Leon Belasco (1902 - 1988) ليون بيلاسكو

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A Russian-American musician and actor, born in Odesa, Ukraine, as Leonid Simeonovich Berladsky. Leon got married to the dancer Laureine Back in 1949. His most important works are Wonder Man (1945), Bomba and the Hidden City (1956), and Philo Vance Returns (1947). He worked in...Read more Hollywood for 60 years in cinema and television from the 1920s until the 1980s and appeared in more than 100 films as a supporting actor. Before acting, he was the leader of the community orchestra, which distinguished itself by introducing the Andrews Sisters to the American audience. Leon attended St. Joseph's College in Yokohama, Japan. He trained as a musician there, and was for a time the conductor of the Japan Symphony Orchestra, before leading the NHK Symphony Orchestra. Leon and his family moved to California, and he appeared for the first time in the silent film The Best People (1926). He played the violin and formed a band that performed in hotels in New York City. The band presented shows by the Andrews Sisters, and in 1933 he and his band worked on CBS Radio. He appeared on Broadway in 1938 and also made his Hollywood debut in The Saint in New York (1938). He continued his work in cinema extensively, to the point that he made 15 films in 1942, including Road to Morocco, Casablanca, Holiday Inn, and Yankee Doodle Dandy. He appeared with the Marx Brothers in their last film together, Love Happy (1949). He often played eccentric European and ethnic characters and excelled in spy roles. His last film was Woman of the Year in 1976. Leon also appeared in several television programs from 1953, and his last work was Archie Bunker's Place (1983). He died in Orange, California, USA, on June 1, 1988, due to complications from a stroke.

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  • A Russian-American musician and actor, born in Odesa, Ukraine, as Leonid Simeonovich Berladsky. Leon got married to the dancer Laureine Back in 1949. His most important works are...Read more Wonder Man (1945), Bomba and the Hidden City (1956), and Philo Vance Returns (1947). He worked in Hollywood for 60 years in cinema and television from the 1920s until the 1980s and appeared in more than 100 films as a supporting actor. Before acting, he was the leader of the community orchestra, which distinguished itself by introducing the Andrews Sisters to the American audience. Leon attended St. Joseph's College in Yokohama, Japan. He trained as a musician there, and was for a time the conductor of the Japan Symphony Orchestra, before leading the NHK Symphony Orchestra. Leon and his family moved to California, and he appeared for the first time in the silent film The Best People (1926). He played the violin and formed a band that performed in hotels in New York City. The band presented shows by the Andrews Sisters, and in 1933 he and his band worked on CBS Radio. He appeared on Broadway in 1938 and also made his Hollywood debut in The Saint in New York (1938). He continued his work in cinema extensively, to the point that he made 15 films in 1942, including Road to Morocco, Casablanca, Holiday Inn, and Yankee Doodle Dandy. He appeared with the Marx Brothers in their last film together, Love Happy (1949). He often played eccentric European and ethnic characters and excelled in spy roles. His last film was Woman of the Year in 1976. Leon also appeared in several television programs from 1953, and his last work was Archie Bunker's Place (1983). He died in Orange, California, USA, on June 1, 1988, due to complications from a stroke.

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  • Birth Name:
  • Leonid Simeonovich Berladsky
  • Birth Country:
  • Ukraine
  • Birth City:
  • Odes'ka Oblast'
  • Died on:
  • 1 June 1988
    [مضاعفات سكتة دماغية]
  • Death Country:
  • US
  • Death City:
  • California

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