Actor profile

Rudolf Nureyev

17th March 1938 Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia] Acting

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 to have Nureyev killed Description above from the Wikipedia article Rudolf Nureyev, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

37 Movies 9 TV Shows 57 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande poster

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande 24th November 2021 as Self (archive footage)

Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe poster

Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe 23rd December 2018 as self

Nureyev poster

Nureyev 25th September 2018 as Self, Archive Footage

Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams poster

Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams 20th May 2016 as Himself (Archive Footage)

I Am Divine poster

I Am Divine 26th March 2014 as Self (archive)

Bournonville's La Sylphide and Flower Festival poster

Bournonville's La Sylphide and Flower Festival 30th April 2013 as Paolo, a young man

A Life for Ballet poster

A Life for Ballet 9th August 2012 as Self

Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala poster

Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala 1st January 2005

Fonteyn and Nureyev: The Perfect Partnership poster

Fonteyn and Nureyev: The Perfect Partnership 1st January 2002 as Himself (archive footage)

Cinderella poster

Cinderella 30th April 1997 as Film Producer

Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness poster

Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness 1st January 1997 as Self

The World of Jim Henson poster

The World of Jim Henson 23rd November 1994 as Self (archive footage)

Rudolf Nureyev poster

Rudolf Nureyev 1st December 1991 as Himself

The Margot Fonteyn Story poster

The Margot Fonteyn Story 11th January 1989 as Rudolf Nureyev

That's Dancing! poster

That's Dancing! 18th January 1985

Exposed poster

Exposed 22nd April 1983 as Daniel Jelline

Marco Spada poster

Marco Spada 26th October 1982 as Marco Spada

The Afternoon of a Faun poster

The Afternoon of a Faun 16th June 1981 as Faun

Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev poster

Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev 30th November 1980 as Himself

Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky poster

Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky 8th August 1980 as Himself/Petrushka/La Spectre de la Rose/Le Faune

Giselle poster

Giselle 1st January 1979 as Albrecht

Valentino poster

Valentino 7th September 1977 as Rudolph Valentino

Petrushka poster

Petrushka 27th December 1976 as Petrouchka

Don Quixote poster

Don Quixote 18th July 1973 as Basilio

A Dancer's Life poster

A Dancer's Life 20th October 1972 as Himself

I Am a Dancer poster

I Am a Dancer 1st June 1972 as Himself (James / Dancer / Armand / The Prince)

The Sleeping Beauty poster

The Sleeping Beauty 1st January 1972 as Prince Florimund

The Special London Bridge Special poster

The Special London Bridge Special 1st January 1972 as Ballet Dancer

Singer Presents Burt Bacharach poster

Singer Presents Burt Bacharach 24th March 1971 as Himself

Political Portraits poster

Political Portraits 1st January 1969 as Himself

The Nutcracker poster

The Nutcracker 10th March 1968 as Herr Drosselmeyer/The Prince

Swan Lake poster

Swan Lake 26th December 1966 as Prince Siegfried

Romeo and Juliet poster

Romeo and Juliet 4th October 1966 as Romeo

The Day of the Oath poster

The Day of the Oath 1st January 1965 as Self

Swan Lake poster

Swan Lake 12th December 1963 as Prince Siegfried

An Evening With The Royal Ballet poster

An Evening With The Royal Ballet 1st December 1963 as Self

When the Spirit Soars in Flight poster

When the Spirit Soars in Flight 1st July 1958

Love at First Sight poster

Love at First Sight 12th February 1992 as Igor

The Dame Edna Experience poster

The Dame Edna Experience 12th September 1987 as Self

The Muppet Show poster

The Muppet Show 5th September 1976 as Self - Special Guest Star

Midi trente poster

Midi trente 6th March 1972 as Self

Le Grand Échiquier poster

Le Grand Échiquier 12th January 1972 as Self

The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show 6th June 1968 as Self - Guest

Omnibus poster

Omnibus 13th October 1967 as Self (archive footage)

The Hollywood Palace poster

The Hollywood Palace 4th January 1964 as Self - Ballet Dancer

The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show 20th June 1948 as Self