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6
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Regular directing credits.
Director
Rudolf Nureyev
Acting
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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 0All crew credits: 26
TMDB ID: 235882
IMDb ID: nm0638159
Known for: Acting
Born: March 17, 1938
Died: January 6, 1993
Age: 54
Place of birth: Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia]
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2025
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.99
Wikidata: Q84217
Also known as
Rudolph Nureyev • Rudolf Chametowitsch Nurejew • Rudolf Nurejew • Rudolf Noureev • Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев • Рудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев
Frequent jobs
Director (5)Stage Director (1)Choreographer (18)Producer (2)
Biography
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Tatar dancer from the former Soviet Union, considered one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women. He defected to the West, despite KGB efforts to stop him. According to KGB archives studied by Peter Watson, Nikita Khrushchev personally signed an order to have Nureyev killed Description above from the Wikipedia article Rudolf Nureyev, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Highest rated movies linked with Rudolf Nureyev.
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Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Rudolf Nureyev.
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Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Rudolf Nureyev.
as Self (archive footage)
The World of Jim Henson
1994 • Movie
as Daniel Jelline
Exposed
1983 • Movie
as Self (archive)
I Am Divine
2014 • Movie
Choreographer
The Nutcracker
1989 • Movie
as Self
A Life for Ballet
2012 • Movie
Choreographer
Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute
2015 • Movie
as Rudolph Valentino
Valentino
1977 • Movie
Choreographer
La Bayadère
2010 • Movie
Choreographer
Don Quixote
2015 • Movie
Stage Director
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
2005 • Movie
as Himself/Petrushka/La Spectre de la Rose/Le Faune
Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky
1980 • Movie
as Marco Spada
Marco Spada
1982 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Rudolf Nureyev.
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Midi trente
1972 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
Omnibus
1967 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 • Series
as Self - Special Guest Star • 1 eps
The Muppet Show
1976 • Series
as Self - Ballet Dancer • 1 eps
The Hollywood Palace
1964 • Series
as Igor • 1 eps
Love at First Sight
1992 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Dame Edna Experience
1987 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Rudolf Nureyev.
Choreographer
Swan Lake Filmed for IMAX
2024 • Movie
Choreographer
Don Quixote
2024 • Movie
Choreographer
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
2019 • Movie
![Movie poster for Le Lac des Cygnes [Opéra National de Paris] (2019)](https://cdn.latestnetflix.com/t/p/w342/bJqvGD10JCXBfEJ2ERcwsDOElfD.jpg)
Choreographer
Le Lac des Cygnes [Opéra National de Paris]
2019 • Movie
Choreographer
Cinderella
2018 • Movie
Choreographer
The 350th Anniversary Inaugural Gala
2018 • Movie
Choreographer
Swan Lake
2016 • Movie
Choreographer
English National Ballet's Romeo and Juliet
2015 • Movie
Choreographer
Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute
2015 • Movie
Choreographer
Don Quixote
2015 • Movie
Choreographer
La Belle au bois dormant
2013 • Movie
Choreographer
Don Quichotte - Nureyev
2012 • Movie
Choreographer
La Bayadère
2010 • Movie
Choreographer
The Nutcracker
1989 • Movie
Choreographer
Swan Lake
1982 • Movie
Choreographer
Le Beau Mec
1979 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Rudolf Nureyev.
as Self (archive footage)
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
2021 • Movie
as self
Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe
2018 • Movie
as Self, Archive Footage
Nureyev
2018 • Movie
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams
2016 • Movie
as Self (archive)
I Am Divine
2014 • Movie
as Paolo, a young man
Bournonville's La Sylphide and Flower Festival
2013 • Movie
as Self
A Life for Ballet
2012 • Movie
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
2005 • Movie
as Himself (archive footage)
Fonteyn and Nureyev: The Perfect Partnership
2002 • Movie
as Film Producer
Cinderella
1997 • Movie
as Self
Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness
1997 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The World of Jim Henson
1994 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Rudolf Nureyev.
as Igor • 1 eps
Love at First Sight
1992 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Dame Edna Experience
1987 • Series
as Self - Special Guest Star • 1 eps
The Muppet Show
1976 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Midi trente
1972 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
Omnibus
1967 • Series
as Self - Ballet Dancer • 1 eps
The Hollywood Palace
1964 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 • Series