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Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Tatar dancer from the former Soviet Union, considered one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women.

He defected to the West, despite KGB efforts to stop him. According to KGB archives studied by Peter Watson, Nikita Khrushchev personally signed an order t

Born

Mar 17, 1938

Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia]

Died

Jan 06, 1993

Known For

Acting

Movies

39 acting

37 crew

Popularity

0.4

Valentino
Valentino
1977 as Rudolph Valentino
★ 5.8
That's Dancing!
★ 7.1
Exposed
Exposed
1983 as Daniel Jelline
★ 4.8
The World of Jim Henson
The World of Jim Henson
1994 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
The Special London Bridge Special
The Special London Bridge Special
1972 as Ballet Dancer
★ 8.0
Swan Lake
Swan Lake
1963 as Prince Siegfried
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
2021 as Self (archive footage)
★ 3.7
Nureyev
Nureyev
2018 as Self, Archive Footage
★ 7.3
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
1966 as Romeo
★ 8.7
Political Portraits
Political Portraits
1969 as Himself
A Life for Ballet
A Life for Ballet
2012 as Self
Don Quixote
Don Quixote
1973 as Basilio
★ 9.0
I Am a Dancer
I Am a Dancer
1972 as Himself (James / Dancer / Armand / The Prince)
★ 7.0
The Day of the Oath
The Day of the Oath
1965 as Self
Cinderella
Cinderella
1997 as Film Producer
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
1968 as Herr Drosselmeyer/The Prince
Swan Lake
Swan Lake
1966 as Prince Siegfried
★ 8.2
An Evening With The Royal Ballet
★ 9.0
The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty
1972 as Prince Florimund
★ 2.0
Rudolf Nureyev
Rudolf Nureyev
1991 as Himself
★ 10.0
movie
Nureyev Unzipped
1998 as Self (archive footage)
Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams
Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams
2016 as Himself (Archive Footage)
The Margot Fonteyn Story
The Margot Fonteyn Story
1989 as Rudolf Nureyev
★ 8.0
Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky
Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky
1980 as Himself/Petrushka/La Spectre de la Rose/Le Faune
movie
Petrushka
1976 as Petrouchka
The Afternoon of a Faun
The Afternoon of a Faun
1981 as Faun
movie
Marco Spada
Marco Spada
1982 as Marco Spada
Giselle
Giselle
1979 as Albrecht