Biography
Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov (born January 27, 1948) is a Soviet-born Russian American 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 ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The White Helicopter
2024
as Pope Benedict XVI
The film is based on true events leading up to the historical 2013 resignation of Benedict XVI. After succeeding John Paul II, and serving as Pope for...
猟銃
2023
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
2022
as Self
Features Rev Run as he brings audiences on a hip-hop reimagining of The Nutcracker ballet set in NYC.
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
2021
as Self
Oleg Vidov — one of the Soviet Union's most beloved actors — was persecuted, blacklisted and pushed to the breaking point before escaping to the West ...
Studio 54
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism - a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Its co-owners, ...
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014
as Minister Sorokin (Uncredited)
Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011
as Self
A documentary with stars from the original cast.
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007
as Self
An account of the professional and personal life of renowned American photographer Annie Leibovitz, from her early artistic endeavors to her internati...
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
2007
Presenter
The pain of unrequited love is portrayed unforgettably by two of today’s greatest stars. Renée Fleming is musically and dramatically radiant as the sh...
Rehearsing a Dream
2006
as Self
Support for the arts in America may be dwindling, but talent in our high schools isn't. Every year a group of the country's most gifted 17-year-old pe...
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004
as Narrator (voice)
Today there are more reasons than ever for families to explore and celebrate diversity. Our ever-expanding world is full of differences in abilities, ...
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
2001
as Self
A history of the work of Merce Cunningham.
Oh, Misha
1999
A video collage of filmed Mikhail Baryshnikov ballet performances edited with feature film clips in which all the characters refer to someone named ‘M...
Babilée '91
1992
The portrait of an extraordinary French dancer-choreographer: Jean Babilée (1923-2014) is filmed at home, in the streets of Paris, at the Opera Garnie...
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991
as Cesar
Featuring music instead of any dialogue and set in a near Kafkaesque future, this loose remake of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari follows a bureaucrat who...
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991
Story
Featuring music instead of any dialogue and set in a near Kafkaesque future, this loose remake of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari follows a bureaucrat who...
Company Business
1991
as Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
An aging agent is called back by "the Company" to run a hostage trade of a Soviet spy for an American agent.
Baryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre
1989
as Self
The twinkle of Frank Sinatra's "Ol' Blue Eyes" melds with the beauty of ballet in this innovative program starring world-renowned dancer Mikhail Barys...
Dancers
1987
as Tony
A successful aging dancer takes a young female protegee.
White Nights
1985
as Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
After his plane crashes in Siberia, a Russian dancer, who defected to the West, is held prisoner in the Soviet Union. The KGB keeps him under watch an...
White Nights
1985
Choreographer
After his plane crashes in Siberia, a Russian dancer, who defected to the West, is held prisoner in the Soviet Union. The KGB keeps him under watch an...
That's Dancing!
1985
as Self - Host
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30...
Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts
1984
as Basilio
The American Ballet Theatre, performing at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, June 1983, led by Mikhail Baryshnikov, present Cervantes' stor...
Les Sylphides
1984
Les Sylphides is a short, non-narrative ballet blanc to piano music by Frédéric Chopin, selected and orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov.
Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance
1983
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary about renowned ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
1982
as Self - Performer
The famed dancer encounters various characters in a busy day at work on a movie studio lot.
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
as Self
Various entertainers and artists look at how Walt Disney influenced these areas through his work in a variety of fields.
Baryshnikov on Broadway
1980
as Self
Mikhail Baryshnikov and his guests perform numbers from over a dozen renowned Broadway musicals including Oklahoma!, Fiddler on the Roof, Can-Can, The...
Carmen
1980
as Don José
Mikhail Baryshnikov and Zizi Jeanmaire sizzle in this ballet set to the music and story of Carmen.
Bob Hope on the Road to China
1979
as Self
Bob Hope tours China, takes in the culture and meets up with Big Bird, Crystal Gayle, Peaches and Herb, and others.
Baryshnikov at the White House
1979
Mikhail Baryshnikov and the New York City Ballet perform at the White House's East Room.
The Nutcracker
1977
as Toy Nutcracker / Prince
The Nutcracker is Mikhail Baryshnikov's breathtaking and critcally acclaimed Emmy nominated production. The thisspectacular performance is danced by t...
The Nutcracker
1977
Choreographer
The Nutcracker is Mikhail Baryshnikov's breathtaking and critcally acclaimed Emmy nominated production. The thisspectacular performance is danced by t...
The Turning Point
1977
as Yuri
As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an internationa...
Giselle
1977
as Count Albrecht
The ballet tells the story of a peasant girl named Giselle whose ghost, after her premature death, protects her lover from the vengeance of a group of...
Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap
1976
as Self
In the prime of his career, Mikhail Baryshnikov performs solo and also shares the stage with prima ballerinas such as Gelsey Kirkland and Marianna Tch...
Fiesta
1971
as Pedro Romero
A television play adapted from Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" for Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater.
City and Song
1968
The music film was shot against the backdrop of Leningrad, the Black Sea coast and the birch forest. With the participation of artists of the Leningra...
Baryshnikov’s Nutcracker
N/A
as Nutcracker
Mikhail Baryshnikov enters the realm of toy soldiers and dancing snowflakes