Mikhail Rasumny

Actor

Date of birth : 05/12/1890

Date of death : 02/17/1956

City of birth : Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]

The son of a cantor, Rasumny made his stage debut at 14 and toured Europe and South America with the Moscow Art Theatre. Rasumny settled in the U.S. in 1935 and took jobs as a bill collector and dishwasher between acting jobs. His first film appearance was in 1940's Comrade X (1940). He spent the remainder of his career playing several ethnic roles.