About

Known credits:
12
Birthday:
1895-03-21
Place of birth:
Odessa, Odessa uyezd, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire
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Leonid Utyosov

Overview

Leonid Osipovich Utyosov or Utesov (Russian: Леони́д О́сипович Утёсов); real name Lazar (Leyzer) Iosifovich Vaysbeyn or Weissbein (Russian: Ла́зарь (Ле́йзер) Ио́сифович Вайсбе́йн) (21 March [O.S. 9 March] 1895, Odessa – 9 March 1982, Moscow), was a famous Soviet jazz singer and comic actor of Jewish origin, who became the first pop singer to be awarded the prestigious title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1965.

Known for

Acting
1991 Memories of the "Cow March" Actor (archive footage) 59
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1991 How It Was Done in Odessa... or Odessans of All Countries, Unite! Actor archiveFootage 59
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1983 I Am Returning Your Portrait Actor himself (archive) N/A
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1982 Old Record Actor Archive voice footage N/A
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1976 Pyotr Martynovich And The Years Of Great Life Actor Himself N/A
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1963 Мелодии Дунаевского Actor N/A
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1954 Variety Stars Actor 58
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1942 Concert for the Front Actor Self N/A
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1940 Концерт на экране Actor N/A
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1934 Jolly Fellows Actor Костя Потехин (Kostya Potekhin) 59
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1926 The Career of Spirka Shpandyr Actor 58
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1917 The Life and Death of Lieutenant Schmidt Actor Zarudniy N/A
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