
Leonid Kanevsky
Biography
Soviet, Russian and Israeli theater, film and dubbing actor, TV presenter; Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1984). Member of the Public Council of the Russian Jewish Congress.
Leonid Semenovich Kanevsky was born on May 2, 1939 in Kiev in a Jewish family. My mother studied piano at the Kiev Conservatory, graduated from the 2nd year, got married at the age of 19, left the conservatory and went with her husband to the Caucasus, where he worked. In 1933, the elder brother Alexander was born, 6 years later Leonid was born.
At the age of 17, he left for Moscow and entered the Shchukin College for the course of Vera Konstantinovna Lvova.
From 1960 to 1967, he was an actor of the Moscow Lenin Komsomol Theater.
From 1967 to 1991 — actor of the Moscow Theater on Malaya Bronnaya.
His film debut was a cameo role in the film "Forty Minutes before Dawn" (1963).
The actor was widely known for the role of police major Alexander Tomin in the TV series "The Investigation is conducted by Experts", as well as the role of a smuggler in the comedy "Diamond Hand" and haberdasher Bonacieux in the mini-series "D'Artagnan and Three the Musketeer."
In 1991, he repatriated to Israel, where, together with director Eugene Arie, he created the Gesher Drama Theater in Tel Aviv (translated from Hebrew - "bridge"); the basis of his troupe are Russian actors who played on the stages of Moscow and Leningrad theaters.
In 2003, he was the host of the TV game "The Ninth Shaft" on the Israeli Channel 9.
From January 2006 to the present — presenter of the documentary TV show "The investigation was conducted ..." on "NTV".
In 2009, he starred in the TV series "Semin" and "Semin. Retribution."
He also took part in the dubbing of the cartoon "Cars 2" in the role of scout Finn Mcmistle.
Over the years of his creative activity, the actor has starred in more than fifty films and television series.
Member of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation.
Acting (48 movies)

The Diamond Arm
1969

The Magic Skin
1975

Roots
2005

Candidate
1987

The Wizard of the Emerald City
1974

The Pickwick Papers
1972

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
1977

Taste of Khalva
1975

Pippi Longstocking
1984

The Master and Margarita
1994

The City of Masters
1965

Along Unknown Paths
1982

Hot!
2019

Monsieur Lenoir, Who...
1984

Pippi Longstocking
1984

The Red Tent
1969

Jewish Vendetta
1995

Mary Poppins, Goodbye
1983

Adventures in the City which Doesn't Exist
1974

Mitya
1967

Commandant of Lauterburg
1969

Death in Cinema
1991

Summer Is Gone ...
1972

Land, Poste Restante
1973

Punisher
1968

Almanzor's Rings
1977

Amazing Berendeev
1976

The Amazing Boy
1971

Late Marriage
2001

Sergeev Seeking Sergeev
1974

What Men Talk About 3
2018

Nylon 100%
1973

New Year's Abduction
1970

Homeboy
1974

The Victims Have No Grievance
1986

The Train Stops for Two Minutes
1972

Night of the Mistakes
1974

Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière
1973

When the Harpsichord Plays
1966

Ilfipetrov
2013

Give Me Back My Rex
1975

Physics at Half Past Nine
1971

Countermeasure
1975

The Life and Ascension of Yuras Bratchik
1967

На два часа раньше
1967

Пари
2025

Moby Dick
1972

Hello, I've Arrived!
1979
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