Rudolf Nureyev

Acting·Mar 17, 1938·Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia]

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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

Film	Credit
Paris Opera Ballet: The Nutcracker2025 · Director	Director
Paris Opera Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty2025 · Director	Director
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande2021 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe2018 · self	self
Nureyev2018 · Self, Archive Footage	Self, Archive Footage
TThe Nutcracker2018 · Actor	Actor
Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams2016 · Himself (Archive Footage)	Himself (Archive Footage)
I Am Divine2014 · Self (archive)	Self (archive)
Bournonville's La Sylphide and Flower Festival2013 · Paolo, a young man	Paolo, a young man
A Life for Ballet2012 · Self	Self
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala2005 · Actor	Actor
Fonteyn and Nureyev: The Perfect Partnership2002 · Himself (archive footage)	Himself (archive footage)
NNureyev Unzipped1998 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Cinderella1997 · Film Producer, Director	Film Producer, Director
Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness1997 · Self	Self
The World of Jim Henson1994 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Rudolf Nureyev1991 · Himself	Himself
PPoema Del Amor Y Del Mar1990 · Actor	Actor
The Margot Fonteyn Story1989 · Rudolf Nureyev	Rudolf Nureyev
The Nutcracker1989 · Director	Director
That's Dancing!1985 · Actor	Actor
Exposed1983 · Daniel Jelline	Daniel Jelline
Marco Spada1982 · Marco Spada	Marco Spada
VVenezia, carnevale, un amore1982 · Actor	Actor
The Afternoon of a Faun1981 · Faun	Faun
Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev1980 · Himself	Himself
Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky1980 · Himself/Petrushka/La Spectre de la Rose/Le Faune	Himself/Petrushka/La Spectre de la Rose/Le Faune
Giselle1979 · Albrecht, Director	Albrecht, Director
TThe Royal Variety Performance 19771977 · Actor	Actor
Valentino1977 · Rudolph Valentino	Rudolph Valentino
PPetrushka1976 · Petrouchka	Petrouchka
NNureyev1974 · Self	Self
Don Quixote1973 · Basilio, Director	Basilio, Director
A Dancer's Life1972 · Himself	Himself
I Am a Dancer1972 · Himself (James / Dancer / Armand / The Prince)	Himself (James / Dancer / Armand / The Prince)
The Special London Bridge Special1972 · Ballet Dancer	Ballet Dancer
The Sleeping Beauty1972 · Prince Florimund, Producer	Prince Florimund, Producer
Singer Presents Burt Bacharach1971 · Himself	Himself
Political Portraits1969 · Himself	Himself
The Nutcracker1968 · Herr Drosselmeyer/The Prince, Producer	Herr Drosselmeyer/The Prince, Producer
Swan Lake1966 · Prince Siegfried	Prince Siegfried
Romeo and Juliet1966 · Romeo	Romeo
The Day of the Oath1965 · Self	Self
Swan Lake1963 · Prince Siegfried	Prince Siegfried
An Evening With The Royal Ballet1963 · Self	Self
When the Spirit Soars in Flight1958 · Actor	Actor
Afternoon of a FaunFaun	Faun
TThe TempestProspero	Prospero