Alexander Godunov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Godunov

Russian-American dancer and actor

Date of Birth: 28-Nov-1949

Place of Birth: Sakhalin, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 18-May-1995

Profession: actor, ballet dancer, choreographer, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Alexander Borisovich Godunov (Russian: ????????? ????????? ???????; November 28, 1949 – May 18, 1995) was a Russian-American ballet dancer and film actor.
He was a member of the Bolshoi Ballet and became the troupe's Premier danseur.
In 1979, he defected to the United States.
Soviet overseers for the troupe immediately put his wife on a flight back to the Soviet Union.
Initially the United States did not allow the flight to leave, resulting in a diplomatic incident between the two nations.