Ivan Desny (born Ivan Nikolaevich Desnitsky;
Russian: Иван Николаевич Десницкий, 28 December 1922 – 13 April 2002) was a French[1][2] actor of
Russian Chinese origin. He had a lengthy career in
French and
German cinema, appearing in over 200 film and television roles over 50 years, and was a two-time
German Film Award winner.[3]
Early life
Desny was born Ivan Nikolaevich Desnitsky (
Russian: Иван Николаевич Десницкий) in
Beijing,
China.[4] His Russian father, Nikolai Desnitsky, gained French citizenship and worked as a secretary at the French embassy. His mother was Swedish.
Career
Desny was a film actor. Bilingual in
French and
German, he acted in more than 150 films, both in
Germany and
France.
In 1980, Desny received an honorary
German Film Award for "his continued outstanding individual contributions to the german film over the years."
Ivan Desny (born Ivan Nikolaevich Desnitsky;
Russian: Иван Николаевич Десницкий, 28 December 1922 – 13 April 2002) was a French[1][2] actor of
Russian Chinese origin. He had a lengthy career in
French and
German cinema, appearing in over 200 film and television roles over 50 years, and was a two-time
German Film Award winner.[3]
Early life
Desny was born Ivan Nikolaevich Desnitsky (
Russian: Иван Николаевич Десницкий) in
Beijing,
China.[4] His Russian father, Nikolai Desnitsky, gained French citizenship and worked as a secretary at the French embassy. His mother was Swedish.
Career
Desny was a film actor. Bilingual in
French and
German, he acted in more than 150 films, both in
Germany and
France.
In 1980, Desny received an honorary
German Film Award for "his continued outstanding individual contributions to the german film over the years."