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Alexis Chesnakov(1894-1984)

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Music Department
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Alexis Chesnakov was born on 26 September 1894 in Russia. He was an actor and composer, known for Never Let Me Go (1953), The Sleeper (1964) and BBC Play of the Month (1965). He died on 9 January 1984 in London, England, UK.
BornSeptember 26, 1894
DiedJanuary 9, 1984(89)
BornSeptember 26, 1894
DiedJanuary 9, 1984(89)
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Known for

Clark Gable, Gene Tierney, and Richard Haydn in Never Let Me Go (1953)
Never Let Me Go
6.2
  • General Zhdanov
  • 1953
The Sleeper (1964)
The Sleeper
TV Series
  • Colonel Welenski
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
BBC Play of the Month
7.1
TV Series
  • Musician
The Love Lottery (1954)
The Love Lottery
5.5
  • The Russian Man
  • 1954

Credits

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Actor

  • BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    BBC Play of the Month
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Musician
    • 1973
  • Fulton Mackay, Patrick Mower, Derren Nesbitt, Wensley Pithey, and George Sewell in Special Branch (1969)
    Special Branch
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Mr. Kraminsky
    • 1969
  • Counterstrike (1969)
    Counterstrike
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Paston
    • 1969
  • Alexandra Bastedo, Stuart Damon, and William Gaunt in The Champions (1968)
    The Champions
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Martin Vedel (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Roger Moore in The Saint (1962)
    The Saint
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Aristov
    • 1966
  • Theatre 625 (1964)
    Theatre 625
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Russian Marshal
    • 1965
  • An Enemy of the State
    4.3
    TV Series
    • Borokov
    • 1965
  • The Intelligence Men (1965)
    The Intelligence Men
    6.0
    • Rostov (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • The Sleeper (1964)
    The Sleeper
    TV Series
    • Colonel Welenski
    • 1964
  • Espionage (1963)
    Espionage
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Polokov
    • 1964
  • Michael Quinn and Donald Wolfit in Ghost Squad (1961)
    Ghost Squad
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Professor Broday
    • 1963
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • President of Crt
    • Russian
    • 1962–1963
  • Elizabeth Weaver and William Greene in The Monsters (1962)
    The Monsters
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Voriskov
    • 1962
  • The Pursuers (1961)
    The Pursuers
    5.7
    • Lunde
    • 1961
  • Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, James Mellor, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
    BBC Sunday-Night Play
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Leonidov
    • 1961

Composer

  • Uncle Vanya (1967)
    Uncle Vanya
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • NET Playhouse (1964)
    NET Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Uncle Vanya (1963)
    Uncle Vanya
    7.5
    • Composer
    • 1963

Music Department

  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • guitar music
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 26, 1894
    • Russia
  • Died
    • January 9, 1984
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)

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