Alexandre Volkoff
Directing·December 27, 1885·† May 22, 1942 — 56 years old·Moscow, Russia
Alexandre Volkoff was a Russian actor, screenwriter and film director.
He was born on December 27, 1885 in Moscow, Russian Empire. Aleksandre Volkov established his film career in Russia, and was one of a significant number of film artists who fled Russia following the Bolshevik takeover.
The bulk of his output was in France where he was known as Alexandre Volkoff. He also made films in Germany and later Italy. He directed several films starring his fellow Russian exile Ivan Mozzhukhin. He was known for Father Sergius (1918), The Prince of Adventurers (1927) and Edmund Kean: Prince Among Lovers (1924). He died on May 22, 1942 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Known For
Filmography · 27
1941Amore imperialeDirector · Writer1936Stjenka RasinDirector1934L'enfant du carnavalDirector1933The 1002nd NightDirector1930The White DevilDirector · Writer1928Secrets of the OrientDirector · Writer1927Loves of CasanovaDirector · Screenplay1927NapoleonAssistant Director1924Heart of an ActressWriter1924Les Ombres Qui PassentDirector · Writer1924KeanDirector · Screenplay1923The House of MysteryDirector · Writer1920A Narrow EscapeScreenplay1919The Bartered SoulDirector1918Father SergiusWriter · Co-Director1918А он, мятежный, ищет бури…Director1918The Beauty ContestDirector1917Behind the ScreenWriter · Director1917Blood Need Not Be SpilledDirector1916His EyesDirector · Writer1916The Green SpiderDirector1915The Picture of Dorian GreySie Geoffrey1914The FugitiveDirector1913What the Violin Wept AboutDr. Miller1913The Broken VaseFop1913NailedViktor, Dima's husband1913The Keys to HappinessHarald