Boris Mikhailovich Sichkin (; ; 1922–2002) was a Soviet and American film actor, dancer, choreographer, composer and entertainer.

Biography

Sichkin born in

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in the family of a Jewish shoemaker, who died when he was 4 years old. The elder brother taught Boris dances and performances, according to the memoirs, his first performances took place at the Jewish market in front of some criminals who used to assemble there. After escaping from the house he was expelled from school. In 1937–1941 he studied at the Kyiv Ballet School, and danced in the P. Virsky Ukrainian National Folk Dance Ensemble.Биография
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.Русский шансон
/ref> He participated in the work of the theater of Arts, bandleader Eddie Rosner. His most memorable film roles are as coupletist Buba Kastorsky in '' The Elusive Avengers'' and its

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and as

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in the American epic historical film ''

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''. In 1973, in

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, he was arrested on suspicion of theft of state property in a large scale. A year later was released. The investigation lasted several years. In the end, Boris Sichkin was finally acquitted. In 1979 he left to the United States. Member of the editorial board of the New York City Russian newspaper “Russian Bazaar”.

Death

He died on March 21, 2002, of a heart attack in his apartment in

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. Soon, at the request of his wife, Sichkin's remains were recovered from the grave and cremated, and the urn with the ashes moved to Moscow.

Filmography

*'' Goodbye, Boys'' (1964) as Entertainer *'' The Elusive Avengers'' (1966) as Buba Kastorsky *''

The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers ''The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers'' (, Transliteration, translit. ''Novye prikluchenya Neulovimykh'') is a 1968 Soviet Union, Soviet action adventure film, a sequel of ''The Elusive Avengers'', directed by Edmond Keosayan and made ...

'' (1968) as Buba Kastorsky *'' At War as at War'' (1968) as Selivanov *'' Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair'' (1969) as Groom-Prestidigitator *'' The Golden Horns'' (1972) as Dandellion the Robber *''

Incorrigible Liar ''Incorrigible Liar'' () is a 1973 Soviet musical comedy film directed by Villen Azarov. Plot Alexei Ivanovich Tyutyurin (Georgy Vitsin) is a very kind and gentle person who has been working as a hairdresser for twenty years. When there is an oppo ...

'' (1973) as Prince of Burukhtania's translator *'' The Final Days'' (1989) as

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'' (1995) as Leonid Brezhnev *'' Poor Sasha'' (1997) as Aristarkh Lvovich Rastopchin *''

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'' (1998) as General Vladimir Ulyanovich Soshkin *''

Third Watch ''Third Watch'' is an American crime drama television series created by John Wells and Edward Allen Bernero that aired on NBC from September 23, 1999, to May 6, 2005, with a total of 132 episodes spanning over six seasons. It was produced ...

'' (2001) as Uri (Episode "After Time")

References

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' {{DEFAULTSORT:Sichkin, Boris 1922 births 2002 deaths 20th-century Russian male actors 21st-century Russian male actors Male actors from Kyiv Russian male comedians Russian male composers Russian male dancers Russian male film actors Soviet emigrants to the United States Soviet male composers Soviet male dancers Soviet male film actors Soviet military personnel of World War II Burials at Vagankovo Cemetery