Director • 1923 - 1993

Leonid Gaidai

Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR

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... Read full bio →

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Full Name

Leonid Gaidai

Known For

Directing

Birthday

January 30th, 1923 00:00

Place of Birth

Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR

Died

November 19th, 1993 00:00 (aged 70)

TMDB ID

1190421

IMDb ID

nm0301145

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".