Ossip Runitsch
Ossip Runitsch | |
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Vera Kholodnaya and Ossip Runitsch | |
| Born | Osip Fradkin 1889 |
| Died | 6 April 1947 (aged 57–58) |
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, producer |
| Years active | 1914–1947 |
| Spouse |
Nina Pavlishcheva (m. 1925) |
Ossip Iliych Runitsch (Russian: Осип Ильич Рунич, IPA: [ˈosʲɪp ɨˈlʲjitɕ rʊˈnʲitɕ]; born Osip Fradkin, 1889 – 6 April 1947) was a Russian silent film actor, producer and stage director.
He was one of the biggest stars of Russian silent cinema and one of the first iconic figures of Russian cinematograph. In 1915–1919 he starred in some successful silent films of that time as Molchi, grust... molchi and Posledneiye tango with other film stars such as Vera Kholodnaya, Vitold Polonsky and Pyotr Chardynin.