Leonid Leonidov

Leonid Leonidov
Born
Leonid Meyerovich Volfenzon

3 June [O.S. 22 May] 1873
Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire
Died6 August 1941(1941-08-06) (aged 68)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Occupations
Years active1896–1941

Leonid Mironovich Leonidov (Russian: Леонид Миронович Леонидов, 3 June [O.S. 22 May] 1873 – 6 August 1941) was a Russian and Soviet actor, director and pedagogue. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR (1936).