30 January 1923† 19 November 1993 (aged 70) Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR
Directed
25
Written
18
Produced
2
Movies
11
Shows
2
Biography
Leonid Iovich Gaidai (Russian: Леони́д Ио́вич Гайда́й; 30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993; Svobodny) was a Soviet comedy film director, screenwriter and actor who enjoyed immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former Soviet Union. His films broke theatre attendance records and were some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia. He has been described as "the king of Soviet comedy".
