Where to watch Rudolf Nureyev in the UK
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Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Tatar dancer from the former Soviet Union, considered one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women. He defected to the West, despite KGB efforts to stop him. According to KGB archives studied by Peter Watson, Nikita Khrushchev personally signed an order to have Nureyev killed Description above from the Wikipedia article Rudolf Nureyev, licensed under CC-…
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- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Omnibus (1967) as Self (archive footage)
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
- Midi trente (1972) as Self
- The Muppet Show (1976) as Self - Special Guest Star
- The Hollywood Palace (1964) as Self - Ballet Dancer
- Wedden, dat..? (1986) as Self
- Please Turn the Page (1977) as Self
- Love at First Sight (1992) as Igor
- The Dame Edna Experience (1987) as Self
- Valentino (1977) as Rudolph Valentino
- The World of Jim Henson (1994) as Self (archive footage)
- Exposed (1983) as Daniel Jelline
- The Special London Bridge Special (1972) as Ballet Dancer
- That's Dancing! (1985) Cast
- Lieder, Arien und Geschichten (1964) as Self
- Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Nureyev (2018) as Self, Archive Footage
- Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet) (2019) Choreographer
- Cinderella (2018) Choreographer
- Singer Presents Burt Bacharach (1971) as Himself
- English National Ballet's Romeo and Juliet (2015) Choreographer
- The Royal Variety Performance 1977 (1977) Cast
- The Nutcracker (1968) as Herr Drosselmeyer/The Prince
- Political Portraits (1969) as Himself
- Swan Lake (1963) as Prince Siegfried
- A Life for Ballet (2012) as Self
- Don Quixote (1973) as Basilio
- Paris Opera Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty (2025) Director
- The Sleeping Beauty (1972) as Prince Florimund
- The Margot Fonteyn Story (1989) as Rudolf Nureyev
- Cinderella (1997) as Film Producer
- I Am a Dancer (1972) as Himself (James / Dancer / Armand / The Prince)
- The Day of the Oath (1965) as Self
- Petrushka (1976) as Petrouchka
- Nureyev - Raymonda (2009) Choreographer
- Romeo and Juliet (1966) as Romeo
- Venezia, carnevale, un amore (1982) Cast
- Le Lac des Cygnes [Opéra National de Paris] (2019) Choreographer
- Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (2008) Choreographer
- Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute (2015) Choreographer
- When the Spirit Soars in Flight (1958) Cast
- An Evening With The Royal Ballet (1963) as Self
- La Bayadère (2010) Choreographer
- Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams (2016) as Himself (Archive Footage)
- Swan Lake Filmed for IMAX (2024) Choreographer
- The Nutcracker (1989) Choreographer
- Swan Lake (1966) as Prince Siegfried
- The 350th Anniversary Inaugural Gala (2018) Choreographer
- Nureyev Unzipped (1998) as Self (archive footage)
- Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala (2005) Cast
- Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky (1980) as Himself/Petrushka/La Spectre de la Rose/Le Faune
- Swan Lake (1982) Choreographer
- Don Quixote (2015) Choreographer
- Swan Lake (2016) Choreographer
- Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev (1980) as Himself
- The Afternoon of a Faun (1981) as Faun
- Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe (2018) as self
- La Bayadère (2012) Choreographer
- Bournonville's La Sylphide and Flower Festival (2013) as Paolo, a young man
- Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness (1997) as Self
- The Nutcracker (2018) Cast
- Marco Spada (1982) as Marco Spada
- Lo Schiaccianoci al Teatro alla Scala (2022) Choreographer
- Rudolf Nureyev (1991) as Himself
- Afternoon of a Faun as Faun
- Don Quichotte - Nureyev (2012) Choreographer
- Don Quixote (2024) Choreographer
- La Belle au bois dormant (2013) Choreographer
- Giselle (1979) as Albrecht
- Paris Opera Ballet: The Nutcracker (2025) Director
- The Sleeping Beauty (Opera) Director
- Le Beau Mec (1979) Choreographer
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Most-watched Rudolf Nureyev films currently: Valentino (1977), The World of Jim Henson (1994), Exposed (1983), The Special London Bridge Special (1972), That's Dancing! (1985).
What TV shows has Rudolf Nureyev appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Dick Cavett Show (1968), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), Omnibus (1967), Le Grand Échiquier (1972), Midi trente (1972).
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