Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/18/1903
Place of Birth
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Also Known As
Leonid Kinsky
Leonid Kinskey
Biography
Leonid Kinskey (April 18, 1903 – September 8, 1998) was a Russian-born movie and television actor who enjoyed a long career. Kinskey is best known for his role as Sascha in the film Casablanca (1942).
Kinskey was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He fled the Russian Revolution and acted on stage in Europe and South America before arriving in New York City in 1921. He joined the road production of Al Jolson's musical Wonder Bar, before making his first film appearance, in the 1932 Trouble in Paradise. His looks and accent helped him land supporting roles in numerous movies, including Duck Soup a...
Known For
The Spellbinder
as Harry Beldon, Saxophone Player
Café Metropole
as Artist
Nothing Sacred
as Ferdinand Roassare - Poet (uncredited)
Les Misérables
as Genflou
Three Godfathers
as Card Player (uncredited)
Espionage
as Maxie Burgos
The Man with the Golden Arm
as Dominiwski
The Talk of the Town
as Jan Pulaski
Casablanca
as Sascha
The Helen Morgan Story
as Stanislausky - Accordion Player (uncredited)
Duck Soup
as Sylvanian Agitator
We're on the Jury
as Nicholas Krakin
My Dear Miss Aldrich
as A Waiter
The Big Broadcast
as Ivan
Exile Express
as Lead Henchman David
Can't Help Singing
as Koppa
The Great Waltz
as Dudelman
Professor Beware
as Tableau Director
The Gilded Lily
as Vocal Teacher (uncredited)
The Great Sinner
as Bandleader in Park (uncredited)
Career Timeline
1965
1957
1949
1944
1943
1942
1941
1939
1938
1937
Wise Girl
as Eccentric Greenwich Village Writer (uncredited)
Candid Cameramaniacs
as Otto
Nothing Sacred
as Ferdinand Roassare - Poet (uncredited)
My Dear Miss Aldrich
as A Waiter
The Sheik Steps Out
as Allusi Ali
Make a Wish
as Moe
Meet the Boy Friend
as Dr. Sokoloff
The Girl from Scotland Yard
as Mischa
Café Metropole
as Artist
Espionage
as Maxie Burgos
We're on the Jury
as Nicholas Krakin