Anatoly Davydov (born November 14, 1948) is a
Russia
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n actor and producer, best known for his roles in
''Heaven's Gate'' (1980),
''Gorky Park'' (1983),
''The Falcon and the Snowman'' (1985),
''The Package'' (1989),
''The Bonfire of the Vanities'' and
''The Hunt for Red October'' (both 1990),
''Assassins'' (1995) and
''Say It in Russian'' (2007)
Biography
In 1971, he graduated from the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Leningrad State University. After graduating, he worked for three years at the
Novosti Press Agency
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. During a trip to
Japan
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, he contacted the
American embassy with a request to grant him political asylum in the
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. While living in
New York
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, he consulted
Hollywood
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screenwriters and directors who were making films on "Russian" themes. In several of these films, Davydov played small roles - mainly
KGB
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officers or Soviet military personnel. He is currently involved in producing. For five years, he worked with
Fox
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on the animal program ''Wild Things''. He produced several episodes of the reality show
''The Amazing Race''. He made four documentaries about life in America through the eyes of an emigrant from Russia.
References
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Living people
1948 births
Russian male film actors