Mikhail Rasumny

Mikhail Rasumny

1890-05-13 – 1956-02-17 (age 65) Odessa, Russia [present Ukraine]
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Biography

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Mikhail Rasumny (May 13, c.1884 in Odessa, Russian empire – February 17, 1956 in United States) was a Soviet- and American film actor. His age in a February 1935 passenger list was given as 51, meaning that he was probably born in 1883 or 1884 and not in 1890 as stated in other sources.

Rasumny was born in Odessa, son of the famous cantor Solomon (Ephroim Zalmen) Razumny, who was chief cantor of the choral synagogues in Kishinev, Nikolayev and Odessa. After the death of his father in 1905 he moved to Saint Petersburg, where he began his theatrical career. He later moved to Moscow and emigrated to Berlin in 1927. In 1933 he opened in Paris a Yiddish revue theater "Der kundes", in 1934 another Yiddish company "Parizer Azazel", then in 1938 in New York — Yidishe dramatishe studie (Yiddish Dramatic Studio).

Buried at Beth Olam Cemetery in Los Angeles.

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Known For

For Whom the Bell Tolls
Comrade X
Comrade X

1940

as Russian Officer

This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire

1942

as Slukey

Wake Island
Wake Island

1942

as Ivan Probenzky

Heartbeat
Heartbeat

1946

as Yves Cadubert

Hot Blood
Hot Blood

1956

as Old Johnny

Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco

1942

as Ahmed Fey

The Unseen
The Unseen

1945

as Chester

Anna and the King of Siam
Her Husband's Affairs
Her Husband's Affairs

1947

as Prof. Emil Glinka

The Kissing Bandit
The Kissing Bandit

1948

as Don Jose

A Royal Scandal
A Royal Scandal

1945

as Drunken General

A Medal for Benny
A Medal for Benny

1945

as Raphael Catalina

Blue Skies
Blue Skies

1946

as François

Saigon
Saigon

1947

as Hotel Clerk

Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn

1941

as Mechanic

The Shanghai Gesture
The Shanghai Gesture

1941

as The Appraiser

Yokel Boy
Yokel Boy

1942

as Amatoff

The Stork Club
The Stork Club

1945

as Mr. Coretti

And the Angels Sing
And the Angels Sing

1944

as Schultz