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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-…
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- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Omnibus (1967) as Self (archive footage)
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
- Midi trente (1972) as Self
- The Muppet Show (1976) as Self - Special Guest Star
- The Hollywood Palace (1964) as Self - Ballet Dancer
- Wedden, dat..? (1986) as Self
- Please Turn the Page (1977) as Self
- Love at First Sight (1992) as Igor
- The Dame Edna Experience (1987) as Self
- Valentino (1977) as Rudolph Valentino
- The World of Jim Henson (1994) as Self (archive footage)
- That's Dancing! (1985) Cast
- The Special London Bridge Special (1972) as Ballet Dancer
- Exposed (1983) as Daniel Jelline
- Lieder, Arien und Geschichten (1964) as Self
- Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet) (2019) Choreographer
- Nureyev (2018) as Self, Archive Footage
- Singer Presents Burt Bacharach (1971) as Himself
- Cinderella (2018) Choreographer
- English National Ballet's Romeo and Juliet (2015) Choreographer
- Romeo and Juliet (1966) as Romeo
- Swan Lake (1963) as Prince Siegfried
- The Royal Variety Performance 1977 (1977) Cast
- Political Portraits (1969) as Himself
- Nureyev - Raymonda (2009) Choreographer
- The Nutcracker (1968) as Herr Drosselmeyer/The Prince
- Don Quixote (1973) as Basilio
- The Margot Fonteyn Story (1989) as Rudolf Nureyev
- A Life for Ballet (2012) as Self
- The Sleeping Beauty (1972) as Prince Florimund
- I Am a Dancer (1972) as Himself (James / Dancer / Armand / The Prince)
- Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (2008) Choreographer
- Cinderella (1997) as Film Producer
- An Evening With The Royal Ballet (1963) as Self
- The Nutcracker (1989) Choreographer
- The 350th Anniversary Inaugural Gala (2018) Choreographer
- When the Spirit Soars in Flight (1958) Cast
- Swan Lake (1966) as Prince Siegfried
- The Day of the Oath (1965) as Self
- Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams (2016) as Himself (Archive Footage)
- Paris Opera Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty (2025) Director
- Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe (2018) as self
- Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala (2005) Cast
- Venezia, carnevale, un amore (1982) Cast
- Nureyev Unzipped (1998) as Self (archive footage)
- The Nutcracker (2018) Cast
- La Bayadère (2010) Choreographer
- Swan Lake Filmed for IMAX (2024) Choreographer
- Rudolf Nureyev (1991) as Himself
- Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness (1997) as Self
- Swan Lake (1982) Choreographer
- Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev (1980) as Himself
- Petrushka (1976) as Petrouchka
- La Bayadère (2012) Choreographer
- The Afternoon of a Faun (1981) as Faun
- Swan Lake (2016) Choreographer
- Don Quixote (2015) Choreographer
- Lo Schiaccianoci al Teatro alla Scala (2022) Choreographer
- Bournonville's La Sylphide and Flower Festival (2013) as Paolo, a young man
- Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky (1980) as Himself/Petrushka/La Spectre de la Rose/Le Faune
- Le Beau Mec (1979) Choreographer
- Le Lac des Cygnes [Opéra National de Paris] (2019) Choreographer
- Don Quixote (2024) Choreographer
- Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute (2015) Choreographer
- Marco Spada (1982) as Marco Spada
- La Belle au bois dormant (2013) Choreographer
- Afternoon of a Faun as Faun
- The Sleeping Beauty (Opera) Director
- Paris Opera Ballet: The Nutcracker (2025) Director
- Don Quichotte - Nureyev (2012) Choreographer
- Giselle (1979) as Albrecht
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Most-watched Rudolf Nureyev films currently: Valentino (1977), The World of Jim Henson (1994), That's Dancing! (1985), The Special London Bridge Special (1972), Exposed (1983).
What TV shows has Rudolf Nureyev appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Dick Cavett Show (1968), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), Omnibus (1967), Le Grand Échiquier (1972), Midi trente (1972).
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