Michael Chekhov

Actor

Born: August 28, 1891
Died: September 30, 1955 (age 64)
From: Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

Michael Chekhov (29 August 1891 – 30 September 1955) was a Russian-American actor, director, author, and theatre practitioner. His acting technique has been used by actors such as Clint Eastwood, Marilyn Monroe, Yul Brynner, and Robert Stack. Constantin Stanislavski referred to him as his most brilliant student. He was a nephew of the playwright Anton Chekhov. Although mainly a stage actor, he…

Filmography (18)

Cinema in Russia (1979)
Film footage
Rhapsody (1954)
Prof. Schuman
Holiday for Sinners (1952)
Dr. Konndorff
Invitation (1952)
Dr. Fromm
The Price of Freedom
The Price of Freedom (1949)
Johann Vollmer
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948)
Gaboolian
Abie's Irish Rose (1946)
Solomon Levy
Cross My Heart (1946)
Peter
Specter of the Rose (1946)
Max Polikoff
Spellbound (1945)
Dr. Alexander Brulov
In Our Time (1944)
Uncle Leopold Baruta
Song of Russia (1944)
Ivan Stepanov
Troika
Troika (1930)
Phantoms of Happiness
Phantoms of Happiness (1930)
Jacques Bramard
Der Narr seiner Liebe
Der Narr seiner Liebe (1929)
The Man from the Restaurant (1927)
Skorohodov - The Waiter
When The Heart's Strings Sound
When The Heart's Strings Sound (1914)
Fred, Jean's brother
Tercentenary of the Romanov Dynasty's Accession (1913)
Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich