Leonid Leonidov

Leonid Leonidov (born May 22, 1873, Odessa, Ukraine, Russian Empire—died August 6, 1941, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.) was a Russian actor, director, and teacher who represented in his work and teachings the precepts of Konstantin Stanislavsky. Leonidov studied at the Moscow Imperial Theatrical School and worked as an actor in Kiev, Odessa, and at Moscow’s Korsh Theatre before joining the Moscow Art Theatre in 1903 to work under Stanislavsky. He made his debut there playing Pepel...