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Alexander Borisovich Godunov (Russian: Александр Борисович Годунов; November 28, 1949 – c. May 1995) was a Russian-American ballet dancer and film actor. A member of the Bolshoi Ballet , he became the troupe's Premier danseur .
May 19, 1995 · Boris Alexander Godunov was born on Sakhalin Island, and began studying dance at 9 at the Riga State Ballet School, where his mother enrolled him to prevent him from becoming "a hooligan," as he ...
Learn about the life and career of Alexander Godunov, who defected from the Soviet Union and starred in movies like \"Witness\" and \"Die Hard\". Find out his biography, filmography, trivia, photos and videos on IMDb.
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May 19, 1995 · Alexander Godunov, the lithe dancer with the long flaxen hair and a brooding manner who created an international stir when he defected from the Soviet Union in 1979, was found dead Thursday.
May 14, 2024 · Alexander Godunov (born November 28, 1949, Sakhalin Island, Soviet Union (now in Russia)—died May 18, 1995, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was a Russian ballet dancer and actor who had a successful career with Moscow ’s Bolshoi Ballet before defecting to the United States during the company’s 1979 engagement in New York City.
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A dancer and actor who defected from the Bolshoi to join American Ballet Theatre and Hollywood. He starred in Witness, The Money Pit and Die Hard, but his career was short-lived and he died in Los Angeles in 1995.
May 19, 2000 · A retrospective of the life and career of the late ballet dancer and actor Alexander Godunov, who defected from the Soviet Union in 1979 and starred in Die Hard and Witness. The article covers his achievements, struggles, and death by alcoholism in 1995.
