Vladimir Sokoloff
Vladimir Sokoloff was born on Dec 26, 1889 in Russian Empire [now Russia]. Vladimir Sokoloff's big-screen debut came with Adventures of a Ten Mark Note directed by Berthold Viertel in 1926, strarring Ein Lumpensammler. Vladimir Sokoloff is known for The Magnificent Seven directed by John Sturges, Yul Brynner stars as Chris Larabee Adams and Eli Wallach as Calvera. The upcoming new movie Vladimir Sokoloff plays is Abschied which will be released on Feb 16, 1985.
Familiar character actor of Russian heritage who played in scores of films, mostly in the U.S. He studied at the University of Moscow but left there to attend the Moscow Academy of Dramatic Art. He joined the world- renowned Moscow Art Theatre, where he worked for the next decade as an actor and assistant director, eventually directing plays himself. In 1923, he emigrated to Berlin and spent most of the next decade acting in films there and in Austria. With the coming of the Nazis, he relocated first to Paris, in 1932, and then to the United States in 1937. He immediately found himself very busy with dozens of roles in many popular American films, ranging from Russian to Chinese, Mexican, and Italian characters. Although his specialty was gentle, beatific characters, he could and did on occasion play less noble types. Among his most memorable characterizations were Anselmo, the gentle rebel in Pour qui sonne le glas (1943), and the wise peasant in Les 7 mercenaires (1960). He died in West Hollywood, California in 1962.
Birthday
Dec 26, 1889Place of Birth
Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
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