Michael Vavitch

Biography

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Mikhail Vavich (Russian: Михаил Иванович Вавич) was a Russian actor, operetta and singer. Born 1881 or 1885 in Odessa, Ukraine.

Mikhail first performed on stage at St. Petersburg in 1905 in a private operetta of P.V Tumpakov. He received recognition after performing the role of Viscount Cascade in the operetta The Merry Widow by Lehar.

In 1918, he emigrated to the United States. He lived and worked in Los Angeles. Periodically, he appeared in operetta. He died on October 5, 1930.

Known For

Hotel Imperial

The Devil Dancer

Wolf Song

A Devil with Women

The Woman Disputed

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Two Arabian Knights

The Gaucho

The Divine Lady

The Swan

Filmography

1930 War Nurse

as Doctor

1930 A Devil with Women

as Morloff

1929 The Bridge of San Luis Rey

as Viceroy

1929 Wolf Song

as Don Solomon Salazar

1928 The Divine Lady

as King Ferdinand

1928 The Woman Disputed

as Father Roche

1928 Glorious Betsy

as Capt. St. Pierre

1927 The Dove

as Gómez

1927 The Gaucho

as The Usurper's First Lieutenant

1927 The Devil Dancer

as Hassim

1927 Two Arabian Knights

as Emir

1927 Venus of Venice

as Marco

1927 Hotel Imperial

as Tabakowitsch

1926 Valencia

as Captain

1926 The Third Degree

as Clinton - Chief of Detectives

1926 My Official Wife

as Commandant

1926 Her Man o' War

as Colonel Prittwitz

1926 The Midnight Sun

as Duke's Adjutant

1926 The Crown of Lies

as Vorski

1925 Graustark

as Capt. Quinnox