Acting credits
11
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Leonid Gaidai
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.4
Low visibility
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Movies: 27Series: 3Crew credits: 24
TMDB ID: 1190421
IMDb ID: nm0301145
Known for: Directing
Born: January 30, 1923
Died: November 19, 1993
Age: 70
Place of birth: Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1954 - 2016
Years active: 63
Average TMDB rating: 7.2
Wikidata: Q312480
Also known as
Leonid Gayday • Леонид Гайдай • L. Gaidai • Leonid Iovich Gaidai • Leonid Gaiddai • L. Gaydday • Леони́д Ио́вич Гайда́й • Л. Гайдай
Other jobs
Director (18)Producer (2)Screenplay (2)Writer (2)
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".
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Leonid Gaidai.
5.8
There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach
as Crazy casino player (uncredited)
1993 Movie
5.6
Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation
Director
1989 Movie
6.7
Dangerous for Your Life!
Director
1985 Movie
6.7
SportLotto - 82
Director
1982 Movie
6.2
For the Matches
Screenplay
1980 Movie
5.9
Incognito from St.Petersburg
Director
1978 Movie
6.2
Chest of Drawers Was Lead Through the Street...
Producer
1978 Movie
5.0
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
1977 Movie
7.3
It Can't Be!
Director
1975 Movie
7.9
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
Director
1973 Movie
3.7
Gift for a Single Woman
Producer
1973 Movie
7.6
12 Chairs
as Коробейников
1971 Movie
7.8
The Diamond Arm
as alcoholic and the hand that chokes Kozodoyev in his dream (uncredited)
1969 Movie
7.7
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
Director
1967 Movie
7.5
Obsession
Director
1965 Movie
7.5
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures
as пятнадцатисуточник, новелла «Напарник»
1965 Movie
7.3
Strictly Business
Director
1963 Movie
7.4
Bootleggers
Director
1962 Movie
7.7
Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross
Director
1961 Movie
6.9
Sovershenno seryozno
Screenplay
1961 Movie
In Transit
1961 Movie
5.2
Thrice Resurrected
as Izobretatel (uncredited)
1960 Movie
8.0
The Wind
as Закревский
1959 Movie
6.4
A Groom from the Right Society
Director
1958 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Leonid Gaidai.
