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Leonid Kinskey

Leonid Kinskey

Actor · Died September 8, 1998, aged 95 · Saint Petersburg, Russia

Leonid Kinskey (April 18, 1903 – September 8, 1998) was a Russian-born movie and television actor who enjoyed a long career. Kinskey is best known for his role as Sascha in the film Casablanca (1942). Kinskey was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He fled the Russian Revolution and acted on stage in Europe and South America before arriving in New York City in 1921. He joined the road production of Al Jolson's musical Wonder Bar, before making his first film appearance, in the 1932 Trouble in Paradise. His looks and accent helped him land supporting roles in numerous movies, including Duck Soup and Nothing Sacred, and on television, well into the 1960s. It is said that he got perhaps his best-known role, Sascha in Casablanca, because he was a drinking buddy of star Humphrey Bogart. Kinskey was in the pilot episode for Hogan's Heroes, but turned down a regular role in the series because he thought the subject matter was being taken too lightly. Kinskey was married three times. His second wife was actress Iphigenie Castiglioni, to whom he remained married until her death in 1963. He was married to Tina York from 1983 to his death. He died of complications of a stroke in Fountain Hills, Arizona, at the age of 95. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leonid Kinskey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
April 18, 1903
Died
September 8, 1998 (aged 95)
From
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Works as
Actor
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 95 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 21% in 30 days

What are Leonid Kinskey's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Morality
20%
Self
18%
Power
13%
Survival
4%
Society
3%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love14 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 5 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 12 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 18 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
13
Romantic
12
Tense
6
Warm
6
Hopeful
6
Other
15

How their films linger

Feel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Leonid Kinskey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leonid Kinskey's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

95 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mayberry R.F.D.(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Radetsky · as Professor Radetzky

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Good Morning World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Crandell

  • Batman(1966)

    Show 2 episodes · as Professor Overbeck

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Salute to Stan Laurel(1965)

    as Movie director in sketch

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hogan's Heroes(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Vladimir Minsk

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Honey West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger / Bogus Conrad Wycherly

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Ferenc Pifnic

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Juan Bagulesco

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Weiss

  • Guestward, Ho! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pete and Gladys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Detectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Alaskans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Pete Kramer

  • Peter Gunn(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Stashek

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Helen Morgan Story(1957)

    as Stanislausky - Accordion Player (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Vyacheslav Gerznov

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Yevgeny

  • Telephone Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Vasily

  • The Man with the Golden Arm(1955)

    as Dominiwski

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Woody - Bradwell's Friend

  • Gobs and Gals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Ivan

  • Honeychile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Chick Lister

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bashful Romeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • The Great Sinner(1949)

    as Bandleader in Park (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Alimony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Joe Wood

  • Monsieur Beaucaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Rene

  • Can't Help Singing(1944)

    as Koppa

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • That's My Baby! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Doctor Svatsky

  • The Fighting Seabees(1944)

    as Johnny Novasky

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Gildersleeve on Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Window Washer

  • Presenting Lily Mars(1943)

    as Leo

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • El circo(1943)

    as Cliente ruso zapatero (as L. Kinsky)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Let's Have Fun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Gregory Loosnikoff

  • Cinderella Swings It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Vladimir Smitkin

  • Casablanca(1942)

    as Sascha

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Somewhere I'll Find You(1942)

    as Dorloff, the Waiter

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Talk of the Town(1942)

    as Jan Pulaski

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • I Married an Angel(1942)

    as Zinski

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Brooklyn Orchid(1942)

    as Ignatz Rachkowsky

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Lady for a Night(1942)

    as Boris

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Ball of Fire(1941)

    as Prof. Quintana

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Week-End in Havana(1941)

    as Rafael

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Broadway Limited(1941)

    as Ivan Ivanski

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • That Night in Rio(1941)

    as Monsieur Pierre Dufond

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • So Ends Our Night(1941)

    as The Chicken

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Down Argentine Way(1940)

    as Tito Acuna

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • He Stayed for Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Comrade Nicky

  • Everything Happens at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Groder

  • Day-time Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Coco Anderson

  • On Your Toes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Ivan Boultonoff

  • The Spellbinder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Harry Beldon, Saxophone Player

  • Exile Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Lead Henchman David

  • The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle(1939)

    as Artist

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Flirting with Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Pedro Lopez

  • The Great Waltz(1938)

    as Dudelman

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Professor Beware (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Tableau Director

  • Three Blind Mice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Young Man

  • A Trip to Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Emile

  • Outside of Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Cafe Owner Ivan Petrovich

  • Algiers(1938)

    as L'Arbi

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Wise Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Eccentric Greenwich Village Writer (uncredited)

  • Candid Cameramaniacs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Otto

  • Nothing Sacred(1937)

    as Ferdinand Roassare - Poet (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • My Dear Miss Aldrich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as A Waiter

  • The Sheik Steps Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Allusi Ali

  • Make a Wish(1937)

    as Moe

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Meet the Boy Friend(1937)

    as Dr. Sokoloff

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Girl from Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Mischa

  • Café Metropole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Artist

  • The Woman I Love(1937)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Espionage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Maxie Burgos

  • We're on the Jury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Nicholas Krakin

  • The General Died at Dawn(1936)

    as Stewart

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Road to Glory(1936)

    as Ledoux

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Rhythm on the Range(1936)

    as Mischa

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Three Godfathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Card Player (uncredited)

  • Peter Ibbetson(1935)

    as Prisoner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • I Live My Life(1935)

    as Waiter (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Les Misérables(1935)

    as Genflou

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Gilded Lily(1935)

    as Vocal Teacher (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Merry Widow(1934)

    as Shepherd (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • We Live Again(1934)

    as Simon Kartinkin

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Fugitive Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Nicholas Petrovich,- Smuggler

  • Change of Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Strictly Dynamite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Garçon (uncredited)

  • Manhattan Melodrama(1934)

    as Trotskyite Slapping Poppa Rosen

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Girl Without a Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Gallopsky

  • Duck Soup(1933)

    as Sylvanian Agitator

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Storm at Daybreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Serbian Villager (uncredited)

  • Trouble in Paradise(1932)

    as Russian Visitor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Big Broadcast(1932)

    as Ivan

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Monte Carlo(1930)

    as Opera Chorus Singer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 95 titles from 1930 to 1968.

Biggest box office

Duck Soup (1933)

$106K worldwide

Highest rated

Ball of Fire (1941)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Talk of the Town (1942)

Film career

Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting95 of 95: 95 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

1930s45 · acting1940s25 · acting1950s14 · acting1960s11 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
323742

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Leonid Kinskey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 41; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 47 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Salute to Stan Laurel (1965)

83rd percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Casablanca (1942)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Leonid Kinskey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leonid Kinskey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alfred Newman shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers