Leonid Gaidai
Personal information
- Known for
- Directing
- Known credits
- 35
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- January 30, 1923
- Died
- November 19, 1993
- Place of birth
- Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR
- Also known as
- Leonid Gayday L. GaidaiLeonid Iovich GaidaiLeonid GaiddaiL. GayddayЛ. Гайдай
Biography
Leonid Iovich Gaidai (Russian: Леони́д Ио́вич Гайда́й; 30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993; Svobodny) was a Soviet comedy film director, screenwriter and actor who enjoyed immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former Soviet Union. His films broke theatre attendance records and were some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia. He has been described as "the king of Soviet comedy".
Popular
Filmography
Directing
25 titles
Writing
18 titles
Acting
13 titles2016
1961
