Rudolf Nureyev
Known for ActingBorn 1938-03-17 — died 1993-01-06Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia]
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Tatar dancer from the former Soviet Union, considered one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women.
He defected to the West, despite KGB efforts to stop him. According to KGB archives studied by Peter Watson, Nikita Khrushchev personally signed an order to have Nureyev killed
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Known for
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
Exposed
1983 · as Daniel Jelline
Valentino
1977 · as Rudolph Valentino
That's Dancing!
1985
I Am Divine
2014 · as Self (archive)
The World of Jim Henson
1994 · as Self (archive footage)
The Special London Bridge Special
1972 · as Ballet Dancer
Nureyev Unzipped
1998 · as Self (archive footage)
Marco Spada
1982 · as Marco Spada
Swan Lake
1966 · as Prince Siegfried
Singer Presents Burt Bacharach
1971 · as Himself
Don Quixote
1973 · as Basilio
The Sleeping Beauty
1972 · as Prince Florimund
The Nutcracker
2018
Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky
1980 · as Himself/Petrushka/La Spectre de la Rose/Le Faune
Bournonville's La Sylphide and Flower Festival
2013 · as Paolo, a young man
Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev
1980 · as Himself
A Life for Ballet
2012 · as Self