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Mikhail Rasumny(1890-1956)

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Mikhail Rasumny
The son of a cantor, Rasumny made his stage debut at 14 and toured Europe and South America with the Moscow Art Theatre. Rasumny settled in the U.S. in 1935 and took jobs as a bill collector and dishwasher between acting jobs. His first American film appearance was in Comrade X (1940). He spent the remainder of his career playing several ethnic roles.
BornMay 13, 1890
DiedFebruary 17, 1956(65)
BornMay 13, 1890
DiedFebruary 17, 1956(65)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

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Known for

Ingrid Bergman and Gary Cooper in For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
6.8
  • Rafael
  • 1943
Audrey Long and Frank Sundström in Song of My Heart (1948)
Song of My Heart
4.8
  • Sergei Ivanov
  • Stephen Ivanov
  • 1948
Linda Darnell, Rex Harrison, and Irene Dunne in Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
Anna and the King of Siam
7.0
  • Alak
  • 1946
Ginger Rogers in Heartbeat (1946)
Heartbeat
5.9
  • Yves Cadubert
  • 1946

Credits

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  • Jane Russell and Cornel Wilde in Hot Blood (1956)
    Hot Blood
    5.6
    • Old Johnny
    • 1956
  • Front Row Center (1955)
    Front Row Center
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mr. Weiss
    • 1956
  • Kraft Theatre (1947)
    The Philco Television Playhouse
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Ben Soloman
    • 1955
  • Producers' Showcase (1954)
    Producers' Showcase
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Hrutsch
    • 1955
  • Justice (1954)
    Justice
    6.1
    TV Series
    • 1955
  • Kraft Theatre (1947)
    Kraft Theatre
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Pop
    • Pa
    • 1954–1955
  • Ella Raines in Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (1954)
    Janet Dean, Registered Nurse
    7.8
    TV Series
    • 1955
  • The Elgin Hour (1954)
    The Elgin Hour
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Berman
    • 1954
  • Gertrude Berg in The Goldbergs (1949)
    The Goldbergs
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Anton Kugelmas
    • 1954
  • Anna Maria Alberghetti, Rosemary Clooney, Lauritz Melchior, and Tommy Morton in The Stars Are Singing (1953)
    The Stars Are Singing
    5.4
    • Ladowski
    • 1953
  • Tonight We Sing (1953)
    Tonight We Sing
    6.0
    • Nicolai
    • 1953
  • José Ferrer, Kim Hunter, and Kurt Kasznar in Anything Can Happen (1952)
    Anything Can Happen
    6.3
    • Tariel Godiedze
    • 1952
  • Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)
    Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Tallant
    • 1950
  • John Carroll and Marie McDonald in Hit Parade of 1951 (1950)
    Hit Parade of 1951
    6.2
    • The Professor
    • 1950
  • The Silver Theatre (1949)
    The Silver Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Dimitri
    • 1950

Soundtrack



  • Linda Darnell, Rex Harrison, and Irene Dunne in Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
    Anna and the King of Siam
    7.0
    • performer: "Home Sweet Home" (1823) (uncredited)
    • 1946

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Mikhail Rasumni
  • Born
    • May 13, 1890
    • Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
  • Died
    • February 17, 1956
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Maria Paula KamradekMarch 26, 1947 - February 17, 1956 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage Play: Mademoiselle Colombe. Written by Jean Anouilh. Book adapted by Louis Kronenberger. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Directed by Harold Clurman. Longacre Theatre: 6 Jan 1954- 27 Feb 1954 (61 performances). Cast: Edna Best (as "Mme. Alexandra"), Julie Harris (as "Colombe"), Sam Jaffe (as "Gourette"), Eli Wallach (as "Julien"), Harry Bannister (as "Gaulois"), Jeanne Jerrems (as "Dancer"), Edward Julien (as "Chiropodist") [Broadway debut], Nehemiah Persoff (as "Hairdresser"), Lee Phillips (as "Dancer"), Edna Preston (as "Mme. Georges"), Mikhail Rasumny (as "Poet-Mine-Own"), Gregory Robins (as "Stagehand"), Frank Silvera (as "Deschamps"), Joanne Taylor (as "Manicurist"), William Windom (as "Edouard"). Produced by Robert L. Joseph and Jay Julien.

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  • Trivia
    His surname "Rasumny" has a nice sound in Russian: it means "reasonable," "rational," "sensible," even "intelligent." Strictly transliterated into English, letter by letter, it would be spelled "Razumnyy." But he'd acted a few years in Germany before immigrating to the US, and in Germany he acquired the spelling "Rasumny." He never bothered to change that spelling after arriving in Hollywood.

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