Arkadiy Raykin

Arkadiy Raykin

Arkady Isaakovich Raikin (Russian: Аркадий Исаакович Райкин; 24 October [O.S. 11 October] 1911 – 17 December 1987) was a Soviet stand-up comedian, theater and film actor, and stage director. He led the school of Soviet and Russian humorists for about half a century. Raikin was born into a Jewish family in Riga, in the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire (present-day Latvia). He graduated from the Leningrad Theatrical Technicum in 1935 and worked in both state theatres and variety shows. In 1939, he founded his own theatre in Leningrad, where he used skits and impersonations to ridicule the inefficiency of Communist bureaucracy and the Soviet way of life. In the Stalinist police state this was prone to danger, as it was not uncommon to get purged not only for telling a casual joke, but even for not reporting it to the authorities. He also appeared in several comedies during and after the Great Patriotic War. Raikin created an array of popular satirical characters, some of which were featured in the TV serial People and Mannequins. He launched careers of several other prominent stand-up comedians, such as Mikhail Zhvanetsky and Roman Kartsev. Raikin is often compared with Charlie Chaplin. His fame in the Soviet Union, and throughout Central and Eastern Europe, was such that he was invited to participate in the opening night of BBC Two television in 1964, although the broadcast had to be postponed for one day due to a power failure. His trip to London for the BBC broadcast—during which he was reunited with his British cousin, distinguished pianist Bruno Raikin—marked the first of only two times when the Soviet government permitted him to perform in the West. Arkady Raikin also maintained good working relationships with Marcel Marceau and some other foreign actors. Three years before his death, Raikin finally moved to Moscow, where he opened the Satyricon Theatre, now run by his son Konstantin Raikin, also an acclaimed actor. His wife, Roma, played a major role in guiding his career, and his daughter, Ekaterina, also had a successful career as a Moscow actress. For a month during the summer of 1987, Raikin hosted his American cousin, Washington D.C. attorney Steven Raikin, as a guest in his Moscow flat.[3] In September 1987 the Soviet Ministry of Culture finally permitted Raikin to visit the United States, where, with his son and daughter, he gave emotional farewell performances in several cities to adoring audiences of Russian émigrés. (Wiki)

  • Popularity : 0.157
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1911-10-24
  • Place of Birth : Riga - Latvia - USSR
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Arkadiy Raykin Movies

  • 1933
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    Первый взвод

    Первый взвод

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1965
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    Новогодняя ярмарка

    Новогодняя ярмарка

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1966
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    Новогодний календарь

    Новогодний календарь

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1954
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    Did We Meet Somewhere Before

    Did We Meet Somewhere Before

    6.455 1954 HD

    Maximov and his wife Larisa Levkoyeva going to vacation, but in last minutes Levkoyeva were called back to theater. And Maximov goes all alone to the...

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  • 1939
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    Doktor Kalyuzhnyy

    Doktor Kalyuzhnyy

    5 1939 HD

    По мотивам пьесы Юрия Германа «Сын народа». Молодой врач после окончания...

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  • 1965
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    Голубой огонек - в первый час

    Голубой огонек - в первый час

    5 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    When the Song Does Not End...

    When the Song Does Not End...

    6.3 1965 HD

    A combination of performances by masters of their arts, this film takes place during the Leningradskoye Leto – the Leningrad "White Nights"...

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  • 1970
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    Magic Power

    Magic Power

    6 1970 HD

    A three stories for a whole family about art and it's magic power.

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  • 1941
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    Wings of Victory

    Wings of Victory

    4.1 1941 HD

    The film is based on the biography of Valeri Chkalov (1904 - 1938), a Russian pilot, who set several long distance flight records. Chkalov and his...

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  • 1985
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    The King's Sandwich

    The King's Sandwich

    6 1985 HD

    It is a comedy film which is put on the motives of A. Milne's known poem in S. J. A. Marshak's translation. It tells us how for the sake of trifling...

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  • 1960
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    На сон грядущий

    На сон грядущий

    7 1960 HD

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  • 1939
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    Years of Fire

    Years of Fire

    5 1939 HD

    Follows the story of the 26 Artillery Division of the Soviet Red Army.

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  • 1987
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    Мир дому твоему

    Мир дому твоему

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1983
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    I Am Returning Your Portrait

    I Am Returning Your Portrait

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1942
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    Concert for the Front

    Concert for the Front

    1 1942 HD

    A musical film dedicated to the soldiers fighting at the front line.

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  • 1957
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    Familiar Pictures

    Familiar Pictures

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1970
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    Yesterday, Today and Always

    Yesterday, Today and Always

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Bath House

    The Bath House

    5.5 1962 HD

    Soviet animated feature film

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  • 1976
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    Pyotr Martynovich And The Years Of Great Life

    Pyotr Martynovich And The Years Of Great Life

    1 1976 HD

    A semi-documentary biography film about the life and work of Soviet film actor Pyotr Aleynikov. Includes newsreels from the 1930s, footage from films...

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  • 1960
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    На сон грядущий

    На сон грядущий

    7 1960 HD

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  • 1974
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    Люди и манекены

    Люди и манекены

    4.7 1974 HD

    Theatrical benefice of Arkadiy Raykin

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  • 1970
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    Люди и манекены

    Люди и манекены

    4.7 1970 HD

    Theatrical benefice of Arkadiy Raykin

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  • 1970
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    Люди и манекены

    Люди и манекены

    4.7 1970 HD

    Theatrical benefice of Arkadiy Raykin

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  • 1970
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    Люди и манекены

    Люди и манекены

    4.7 1970 HD

    Theatrical benefice of Arkadiy Raykin

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  • 1970
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    Люди и манекены

    Люди и манекены

    4.7 1970 HD

    Theatrical benefice of Arkadiy Raykin

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