Boris Lyoskin

Biography

Born in Petrograd, RSFSR, USSR. Participant in the Great Patriotic War. Defended Leningrad as part of the 22nd fortified region. In 1952 he graduated from the Leningrad Ostrovsky Theatre Institute (course of L.F. Makaryev). In 1952-1979 - actor of the Leningrad Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theatre. Since 1980 he lived and worked in the USA. Worked at the Circle in a Square Theatre on Broadway. Acted in episodic roles in American films. Member of the Actors Guild of America, was a member of the Oscar nomination committee.

Known For

Third Watch

Uri Doleska

Men in Black

Cook

The Falcon and the Snowman

Mikhael

The Package

Soviet Foreign Minister

Vampire's Kiss

Fantasy Cabbie

Everything Is Illuminated

Grandfather

The House on Carroll Street

Cold Souls

Donor

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2009	Cold Souls	Donor
2005	Everything Is Illuminated	Grandfather
1998	World War Three	Yuri Rubanov
1997	Men in Black	Cook
1996	A Couch in New York	Cab Driver #1
1993	The Nick Of Time
1992	Black and White
1990	Cadillac Man	Soviet Husband
1989	Vampire's Kiss	Fantasy Cabbie
1989	The Package	Soviet Foreign Minister
1988	The House on Carroll Street
1985	The Falcon and the Snowman	Mikhael
1976	The Strogovs	staff-captain
1976	The Only One	visitor (uncredited)
1974	Царевич Проша	стражник
1974	Five for Summer	водитель автобуса
1972	31st Dept.	заведующий типографией
1972	The Property of Republic	эпизод
1969	The Truth! Nothing But the Truth!
1969	You!
1969	Vanya, How are You Here?
1969	Dead Souls	служащий канцелярии
1968	A Very Old Story
1967	Way Home	nemets
1966	First Visitor	Chinovnik
1966	12 Chairs	аукционист
1965	Fear and Despair in the Third Empire	Doctor
1964	Conscience Doesn't Forgive
1964	Two Sundays
1963	Kukhlya
1963	Рембрандт	дежурный офицер
1962	The Soul Calls	Vitya (uncredited)
1957	Next to us
1957	At the Breaking Point
1955	Unfinished Story	Malingerer

Year	TV Show	Role
1999	Third Watch	Uri Doleska
1975	Сержант милиции	таксист