Mikhail Baryshnikov
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov (born January 27, 1948) is a Latvian and American dancer, choreographer, and actor. dancer, choreographer, and actor, often cited alongside Vaslav Nijinsky and Rudolf Nureyev as one of the greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century. After a promising start in the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad, he defected to Canada in 1974 for more opportunities in western dance. After freelancing with many companies, he joined the New York City Ballet as a principal dancer to learn ...
Known For
Filmography
The White Helicopter
2024
as Pope Benedict XVI
猟銃
2023
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
2022
as Self - Cameo
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
2021
as Self
Studio 54
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014
as Minister Sorokin (Uncredited)
Doll & Em
2014
as Mikhail
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011
as Self
Top Model po-russki
2011
as Special guest
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007
as Self
Rehearsing a Dream
2006
as Self
Iconoclasts
2005
as Self
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004
as Narrator (voice)
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
2001
as Self
Oh, Misha
1999
Sex and the City
1998
as Aleksandr Petrovsky
NeXt
1994
as Self
Babilée '91
1992
as Self - Dancer
Company Business
1991
as Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991
as Cesar
Baryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre
1989
as Self
Dancers
1987
as Tony
American Masters
1986
as Self
That's Dancing!
1985
as Self - Host
White Nights
1985
as Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
Les Sylphides
1984
Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts
1984
as Basilio
American Ballet Theatre at the Met
1984
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
1982
as Self - Performer
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
as Self
Carmen
1980
as Don José
Baryshnikov on Broadway
1980
as Self
Bob Hope on the Road to China
1979
as Self
Baryshnikov at the White House
1979
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
Giselle
1977
as Count Albrecht
The Nutcracker
1977
as Toy Nutcracker / Prince
The Turning Point
1977
as Yuri
Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap
1976
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Fiesta
1971
as Pedro Romero
Great Performances
1971
as Self
World's Young Ballet
1969
The Tale of the Lackey Nikishka
1969
as Nikishka
City and Song
1968
Today
1952
as Self