Leonid Aleksandrovich Kmit (born Aleksei Aleksandrovich Kmita; ; 9 March 1908 – 11 March 1982) was a Soviet and Russian actor. In 1931 he graduated from Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy (SPbGATI), where he studied in the acting class of Yevgeny Chervyakov. In 1936 he was invited to join the Russian Army Theatre's company. In 1957 he became an actor of the Screen Actors Theater in Moscow.
Kmit performed in more than thirty films from 1929 to 1982. He is best known for his performance as Petka in Chapaev.
Selected filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 1980Star Inspectorreporter 1964Come Here, Mukhtar!Stepan 1960Michman PaninSavichev, non-commissioned officer 1953Hostile Whirlwindspoliceman 1951Taras ShevchenkoCaptain Obriadin 1950Brave Peoplehandicapper 1939Commandant of the Bird Islandsailor Kositsyn 1934Chapaev PetkaLieutenant Kijé copyist
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