Michael Chekhov
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Chekhov (Russian: Михаил Александрович Чехов; 16 August 1891 – 30 September 1955), known as Michael Chekhov, was a Russian-American actor, director, author, and theatre practitioner. He was a nephew of the playwright Anton Chekhov and a student of Konstantin Stanislavski. Stanislavski referred to him as his most brilliant student.
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| Born | Mikhail Aleksandrovich Chekhov 16 August 1891 |
| Died | 30 September 1955 (aged 64) |
| Years active | 1913–1954 |
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| Children | Ada Tschechowa |
| Parent(s) | Alexander Chekhov Natalya Golden |
| Relatives | Anton Chekhov (uncle) Olga Knipper (aunt) Vera Tschechowa (granddaughter) |
Although mainly a stage actor, he made a few notable appearances on film, perhaps most memorably as the Freudian analyst in Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound (1945), for which he received his only Academy Award nomination.
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