Rudolf Nureyev
Known for Acting
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
Filmography
Valentino
1977
as Rudolph Valentino
Exposed
1983
as Daniel Jelline
That's Dancing!
1985
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self (archive footage)
The Special London Bridge Special
1972
as Ballet Dancer
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
Singer Presents Burt Bacharach
1971
as Himself
Nureyev
2018
as Self, Archive Footage
Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev
1980
as Himself
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Nutcracker
1968
as Herr Drosselmeyer/The Prince
The Nutcracker
1968
Producer
Political Portraits
1969
as Himself
Swan Lake
1966
as Prince Siegfried
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
2005
Petrushka
1976
as Petrouchka
Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky
1980
as Himself/Petrushka/La Spectre de la Rose/Le Faune
Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe
2018
as self
Swan Lake
1963
as Prince Siegfried
Paris Opera Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
2025
Director