Mikhail Rasumny(1890-1956)

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The son of a cantor, Rasumny made his stage debut at 14 and toured Europe and South America with the Moscow Art Theatre. Rasumny settled in the U.S. in 1935 and took jobs as a bill collector and dishwasher between acting jobs. His first film appearance was in 1940's Comrade X (1940). He spent the remainder of his career playing several ethnic roles.

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Known for

For Whom the Bell Tolls

6.8

Rafael

1943

Anna and the King of Siam

7.0

Alak

1946

Heartbeat

5.9

Yves Cadubert

1946

Rasputins Liebesabenteuer

6.6

Purischkewitsch(as Michael Rasumny)

1928

Credits

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Actor

Hot Blood
5.6
- Old Johnny
- 1956
Front Row Center
7.3
TV Series
- Mr. Weiss
- 1956
The Philco Television Playhouse
7.6
TV Series
- Ben Soloman
- 1955
Producers' Showcase
7.1
TV Series
- Hrutsch
- 1955
Justice
5.7
TV Series
- 1955
Kraft Theatre
7.9
TV Series
- Pop
- Pa
- 1954–1955
Janet Dean, Registered Nurse
8.2
TV Series
- 1955
The Elgin Hour
7.2
TV Series
- Berman
- 1954
The Goldbergs
7.5
TV Series
- Anton Kugelmas
- 1954
The Stars Are Singing
6.1
- Ladowski
- 1953
Tonight We Sing
6.2
- Nicolai
- 1953
Anything Can Happen
6.2
- Tariel Godiedze
- 1952
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
7.1
TV Series
- Tallant
- 1950
Hit Parade of 1951
6.6
- The Professor
- 1950
The Silver Theatre
6.9
TV Series
- Dimitri
- 1950

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Alternative names
- Mikhail Rasumni
Born
- May 13, 1890
- Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
Died
- February 17, 1956
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouse
- Maria Paula KamradekMarch 26, 1947 - February 17, 1956 (his death)
Other works
Stage Play: Mademoiselle Colombe. Written by Jean Anouilh. Book adapted by Louis Kronenberger. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Directed by Harold Clurman. Longacre Theatre: 6 Jan 1954- 27 Feb 1954 (61 performances). Cast: Edna Best (as "Mme. Alexandra"), Julie Harris (as "Colombe"), Sam Jaffe (as "Gourette"), Eli Wallach (as "Julien"), Harry Bannister (as "Gaulois"), Jeanne Jerrems (as "Dancer"), Edward Julien (as "Chiropodist") [Broadway debut], Nehemiah Persoff (as "Hairdresser"), Lee Phillips (as "Dancer"), Edna Preston (as "Mme. Georges"), Mikhail Rasumny (as "Poet-Mine-Own"), Gregory Robins (as "Stagehand"), Frank Silvera (as "Deschamps"), Joanne Taylor (as "Manicurist"), William Windom (as "Edouard"). Produced by Robert L. Joseph and Jay Julien.

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Trivia
His surname "Rasumny" has a nice sound in Russian: it means "reasonable," "rational," "sensible," even "intelligent." Strictly transliterated into English, letter by letter, it would be spelled "Razumnyy." But he'd acted a few years in Germany before immigrating to the US, and in Germany he acquired the spelling "Rasumny." He never bothered to change that spelling after arriving in Hollywood.