Ivan Triesault

Ivan Triesault was an Estonian-American dancer and character actor who built a long Hollywood career. Born in Tallinn, he first stepped on stage at the city's German Theatre when he was twelve, then left for the United States at eighteen and studied ballet with Mikhail Fokine, later assisting the choreographer. He also danced and performed mime at Radio City Music Hall, spent the 1920s with a touring theater company in Europe, continued his acting training in London and appeared in Broadway productions. His movie debut came in Mission to Moscow (1943), as Mikhail Tukhachevsky. Over roughly 130 film and television parts between 1943 and 1969, he was seen in Cry of the Werewolf (1944), Notorious (1946), Jet Pilot (1957), Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), The 300 Spartans (1962) and Von Ryan's Express (1965), plus the series The Wild Wild West. He died in 1980.