Biography
George Blagoi was a Russian-born actor who worked in Hollywood from the mid-1920s to the late 1960s, appearing in dozens of films, usually in uncredited bit parts. Born Uri Dmitrievich Blagoi on 27 August 1896 in Moscow, he had served as an officer in the Russian Imperial Navy before emigrating to the United States after the Russian Civil War.
Blagoi’s early screen work included a credited role as a Russian officer and court leader in Into Her Kingdom (1926). He went on to play minor or background characters in films such as Shanghai Express (1932), The Mark of Zorro (1940), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Witness for the Prosecution (1957) and Our Man Flint (1966). He was married to actress Tina Blagoi and died on 24 June 1971 in Hollywood, California.
