
Rudolf Nureyev
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Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Tatar dancer from the former Soviet Union, considered one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women.
He defected to the West, despite KGB efforts to stop him. According to KGB archives studied by Peter Watson, Nikita Khrushchev personally signed an order to have Nureyev killed Description above from the Wikipedia article Rudolf Nureyev, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star · 1976

I Am Divine
Self (archive) · 2014

Valentino
Rudolph Valentino · 1977

Nureyev
Self, Archive Footage · 2018

The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1948

That's Dancing!
1985

The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1968

Exposed
Daniel Jelline · 1983

Omnibus
Self (archive footage) · 1967

The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage) · 1994

The Dame Edna Experience
Self · 1987

The Hollywood Palace
Self - Ballet Dancer · 1964

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo · 1966

Swan Lake
Prince Siegfried · 1966

Le Grand Échiquier
Self · 1972

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
Self (archive footage) · 2021

A Dancer's Life
Himself · 1972

I Am a Dancer
Himself (James / Dancer / Armand / The Prince) · 1972

Love at First Sight
Igor · 1992

Rudolf Nureyev
Himself · 1991

An Evening With The Royal Ballet
Self · 1963

Don Quixote
Basilio · 1973

The Margot Fonteyn Story
Rudolf Nureyev · 1989

The Special London Bridge Special
Ballet Dancer · 1972