agent Red (2000) as Dr. Nikolai Kretz
- Crossing Jordan (TV, 2001) as Viktor
- Alias (2001-2005) as Assault Team Leader / Kazimir Shcherbakov
- NYPD Blue (TV, 2001) as Nikolai Kossoff
- The D.A. (2004) as Sergius Kovinsky
- Shadow Boxing (2005) as Zmey
- Into the West (TV, 2005) as Kurchenko
- Mirror Wars: Reflection One (2005) as Agent Sea
- 24 (2006) as Ostroff
- Lucky You (2007) as Russian Player
- Spy (2012) as Yepanchin
References
[edit ]- ^ Умер актёр «Джека Восьмеркина...» Александр Кузнецов Archived 2019年06月06日 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Голливудская мечта Александра Кузнецова: Как Джек Восьмёркин на самом деле стал американцем (in Russian)
- ^ Jack Vosmyorkin at the myspace.com
- ^ Alexander Kuznetsov at VIP RU TV (in Russian)
- ^ Александр Кузнецов откровенно рассказал о борьбе с раком
- ^ "Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Who Acted in Russian Comedies and American TV Series, Dies at 59". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 7 June 2019.
External links
[edit ]- Alexander Kuznetsov at IMDb
- Alexander Kuznetsov at the kino-teatr.ru (in Russian)
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