Leo Bulgakov

• Born: Mar 22, 1888 in Moscow, Russia
• Died: Jul 20, 1948 in Biloxi, Mississippi
• Occupation: Director, Actor
• Active: '30s-'40s
• Major Genres: Drama, Romance
• Career Highlights: After the Dance, I'll Love You Always, White Lies
• First Major Screen Credit: After the Dance (1935)

Biography

An actor/director on the Soviet stage, Leo Bulgakov emigrated to the U.S. in the late 1920s. Bulgakov came to Hollywood as a director at Columbia Pictures, helming three programmers back-to-back in 1935 (White Lies, I'll Love You Always, After the Dance). He turned to film acting in the 1940s, when the demand for foreign-accented performers was at its peak. Leo Bulgakov's best film roles included General Golz in For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) and Jan Vankovitch in And Now Tomorrow (1944). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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