Acting
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Born 1948-01-27
Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov (born January 27, 1948) is a Latvian and American dancer, choreographer, and actor. dancer, choreographer, and actor, often cited alongside Vaslav Nijinsky and Rudolf Nureyev as one of the greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century. After a promising start in the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad, he defected to Canada in 1974 for more opportunities in western dance. After freelancing with many companies, he joined the New York City Ballet as a principal dancer to learn George Balanchine's style of movement. He then moved to New York to dance with the American Ballet Theatre, where he later became artistic director.
Acting
The White Helicopter
2024 · Pope Benedict XVI
猟銃
2023
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
2022 · Self - Cameo
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
2021 · Self
Studio 54
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014 · Minister Sorokin (Uncredited)
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011 · Self
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007 · Self
Rehearsing a Dream
2006 · Self
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004 · Narrator (voice)
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
2001 · Self
Oh, Misha
1999
Babilée '91
1992 · Self - Dancer
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991 · Cesar
Company Business
1991 · Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
Baryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre
1989 · Self
Dancers
1987 · Tony
White Nights
1985 · Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
That's Dancing!
1985 · Self - Host
Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts
1984 · Basilio
Les Sylphides
1984
American Ballet Theatre at the Met
1984
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
1982 · Self - Performer
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981 · Self
Baryshnikov on Broadway
1980 · Self
Carmen
1980 · Don José
Bob Hope on the Road to China
1979 · Self
Baryshnikov at the White House
1979
The Nutcracker
1977 · Toy Nutcracker / Prince
The Turning Point
1977 · Yuri
Giselle
1977 · Count Albrecht
Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap
1976 · Self
