Ivan Lebedeff

Ivan Lebedeff
Born	Ivan Basil Lebedeff 18 June 1894 Ushpol, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	31 March 1953 (aged 58) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1926-1953
Spouse	Wera Engels (1941-1953)

Ivan Lebedeff (born Ivan Vasilyevich Lebedev (Russian: Иван Васильевич Лебедев), 18 June 1894 – 31 March 1953) was a Russian film actor, lecturer and writer. He appeared in 66 films between 1926 and 1953. In 1940, his novel, Legion of Dishonor, was published.

Biography

Lebedeff was born in Ushpol, now Užpaliai, then part of the Russian Empire, now Lithuania, on 18 June 1894. He migrated to the United States in 1925 and in 1930 was recorded at Los Angeles as an actor.

On 15 August 1937, he was recorded as re-entering the United States from Mexico, when it was noted that he had resided in the U. S. between 2 October 1925 and 14 October 1930, and again between 20 April 1932, and 13 August 1937. His closest relation was given as his sister Nathalie Lebedeff, of Nice, in the south of France.

On 12 November 1937, he was naturalized in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. In 1944, he campaigned on behalf of Governor Thomas Dewey, Republican presidential candidate.

He died on 31 March 1953, in Los Angeles, California, from a heart attack.

Partial filmography