Michael Vavitch

Michael Vavitch

Actor

Odessa, Ukraine
December 31, 1884

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Photo

Michael Vavitch 1
Michael Vavitch 2

Representative Works

The Divine Lady
The Divine Lady
5.3
/ English
Hotel Imperial
Hotel Imperial
5.9
/ English
The Gaucho
The Gaucho
6.3
/ English
My Official Wife
My Official Wife
8.0
/ English
A Thief in the Dark
A Thief in the Dark
7.0
/ English
War Nurse
War Nurse
5.2
/ English
Wolf Song
Wolf Song
5.1
/ English
The Woman Disputed
The Woman Disputed
7.1
/ English
Two Arabian Knights
Two Arabian Knights
5.8
/ English
Glorious Betsy
Glorious Betsy
6.0
/ English
The Dove
The Dove
6.8
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Divine Lady
1928Nominee

Best Performance

The Divine Lady

Hotel Imperial
1927Nominee

Best Performance

Hotel Imperial

The Gaucho
1927Nominee

Best Performance

The Gaucho

Career Highlights

My Official Wife
1926Highlight

Best Performance

My Official Wife

A Thief in the Dark
1928Highlight

Best Performance

A Thief in the Dark