Alexander Kuznetsov

Alexander Konstantinovich Kuznetsov (Russian: Александр Константинович Кузнецов; December 2, 1959 – June 6, 2019) was a Russian American actor.

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. His most known role is Jack Vosmyorkin in Jack Vosmyorkin, The American.

Aleksander Kuznetsov was a key member of the Malaya Bronaya Theater (1985–1989). The actor is working in Russiaas well as in United States. He has had television appearances as Nikolai Kossoff in NYPD Blue, as Victor in Crossing Jordan, as Capt. Alex Volkonov in JAG, as Kazimir Shcherbakov in Alias. His most recent performance was the character Ostroff on the thriller series, 24.

In 2000 he starred opposite Dolph Lundgren in Agent Red.

In 2014, the actor was diagnosed with cancer. He died on 6 June 2019 in USA.

Selected filmography

• 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
• Seven Days (TV, 1997-2001) as Capt. Alex Volkonov / Pilot / Commander Yuri Kretchiak
• The Peacemaker (1997) as Russian Controller
• Seven Days (1999) as Yuri Grigorivich
• The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood (TV, 2000) as Igor the Terrible
• Space Cowboys (2000) as Russian Engineer
• Agent Red (2000) as Dr. 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