Acting
Ivan Lebedeff
Born June 18, 1895 · Ushpol, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire [now Užpaliai, Lithuania]
Died March 31, 1953 · aged 57
No biography available.
Known For
The War of the Worlds · 1953The War of the Worlds
★ 6.81953
MovieScience FictionAction
The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.
The Snows of Kilimanjaro · 1952The Snows of Kilimanjaro
★ 5.91952
MovieAdventureRomance
Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.
China Seas · 1935China Seas
★ 6.31935
MovieAdventureAction
Captain Alan Gaskell sails the perilous waters between Hong Kong and Singapore with a secret cargo: a fortune in British gold. That's not the only risky cargo he carries; both his fiery mistress and his refined fiancee are aboard!
The Shanghai Gesture · 1941The Shanghai Gesture
★ 6.31941
MovieDramaCrime
A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.
Angel · 1937Angel
★ 6.71937
MovieRomanceDrama
While vacationing without her busy British diplomat husband, a married woman falls for another man.
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man · 1939You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
★ 7.01939
MovieComedy
Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from the law. Whipsnade is struggling to keep a step ahead of foreclosure, and clearly not paying his performers, including Bergen and McCarthy, who try to coax money out of him, or in McCarthy's case, steal some outright.
History Is Made at Night · 1937History Is Made at Night
★ 6.71937
MovieRomanceDrama
An American woman seeking divorce from her wealthy, controlling husband falls for a romantic Parisian who saves her from his entrapment.
She Couldn't Take It · 1935She Couldn't Take It
★ 5.31935
MovieComedy
The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustration of the patriarch, Dan Van Dyke. His self-centered wife has a fondness for foreign imports, including "pet projects" like dancers and such and his spoiled children Tony and Carol have constant run-ins with the law. When Dan himself ends up in the clink for five years for tax evasion, he becomes bunk-mates with ex-bootlegger Joe "Spots" Ricardi. Ricardi lectures him on being such a push-over for an out-of-control family, so a dying Dan makes Ricardi his estate trustee once he is released from prison. Ricardi is then thrust into high society and must do everything he once nagged Dan to do.
Filmography
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Bombshell · 1933Bombshell
★ 6.51933
MovieComedyRomance
A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.
Marquis Hugo di Binelli di Pisa
Mission to Moscow · 1943Mission to Moscow
★ 5.71943
MovieWarDrama
Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.
Mr. Rosengoltz (uncredited)
Straight, Place and Show · 1938Straight, Place and Show
★ 7.01938
MovieComedyMusic
The Ritz Brothers go to the race track. They raise training end entrance money in a wrestling match and help a young man train the horse of his fiancée.
Ivan Borokov - Russian Jockey
Heartbeat · 1946Heartbeat
★ 5.21946
MovieComedyRomance
A female escapee from a reform school joins a pickpocket academy in Paris.
Thief at Ball (uncredited)












