Alexander Godunov

Alexander Godunov
Born
Alexander Borisovich Godunov

(1949-11-28)November 28, 1949
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin, Russian SFSR, USSR
Diedc. May 18, 1995(1995-05-18) (aged 45)[a]
West Hollywood, California, U.S.
Citizenship
  • Soviet (1949–1982; def.)[3]
  • United States (1987–1995)
Occupations
  • Ballet dancer
  • actor
  • ballet coach
Years active1958–1995
Spouse
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(m. 1971; div. 1982)​
Partner(s)Jacqueline Bisset
(1981–1988)

Alexander Borisovich Godunov (Russian: Александр Борисович Годунов; November 28, 1949 – May 1995)[4] was a Russian-American ballet dancer and film actor. A member of the Bolshoi Ballet, he became the troupe's Premier danseur. In 1979, he defected to the United States. While continuing to dance, he also began working as a supporting actor in Hollywood films. He had prominent roles in films such as Witness (1985) and Die Hard (1988).

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference levitt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Godunov, Alexander 1949-1995". WorldCat.
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  4. ^ Debra Craine, Judith Mackrell (August 19, 2010). "Godunov, Alexander". The Oxford Dictionary of Dance. Oxford University Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-19-956344-9.


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