French actor (1922-2002)
Ivan Desny (born Ivan Nikolaevich Desnitsky ; Russian : Иван Николаевич Десницкий , 28 December 1922 – 13 April 2002) was a French[1] [2] actor of Russian Chinese origin. He had a lengthy career in French and German cinema , appearing in over 200 film and television roles over 50 years, and was a two-time German Film Award winner.[3]
Early life Desny was born Ivan Nikolaevich Desnitsky (Russian : Иван Николаевич Десницкий ) in Beijing , China .[4] His Russian father, Nikolai Desnitsky, gained French citizenship and worked as a secretary at the French embassy. His mother was Swedish.
Career Desny was a film actor. Bilingual in French and German , he acted in more than 150 films, both in Germany and France .
In 1980, Desny received an honorary German Film Award for "his continued outstanding individual contributions to the german film over the years."
Death Desny's grave in Ascona Desny died in Ascona , Switzerland .[5]
Selected filmography La fleur de l'âge (1947)Bonheur en location (1949) - Gordon juniorMadeleine (1950) - Emile L'AnglierLes mousquetaires du roi (1951)The Respectful Prostitute (1952)) - Fred Clarke - le fils du sénateurThe Lady Without Camelias (La signora senza camelie , 1953) - Bernardo 'Nardo' RusconiGood Lord Without Confession (1953) - Maurice FréjoulNo Way Back (Weg ohne Umkehr , 1953) - Michael Zorin aka MischaAct of Love (1953) - (uncredited)Confession Under Four Eyes (1954) - Gregor MarmaraThe Golden Plague (1954) - Sergeant HartwigMaster of Life and Death (1955) - Dr. Daniel KarentisFrou-Frou (1955) - Henry de GaspardAndré and Ursula (1955) - André DuvalDunja (1955) - MinskiA Girl Without Boundaries (1955) - Eric JohnsonLola Montès (1955) - Lieutenant Thomas JamesBallerina (Rosen für Bettina , 1956) - Kostja Tomkoff, ChoreographMannequins of Paris (1956) - Pierre LanierThe Story of Anastasia (1956) - Gleb Botkin Women's Club (1956) - Laurent GauthierAnastasia (1956) - Prince Paul von HaraldbergThe Night of the Storm (1957) - Viktor LedinOSS 117 Is Not Dead (OSS 117 n'est pas mort , 1957) - Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117Von allen geliebt (1957) - Roger MarbeauDonnez-moi ma chance (1957) - Gilbert ArnaudScandal in Bad Ischl (1957) - Graf VaninAll the Sins of the Earth (1958) - Lawyer Stephan HardeckPetersburger Nächte [de] (1958) - Alexander DrubinOne Life (1958) - De FourchevilleLife Together (1958) - Michel SellierLe Miroir à deux faces (1958) - Gérard DurieuPolikuschka (1958) - VerwalterFrauensee (1958) - Frederic FleuryWhat a Woman Dreams of in Springtime (1959) - Pierre BonvantHeiße Ware (1959) - Paul MartensMonsieur Suzuki (1960) - StankovitchSatan Tempts with Love (1960) - CarlosSong Without End (1960) - Prince NicholasFemmine di lusso (1960) - Count Luca di SauvinGeständnis einer Sechzehnjährigen [de] (1961) - George RomanescuDaniella by Night (1961) - Count CastellaniWhite Slave Ship (1961) - Captain CooperEscapade in Florence (1962) - Count RobertoNumber Six (1962) - Charles ValentineBon Voyage! (1962) - Rudolph HunschakSherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962) - Paul KingIs Geraldine an Angel? (1963) - JanJack and Jenny (1963) - WladimirDer Unsichtbare [de] (1963) - Prof. LommFrühstück mit dem Tod (1964) - Luke AdamaSecret of the Sphinx (La sfinge sorride prima di morire - Stop Londra , 1964) - GreenKidnapped to Mystery Island (I misteri della giungla nera , 1964) - MaciadiDM-Killer [de] (1965) - Der AmerikanerCaptain from Toledo (1965) - Don FelipeWho Wants to Sleep? (Das Liebeskarussell , 1965) - Baron RudolfThe Beckett Affair (1966) - FrederickTender Scoundrel (Tendre Voyou , 1966) - Le vendeur de CannesThe Death of a Double [de] (1967) - HogganDa Berlino l'apocalisse (1967) - SteveI Killed Rasputin (1967) - Grand Duke AlexanderLove Nights in the Taiga (1967) - Colonel KirkGuns for San Sebastian (1968) - Col. CallejaMayerling (1968) - Count HoyosRebus (1969) - GuinnessThe Adventures of Gerard (1970) - Gen. LassalleDie Feuerzangenbowle (1970) - Marions FilmpartnerTatort : Kressin und der tote Mann im Fleet [de] (1971, TV) - SieversThe Body in the Thames (1971) - Louis StoutLittle Mother (1973) - Colonel UmberiaWorld on a Wire (Welt am Draht , 1973, TV mini-series) - Günther LauseSylvie [de] (1973) - IvanWho? (1974) - General SturmerTouch Me Not (1974) - MailetEl juego del diablo (1975) - TeacherThe Wrong Move (Falsche Bewegung , 1975) - Industrieller / The IndustrialistPaper Tiger (1975) - Foreign MinisterShir Khofteh (1976)The Conquest of the Citadel (Die Eroberung der Zitadelle , 1977) - FaconiHalbe-Halbe [de] (1977) - Baron WurlitzerRed Rings of Fear (Enigma rosso , 1978) - Chief Inspector Louis RoccaglioThe Marriage of Maria Braun (Die Ehe der Maria Braun , 1979) - Karl OswaldBloodline (1979) - JewellerMathias Sandorf (1979, TV series) - Ladislaus ZathmaryBerlin Alexanderplatz (1980, TV miniseries) - Herr PumsCar-napping (1980) - Consul BarnetFabian (1980) - Justizrat LabudeI Hate Blondes (Odio le bionde , 1980) - Mr. BrownMalou [de] (1981) - PaulExil (1981, TV miniseries) - WiesenerLola (1981) - WittichEin gutes Land (1982)The Roaring Fifties (Die wilden Fünfziger , 1983) - ArztThe Future of Emily (Flügel und Fesseln , 1984) - Vater CharlesLe Caviar rouge (1986) - YuriMotten im Licht (1986)Hôtel de France (1987) - Maurice VeningerUn amore di donna (1988) - Avvocato BernasconiQuicker Than the Eye [de] (1988) - SchneiderGood Evening, Mr. Wallenberg (God afton, Herr Wallenberg , 1990) - SchmidthuberLa Désenchantée (1990) - L'oncleZockerexpreß (1991)I Don't Kiss (J'embrasse pas , 1991) - DimitriThieves (Les Voleurs , 1996) - VictorBeresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland (Beresina oder Die letzten Tage der Schweiz , 1999) - Rudolf StauffacherMister Boogie (2000)
References ^ "Mort d'Ivan Desny, acteur français d'origine russe". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2002-04-19. Retrieved 2024-05-15 . ^ "Ivan Desny". Premiere.fr (in French). 1922-12-28. Retrieved 2024-05-15 . ^ "Ivan Desny". BFI . Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. ^ "Google Translate". google.co.uk . ^ "Google Translate". google.co.uk .
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