Alexander Godunov - Acting

Alexander Godunov

Personal Info

Birthday

1949-11-28 - 76 years old

Date of Death

1995-05-18

Place of Birth

Sakhalin, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]

Gender

Male

Biography

Alexander Borisovich Godunov (Russian: Александр Борисович Годунов; November 28, 1949 – May 18, 1995) was a Russian-American ballet dancer and actor. A member of the Bolshoi Ballet, he became the troupe's Premier danseur. In 1979, he defected to the United States. While continuing to dance, he also began working as a supporting actor in Hollywood films. He had several small but prominent roles in films such as Witness (1985) and Die Hard (1988). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Godunov, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.