| name = Alexandre Volkoff
| name = Alexandre Volkoff
| birth_date = 27 December 1885
| birth_date = 27 December 1885
| birth_place = [[Moscow]], [[Russian Empire]]
| birth_place = Moscow, [[Russian Empire]]
| death_date = 22 May 1942
| death_date = 22 May 1942
| death_place = [[Rome]], [[Kingdom of Italy]] (now [[Italy]])
| death_place = [[Rome]], [[Kingdom of Italy]] (now Italy)
| othername = Alexander Wolkoff
| othername = Alexander Wolkoff
| occupation = Actor, Screenwriter, Film Director
| occupation = Actor, ,
| yearsactive = 1913 – 1941
| yearsactive =
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}}
”’Alexandre Volkoff”’ ([[Russian language|Russian]] Александр Александрович Волков, [[transliteration]] Aleksandr Aleksandrovič Volkov, 1885–1942) was a Russian [[actor]], [[screenwriter]] and [[film director]]. He established his film career in Russia and was one of a significant number of film artists who fled the country following the [[Russian Revolution|Bolshevik takeover]].<ref>Phillips p.39</ref>
”’Alexandre Volkoff”’ (Russian Александр Александрович Волков, [[transliteration]] Aleksandr Aleksandrovič Volkov, 1885–1942) was a Russian actor, screenwriter and film director. He established his film career in Russia and was one of a significant number of film artists who fled the country following the [[Russian Revolution|Bolshevik takeover]].<ref>Phillips p.39</ref>
The bulk of his output was in France where he was known as Alexandre Volkoff. He also made films in [[Germany]] and later [[Italy]] and collaborated several times with his fellow Russian exile, the actor [[Ivan Mozzhukhin]].
The bulk of his output was in France where he was known as Alexandre Volkoff. He also made films in Germany and later Italy and collaborated several times with his fellow Russian exile, the actor [[Ivan Mozzhukhin]].
==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
===Director===
===Director===
Features unless otherwise specified:
Features unless otherwise specified:
* ”[[The Fugitive (1914 film)|The Fugitive]]” – a [[short film]], Russia, France
* ”[[The Fugitive (1914 film)|The Fugitive]]” a short film, Russia, France
* ”The Green Spider” (1916) – a [[short film]], Russia
* ”The Green Spider” (1916) a short film, Russia
* ”[[Father Sergius (film)|Father Sergius]]” (1917) – co-director, Russia
* ”[[Father Sergius (film)|Father Sergius]]” (1917) co-director, Russia
* ”[[People Die for Metal]]” (1919) – Russia
* ”[[People Die for Metal]]” (1919) Russia
* ”[[The House of Mystery (1923 film)|The House of Mystery]]” (1923) – France
* ”[[The House of Mystery (1923 film)|The House of Mystery]]” (1923) France
* ”[[Les Ombres qui passent]]” (1924) – France
* ”[[Les Ombres qui passent]]” (1924) France
* ”[[Kean (1924 film)|Kean]]” (1924) – France
* ”[[Kean (1924 film)|Kean]]” (1924) France
* ”[[The Loves of Casanova]]” (1927) – France
* ”[[The Loves of Casanova]]” (1927) France
* ”[[Secrets of the Orient]]” (1928) – France
* ”[[Secrets of the Orient]]” (1928) France
* ”[[The White Devil (1930 film)|The White Devil]]” (1930) – Germany
* ”[[The White Devil (1930 film)|The White Devil]]” (1930) Germany
* ”[[Stjenka Rasin]]” (1936) – Germany
* ”[[Stjenka Rasin]]” (1936) Germany
* ”{{Interlanguage link|Amore imperiale|it}}” (1941) – Italy
* ”{{Interlanguage link|Amore imperiale|it}}” (1941) Italy
===Screenwriter===
===Screenwriter===
* ”[[Heart of an Actress]]” (1924, dir. [[Germaine Dulac]]) – France
* ”[[Heart of an Actress]]” (1924, dir. [[Germaine Dulac]]) France
==References==
==References==
==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* Phillips, Alastair. ” City of Darkness, City of Light: Émigré Filmmakers in Paris, 1929-1939”. Amsterdam University Press, 2004.
* Phillips, Alastair. ” City of Darkness, City of Light: Émigré Filmmakers in Paris, ”. Amsterdam University Press, 2004.
==External links==
==External links==
Russian actor and film director
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| Born | (1885-12-27)27 December 1885 |
| Died | 22 May 1942(1942-05-22) (aged 56) |
| Other names | Alexander Wolkoff |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, screenwriter, film director |
| Years active | 1913–1941 |
Alexandre Volkoff (Russian Александр Александрович Волков, transliteration Aleksandr Aleksandrovič Volkov, 1885–1942) was a Russian actor, screenwriter and film director. He established his film career in Russia and was one of a significant number of film artists who fled the country following the Bolshevik takeover.[1]
The bulk of his output was in France where he was known as Alexandre Volkoff. He also made films in Germany and later Italy and collaborated several times with his fellow Russian exile, the actor Ivan Mozzhukhin.
Selected filmography
[edit]
Features unless otherwise specified:
- Phillips, Alastair. City of Darkness, City of Light: Émigré Filmmakers in Paris, 1929–1939. Amsterdam University Press, 2004.
