Rudolf Nureyev
Actor/Actriz
55
Movies
8
TV Shows
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
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As Actor/Actress
Omnibus
Self (archive footage)
Show de Ed Sullivan
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
El Show de los Muppets
Self - Special Guest Star
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Ballet Dancer
Coup de foudre
Igor
The Dame Edna Experience
Self
Valentino
Rudolph Valentino
I Am Divine
Self (archive)
Exposed
Daniel Jelline
Political Portraits
Himself
The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
The Special London Bridge Special
Ballet Dancer
Singer Presents Burt Bacharach
Himself
Nureyev
Self, Archive Footage
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
Self (archive footage)
Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe
self
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo
The Nutcracker
Herr Drosselmeyer/The Prince
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
Der Schwanensee
Prince Siegfried
Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky
Himself/Petrushka/La Spectre de la Rose/Le Faune
Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev
Himself
Don Quixote
Basilio
The Margot Fonteyn Story
Rudolf Nureyev
Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams
Himself (Archive Footage)
An Evening With The Royal Ballet
Self
Behind the Camera
Cendrillon
Choreographer
Le Lac des cygnes - Filmé pour IMAX
Choreographer
The Nutcracker
Productor, Choreographer
Swan Lake
Choreographer
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
Choreographer
Der Schwanensee
Choreographer
Swan Lake
Choreographer
Петр Чайковский - Лебединое озеро
Stage Director, Choreographer
Don Quixote
Director, Choreographer
Casse Noisette
Choreographer, Dir. de Arte, Director
Swan Lake
Choreographer
The Sleeping Beauty
Productor, Stage Director, Choreographer
La Bayadère
Choreographer
Don Quixote
Choreographer
English National Ballet's Romeo and Juliet
Choreographer
The 350th Anniversary Inaugural Gala
Choreographer
Don Quixote
Choreographer
Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris: Casse-Noisette
Director
Cinderella
Director
Opera de Paris: The Sleeping Beauty
Director
Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute
Choreographer
La Belle au bois dormant
Choreographer, Conductor
![Le Lac des Cygnes [Opéra National de Paris]](/img/w185/bJqvGD10JCXBfEJ2ERcwsDOElfD.jpg)
Le Lac des Cygnes [Opéra National de Paris]
Choreographer
Don Quichotte - Nureyev
Choreographer
Giselle
Director
Le Beau Mec
Choreographer