Alexandre Volkoff
Born: 1885-12-27 in Moscow, Russia
Died: 1942-05-22
Known For: Directing
Biography
Alexandre Volkoff was a Russian actor, screenwriter and film director. He was born on December 27, 1885 in Moscow, Russian Empire. Aleksandre Volkov established his film career in Russia, and was one of a significant number of film artists who fled Russia following the Bolshevik takeover. The bulk of his output was in France where he was known as Alexandre Volkoff. He also made films in Germany and later Italy. He directed several films starring his fellow Russian exile Ivan Mozzhukhin. He was known for Father Sergius (1918), The Prince of Adventurers (1927) and Edmund Kean: Prince Among Lovers (1924). He died on May 22, 1942 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Filmography
1941
- Amore imperiale ... (Director)
1936
- Stjenka Rasin ... (Director)
1934
- L'enfant du carnaval ... (Director)
1933
- The 1002nd Night ... (Director)
1930
- The White Devil ... (Director)
1928
- Secrets of the Orient ... (Director)
1927
- Napoleon ... (Assistant Director)
- Loves of Casanova ... (Director)
1924
- Kean ... (Director)
- Heart of an Actress ... (Writer)
- Les Ombres Qui Passent ... (Director)
1923
- The House of Mystery ... (Director)
1920
- A Narrow Escape ... (Screenplay)
1919
- The Bartered Soul ... (Director)
1918
- Father Sergius ... (Writer)
- А он, мятежный, ищет бури… ... (Director)
- The Beauty Contest ... (Director)
1917
- Behind the Screen ... (Writer)
- Blood Need Not Be Spilled ... (Director)
1916
- The Green Spider ... (Director)
- His Eyes ... (Director)
1915
- The Picture of Dorian Grey as Sie Geoffrey
1914
- The Fugitive ... (Director)
1913
- The Keys to Happiness as Harald
- The Broken Vase as Fop
- What the Violin Wept About as Dr. Miller
- Nailed as Viktor, Dima's husband