Feodor Jr. Chaliapin
Feodor Jr. Chaliapin
French actor Feodor Chaliapin, Jr. is the son of the world famous operatic bass whose name he bears. Young Chaliapin, tired of living under his father's fame, finally left Paris so he could find his own fortune. In Hollywood, he began as a bit-player in silent films. Soon he became known as an excellent character actor who appeared in such films as For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943). Chaliapin moved to Italy following the end of WW II and began appearing in films there. He later returned to Hollywood and had a comeback when he was cast into the role of a deadly monk in The Name of the Rose (1986). Originally, John Huston was to play the role, but he fell ill. Chaliapin then appeared in Stanley and Iris as Robert De Niro's father, and may be best remembered as the looney dog-walking grandfather in Moonstruck (1987). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Feodor Jr. Chaliapin:
- The Gamble with Matthew Modine , Jennifer Beals , Faye Dunaway , Ian Bannen
- Moonstruck with Cher , Nicolas Cage , Vincent Gardenia , Olympia Dukakis , Danny Aiello , Julie Bovasso , John Mahoney , Louis Guss
- For Whom the Bell Tolls with Gary Cooper , Ingrid Bergman , Akim Tamiroff , Katina Paxinou , Arturo DeCordova , Vladimir Sokoloff , Mikhail Rasumny , Fortunio Bonanova , Victor Varconi , Joseph Calleia , Duncan Renaldo , George Coulouris , Pedro DeCordoba , Michael Visaroff , Konstantin Shayne , Jean DelVal , Frank Lackteen , George Sorel , John Bleifer , Harry Cording , William Edmunds , Alberto Morin , Yakima Canutt , Yvonne DeCarlo , Charles Bickford , Eduardo Ciannelli
- The Church with Asia Argento
- Exile Express with Anna Sten , Jerome Cowan , Jed Prouty , Walter Catlett , Stanley Fields , Leonid Kinskey , Irving Pichel , Harry Davenport , Addison W. Richards , Spencer Charters , Byron K. Foulger , Etienne Girardot , Don Brodie , Henry Roquemore , Maude Eburne , Vince Barnett , George Chandler
- Ziegfeld Follies with Fred Astaire , Lucille Ball , Lucille Bremer , Fanny Brice , Judy Garland , Gene Kelly , Kathryn Grayson , William Powell , Lena Horne , Victor Moore , Red Skelton , Esther Williams , Edward Arnold , Cyd Charisse , Hume Cronyn , William Frawley , Virginia O'Brien , Karin Booth , Charles Coleman , Joseph Crehan , William B. Davidson , Eddie Dunn , Jimmy Durante , Rex Evans , Sam Flint , Harry Hayden , Van Johnson , Peter Lawford , Garry Owen , Grady Sutton , Ray Teal , Audrey Totter
- Moonstruck with Cher , Nicolas Cage , Vincent Gardenia , Olympia Dukakis , Danny Aiello , Julie Bovasso , John Mahoney , Louis Guss
- Inferno with Alida Valli
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