Michael Rasumny

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Michael Rasumny (* 13. May 1890 in Odessa ; native Mychaiil Olexandrowytsch Rasumnyj / Ukrainian Михайло Олександрович Разумний , Russian Михаил Александрович Разумный ; † 17th February 1956 in Los Angeles ) was a Russian actor .

Life

Rasumny has been on stage since he was 15 and was a member of the Moscow Art Theater . He first acted in front of the camera as early as 1918. He came to Berlin in the late 1920s and appeared in several silent films. He had his only small role in a German sound film in 1930 in Das alten Lied .

In 1933 he left Germany and went to France. In 1937 he came to New York , where he appeared on theaters there and also directed. In 1940 the MGM film company signed him to Hollywood . In the following decade he was often seen as Mikhail Rasumny in small roles and embodied mostly Slavic or Hispanic characters.

Filmography (selection)

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 6: N - R. Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .
  • Kay Less: 'In life, more is taken from you than given ...'. Lexicon of filmmakers who emigrated from Germany and Austria between 1933 and 1945. A general overview. P. 408 f., ACABUS-Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86282-049-8

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personal data
SURNAME Rasumny, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rasumnyj, Mychaiil Olexandrowytsch (maiden name); Разумний, Михайло Олександрович (Ukrainian); Разумный, Михаил Александрович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Odessa
DATE OF DEATH 17th February 1956
Place of death Los Angeles , California , United States