Mikhail Mordkin was born on 9 December 1880 in Moscow, Russia. He was an actor, known for Aziade (1918). He was married to Bronislava Pajitzkaya. He died on 15 July 1944 in Millbrook, New Jersey, USA.
He played the Prince Siegfried in the ballet, "Swan Lake," at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City with Catherine Geltzer (Odette/Odile) and Alexandre Volinine (Benno) in the cast. Petipa and Ivanov were original choreographers. Mordkin was also choreographer. James Fox was scenery designer. Peter Ilyich Tchaikowsky was composer. . V.P. Begitchev and Vasily Geltzer wrote the book.
