Alexander Kuznetsov (actor)

Alexander Kuznetsov
Alexander Kuznetsov
Born	Alexander Konstantinovich Kuznetsov; December 2, 1959; Petrovka, Primorsky Krai, Soviet Union; (now in Russian Far East)
Died	June 6, 2019 (aged 59); Moscow, Russia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981–2019

Alexander Konstantinovich Kuznetsov (Russian: Александр Константинович Кузнецов; December 2, 1959 – June 6, 2019)[1] was a Russian American actor.

Biography

Kuznetsov was born in the USSR in Petrovka, a small village in Primorsky Krai on the Sea of Japan. He graduated from Schukin Theatrical College. Alexander Kuznetsov made his first appearance in a movie in 1983. He starred in many Russian movies and TV series. His most known role is Jack Vosmyorkin in Jack Vosmyorkin, The American.[2]

Aleksander Kuznetsov was a key member of the Malaya Bronaya Theater (1985–1989). The actor was working in Russia as well as in the United States. He has had television appearances as Nikolai Kossoff in NYPD Blue, as Victor in Crossing Jordan, as Capt. Alex Volkonov in JAG, as Kazimir Shcherbakov in Alias. His most recent performance was the character Ostroff on the thriller series, 24.[3]

In 2000 he starred opposite Dolph Lundgren in Agent Red.[4]

In 2014, the actor was diagnosed with cancer.[5] He died on 6 June 2019 in Moscow, Russia.[6]

Selected filmography

Two Arrows. Stone Age Detective (1989) as Eared
Frenzied Bus (1990) as flight engineer
The Alaska Kid (1993) as Stine
The Ice Runner (1993) as Petrov
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1993) as Russian Man
JAG (TV, 1997-2001) as Capt. Alex Volkonov / Pilot / Commander Yuri Kretchiak
The Peacemaker (1997) as Russian Controller
Seven Days (1999) as Yuri Grigorivich
The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood (TV, 2000) as Igor the Terrible
Space Cowboys (2000) as Russian Engineer
Agent Red (2000) as Dr. Kretz
Crossing Jordan (TV, 2001) as Viktor
Alias (2001-2005) as Assault Team Leader / Kazimir Shcherbakov
NYPD Blue (TV, 2001) as Nikolai Kossoff
The D.A. (2004) as Sergius Kovinsky
Shadow Boxing (2005) as Zmey
Into the West (TV, 2005) as Kurchenko
Mirror Wars: Reflection One (2005) as Agent Sea
24 (2006) as Ostroff
Lucky You (2007) as Russian Player
Spy (2012) as Yepanchin

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References

External links

Alexander Kuznetsov on IMDb
Alexander Kuznetsov at the kino-teatr.ru (in Russian)

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[1] Умер актёр «Джека Восьмеркина...» Александр Кузнецов Archived 2019-06-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)

[2] Голливудская мечта Александра Кузнецова: Как Джек Восьмёркин на самом деле стал американцем (in Russian)

[3] Jack Vosmyorkin at the myspace.com

[4] Alexander Kuznetsov at VIP RU TV (in Russian)

[5] Александр Кузнецов откровенно рассказал о борьбе с раком

[6] ttps://www.rferl.org/a/russian-born-perestroika-era-movie-star-aleksandr-kuznetsov-dies-at-59/29985160.html