Alexander Kuznetsov obit

“Jack Vosmerkin” no more: actor Alexander Kuznetsov

 

He was not on the list.

At the age of 59 years died a famous Russian actor Alexander Kuznetsov, love and recognition of the public who took roles in the films “Primorsky Boulevard” and “Jack Vosmerkin — the American”. On the death of the actor who in recent years lived in the United States, reported on his page in Facebook Emmanuel Vitorgan.

“Today at 9 am. Sasha Kuznetsov! Thank you for being with us! You fought so hard for life! Today at the close of the season we say about you, you are our dear!!! Earth you down”, wrote Emmanuel Vitorgan.

In 2014, Kuznetsov fought cancer. Officially the cause of death is not yet known.

Kuznetsov was born in the USSR in Petrovka, a small village in Primorsky Krai on the Sea of Japan. He graduated from Schukin Theatrical College. Alexander Kuznetsov made his first appearance in a movie in 1983. He starred in many Russian movies and TV series. Kuznetsov also had a starring role as the titular character in Jack Vosmyorkin, American.

Aleksander Kuznetsov was a key member of the Malaya Bronnaya Theater (1985–1989). He worked in Russia as well as in the United States. He had roles in a number of American television shows, including Nikolai Kossoff in NYPD Blue, as Victor in Crossing Jordan, Capt. Alex Volkonov in JAG and Kazimir Shcherbakov in Alias. Another of his notable roles was the terrorist Ostroff on the thriller series 24.

In 2000 he starred opposite Dolph Lundgren in Agent Red.

In 2014, the actor was diagnosed with cancer.

Selected filmography

Believe It or Not (1983) as Neznam

Aelita, Do Not Pester Men! (1988) as Fedya Sidorov

Two Arrows. Stone Age Detective (1989) as Eared

Frenzied Bus (1990) as flight engineer

The Alaska Kid (1993) as Stine

The Ice Runner (1993) as Petrov

Beverly Hills, 90210 (1993) as Russian Man

JAG (TV, 1997-2001) as Capt. Alex Volkonov / Pilot / Commander Yuri Kretchiak

The Peacemaker (1997) as Russian Controller

Seven Days (1999) as Yuri Grigorievich

The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood (TV, 2000) as Igor the Terrible

Space Cowboys (2000) as Russian Engineer

Agent Red (2000) as Dr. Nikolai Kretz

Crossing Jordan (TV, 2001) as Viktor

Alias (2001-2005) as Assault Team Leader / Kazimir Shcherbakov

NYPD Blue (TV, 2001) as Nikolai Kossoff

The D.A. (2004) as Sergius Kovinsky

Shadow Boxing (2005) as Zmey

Into the West (TV, 2005) as Kurchenko

Mirror Wars: Reflection One (2005) as Agent Sea

24 (2006) as Ostroff

Lucky You (2007) as Russian Player

Spy (2012) as Yepanchin