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Boris Lyoskin(1923-2020)

  • Actor
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Boris Lyoskin in The Republic of ShKID (1966)
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Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
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Boris Lyoskin was born on 5 January 1923 in Chisinau, Bessarabia, Romania. He was an actor, known for Everything Is Illuminated (2005), Men in Black (1997) and The Falcon and the Snowman (1985). He died on 21 February 2020 in the USA.
BornJanuary 5, 1923
DiedFebruary 21, 2020(97)
BornJanuary 5, 1923
DiedFebruary 21, 2020(97)
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    • 1 win total

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Known for

Elijah Wood in Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
Everything Is Illuminated
7.4
  • Grandfather(as Boris Leskin)
  • 2005
Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)
Men in Black
7.3
  • Cook(as Boris Leskin)
  • 1997
Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn in The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
The Falcon and the Snowman
6.8
  • Mikhael(as Boris Leskin)
  • 1985
The Package (1989)
The Package
6.4
  • Soviet Foreign Minister(as Boris Leskin)
  • 1989

Credits

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Actor

  • Emily Watson, Paul Giamatti, and Dina Korzun in Cold Souls (2009)
    Cold Souls
    6.4
    • Donor (as Boris Leskin)
    • 2009
  • Elijah Wood in Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
    Everything Is Illuminated
    7.4
    • Grandfather (as Boris Leskin)
    • 2005
  • Michael Beach, Eddie Cibrian, Kim Raver, Jason Wiles, Coby Bell, Amy Carlson, Molly Price, Anthony Ruivivar, and Skipp Sudduth in Third Watch (1999)
    Third Watch
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Uri Doleska (as Boris Leskin)
    • 2002
  • World War Three (1998)
    World War Three
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Yuri Rubanov (as Boris Leskin)
    • 1998
  • Dellaventura (1997)
    Dellaventura
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Fedor (as Boris Leskin)
    • 1997
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)
    Men in Black
    7.3
    • Cook (as Boris Leskin)
    • 1997
  • Juliette Binoche and William Hurt in A Couch in New York (1996)
    A Couch in New York
    5.9
    • Cab Driver #1 (as Boris Leskin)
    • 1996
  • Patti D'Arbanville, Michael DeLorenzo, and Malik Yoba in New York Undercover (1994)
    New York Undercover
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Siegfried (as Boris Leskin)
    • 1995
  • Aleksandr Belyavskiy and Nikolay Karachentsov in The Nick of Time (1993)
    The Nick of Time
    4.3
    • (as Boris Leskin)
    • 1993
  • Black and White (1992)
    Black and White
    7.0
    • (as Boris Leskin)
    • 1992
  • Tim Robbins and Robin Williams in Cadillac Man (1990)
    Cadillac Man
    5.8
    • Soviet Husband (as Boris Leskin)
    • 1990
  • The Package (1989)
    The Package
    6.4
    • Soviet Foreign Minister (as Boris Leskin)
    • 1989
  • Nicolas Cage and Jennifer Beals in Vampire's Kiss (1988)
    Vampire's Kiss
    6.1
    • Fantasy Cabbie (as Boris Leskin)
    • 1988
  • Kelly McGillis and Jeff Daniels in The House on Carroll Street (1988)
    The House on Carroll Street
    6.2
    • Hürwitz (as Boris Leskin)
    • 1988
  • Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn in The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
    The Falcon and the Snowman
    6.8
    • Mikhael (as Boris Leskin)
    • 1985

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Vampire's Kiss
Trailer 2:10
Vampire's Kiss
Everything Is Illuminated
Trailer 2:31
Everything Is Illuminated
Everything Is Illuminated
Trailer 2:31
Everything Is Illuminated

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • B. Leskin
  • Born
    • January 5, 1923
    • Chisinau, Bessarabia, Romania
  • Died
    • February 21, 2020
    • USA(undisclosed)

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