---
name: "Boris Krutonog"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/boris-lee-krutonog"
fi1m_id: "boris-lee-krutonog"
imdb_id: "nm0472928"
tmdb_id: 237370
wikidata_id: "Q16193693"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 July 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-05T03:20:55.969999+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Boris Krutonog

## Identity

Boris Krutonog

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/boris-lee-krutonog
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** boris-lee-krutonog
- **IMDb ID:** nm0472928
- **TMDB ID:** 237370
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16193693
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16193693, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0472928/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/237370

Actor. Born 26 July 1960 in Chisinau, Moldova.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 July 1960, Chisinau, Moldova
- **Active:** 1990–2003
- **Also known as:** Boris Lee Krutonog
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 76 (3), 2000s 70 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 68 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 4, Thriller 3, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $789m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16193693, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0472928/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/237370

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Italian Job*](https://film.one/film/the-italian-job-2003.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Boris Lee Krutonog is a Moldovan-American actor and producer. Born on 26 July 1960 in Chisinau, then part of the USSR, he graduated from Columbia University with a degree in industrial engineering before entering acting.

He is known for supporting roles in films including Viktor Slavin in *The Hunt for Red October* (1990), Helmsman Lojur in *Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country* (1991), the MiG Leader in *Air Force One* (1997) and Yevhen in *The Italian Job* (2003). On television he has appeared in series such as *24*, *Castle* and *CSI: Miami*, and played the recurring role of Igor Burov in *The Americans* (2013–2018).

Krutonog has also worked as a producer, serving as co-executive producer on the reality series *Dog the Bounty Hunter* (2004–2012).

*Sources: imdb.com, memory-alpha.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Italian Job* (2003), Fi1m 70, as Yevhen — [page](https://film.one/film/the-italian-job-2003.md)
- *Air Force One* (1997), Fi1m 72, as MiG Leader — [page](https://film.one/film/air-force-one.md)
- *Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country* (1991), Fi1m 74, as Helmsman Lojur — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-vi-the-undiscovered-country.md)
- *The Hunt for Red October* (1990), Fi1m 82, as Viktor Slavin (Red October) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunt-for-red-october.md)

## Complete filmography (42)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Circumcision* (2025), as Frumin
- *Deliver Us* (2023), as Russian Bishop
- *Another Girl* (2021), as Sam Tverdovsky
- *Payback* (2021), as Slava
- *Full-Dress* (2019), as Cohen
- *Delirium* (2013), as Yuri Komarovsky
- *The Americans* (2013), series, as Igor Burov — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-americans.md)
- *Castle* (2009), series, as Sergei Mishkin — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Dog the Bounty Hunter* (2004), series, Producer
- *Spinning Boris* (2003), as Felix Braynin
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, as Bela Ionescu
- *The Italian Job* (2003), as Yevhen — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-italian-job-2003.md)
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Vadim
- *24* (2001), series, as Vasili — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *Alias* (2001), series, as Alexander Khasinau, Anatoly Grodsky — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *UC: Undercover* (2001), series, Actor
- *The Agency* (2001), series, as Konoplanyk
- *The Division* (2001), series, as Trey's Boss
- *Thirteen Days* (2000), as Alexander Fomin — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/thirteen-days.md)
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Tolie — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *Black & White* (1999), as Peeping Tom
- *The Auteur Theory* (1999), as Italian Man - Paradiso's Film
- *Modern Vampires* (1998), as Concierge
- *Felicity* (1998), series, as Yuri
- *V.I.P.* (1998), series, as Badger
- *Air Force One* (1997), as MiG Leader — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/air-force-one.md)
- *Contact* (1997), as Astronaut (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/contact.md)
- *Millennium* (1996), series, as Yura Surova
- *Arli$$* (1996), series, as Russian
- *My Family Treasure* (1995), as Preet
- *My Antonia* (1995), Actor
- *Star Trek: Voyager* (1995), series, as Helmsman Lojur
- *Cybill* (1995), series, as Vasilli
- *Love Affair* (1994), as Second Officer
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Janitor
- *M.A.N.T.I.S.* (1994), series, as Mitan Chetek
- *Shrunken Heads* (1994), as Thug Shot in Head
- *Monolith* (1993), as Rourke
- *Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country* (1991), as Helmsman Lojur — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-vi-the-undiscovered-country.md)
- *The Hunt for Red October* (1990), as Viktor Slavin (Red October) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunt-for-red-october.md)
- *Coach* (1989), series, as Police Officer
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Sentry

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