Michael Chekhov

Also known as Michailas Čechovas

Russian actor and director (1891-1955)

Film & TV

Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

Michael Chekhov (29 August 1891 – 30 September 1955) was a Russian-American actor, director, author, and theatre practitioner. His acting technique has been used by actors such as Clint Eastwood, Marilyn Monroe, Yul Brynner, and Robert Stack. Constantin Stanislavski referred to him as his most brilliant student. He was a nephew of the playwright Anton Chekhov. Although mainly a stage actor, he…

Known for

Cinema in Russia — Film footage1979
Rhapsody — Prof. Schuman1954
Invitation — Dr. Fromm1952
Holiday for Sinners — Dr. Konndorff1952
The Price of Freedom — Johann Vollmer1949
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven — Gaboolian1948
Specter of the Rose — Max Polikoff1946
Cross My Heart — Peter1946
Abie's Irish Rose — Solomon Levy1946
Spellbound — Dr. Alexander Brulov1945

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Key facts

Born: Mikhail Aleksandrovich Chekhov , ( 1891-08-16 ) 16 August 1891, Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire
Died: 30 September 1955 (1955-09-30) (aged 64), Beverly Hills, California , U.S.
Years active: 1913 – 1954
Spouses: Olga Chekhova , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1914 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1917 ) Xenia Karlovna Ziller, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1918 )
Children: Ada Tschechowa
Parent s: Alexander Chekhov , Natalya Golden
Relatives: Anton Chekhov (uncle), Olga Knipper (aunt), Vera Tschechowa (granddaughter)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Michael
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Saint Petersburg
Place of death: Beverly Hills
Spouse: Olga Chekhova
Child: Ada Tschechowa
Father: Alexander Chekhov
Occupation: theatrical director
Educated at: Moscow Art Theatre
Employer: Moscow Art Theatre
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: Russian
Award: Honorary Citizen of the Russian Empire
Student of: Leopold Sulerzhitsky
Image: Michael Chekhov 1910х.jpg

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place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
date of death: 1955-09-30
Commons category: Michael Chekhov
date of birth: 1891-08-29
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
cause of death: myocardial infarction
manner of death: natural causes
student: Dorothy Bridges
start of work period: 1912-00-00
end of work period: 1954-00-00
writing language: English language
birth name: Михаил Александрович Чехов

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Encyclopedic overview

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Chekhov (Russian: Михаил Александрович Чехов; 16 August 1891 – 30 September 1955), known as Michael Chekhov, was a Russian-American actor, director, author, and theatre practitioner. He was a nephew of the playwright Anton Chekhov and a student of Konstantin Stanislavski. Stanislavski referred to him as his most brilliant student.

Although mainly a stage actor, he made a few notable appearances on film, perhaps most memorably as the Freudian analyst in Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound (1945), for which he received his only Academy Award nomination.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Michael Chekhov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.