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name: "George Blagoi"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/george-blagoi"
roles: []
born: "27 August 1896"
died: "24 June 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-20T02:25:38.008051+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."
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# George Blagoi

Actor. Born 27 August 1896 in Moscow, USSR (now Russia). Died 24 June 1971.

## Details

- **Born:** 27 August 1896, Moscow, USSR (now Russia)
- **Died:** 24 June 1971
- **Also known as:** Uri Dmitrievich Blagoi
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 80 (1), 1950s 82 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 76 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 1, History 1, Mystery 1, Romance 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $13m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0086061/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1623341

## 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.

*Sources: imdb.com, themoviedb.org, azmovies.net, allmovie.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Witness for the Prosecution* (1957), Fi1m 87, as Juror (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/witness-for-the-prosecution.md)
- *Julius Caesar* (1953), Fi1m 76, as Soldier (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/julius-caesar.md)
- *Shanghai Express* (1932), Fi1m 80, as Minor Role (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/shanghai-express.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

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

- *Firecreek* (1968), as Townsman (uncredited)
- *Countdown* (1967), as Reporter (uncredited)
- *Our Man Flint* (1966), as Soviet Admiral (uncredited)
- *Youngblood Hawke* (1964), as Theatregoer (uncredited)
- *Good Neighbor Sam* (1964), as Nurdlinger Servant (uncredited)
- *The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse* (1962), as Club Patron (uncredited)
- *King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein* (1961), as Gambling Casino Patron (uncredited)
- *Witness for the Prosecution* (1957), as Juror (uncredited) — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/witness-for-the-prosecution.md)
- *The Brothers Rico* (1957), Actor
- *Around the World in 80 Days* (1956), as Extra (uncredited)
- *Julius Caesar* (1953), as Soldier (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/julius-caesar.md)
- *Red Planet Mars* (1952), as Russian Official (uncredited)
- *Macao* (1952), as Casino Patron (uncredited)
- *When Willie Comes Marching Home* (1950), as German Officer (uncredited)
- *The Fountainhead* (1949), as Rally Spectator (uncredited)
- *It Happened on Fifth Avenue* (1947), as Executive (uncredited)
- *House of Frankenstein* (1944), as Villager (uncredited)
- *The Conspirators* (1944), as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
- *Arizona* (1940), as Ehrenberg
- *The Mark of Zorro* (1940), as Caballero (uncredited)
- *Shanghai Express* (1932), as Minor Role (uncredited) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/shanghai-express.md)

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