Alexander Godunov

Name and IMDb ID:

Alexander Godunov | nm0324231

Born:

November 28, 1949 in Sakhalin, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]

Died:

May 18, 1995

Department:

Acting

Alexander Borisovich Godunov (Russian: Александр Борисович Годунов; November 28, 1949 – May 18, 1995) was a Russian-American ballet dancer and actor. A member of the Bolshoi Ballet, he became the troupe's Premier danseur. In 1979, he defected to the United States. While continuing to dance, he also began working as a supporting actor in Hollywood films. He had several small but prominent roles in films such as Witness (1985) and Die Hard (1988). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Godunov, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.