Michael Vavitch

Mikhail Vavich
Lobby card for The Devil Dancer (1927) with Mikhail Vavich and Gilda Gray
Born	1881 or 1885 Odessa, Ukraine
Died	October 5, 1930 Hollywood, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1905–1930

Mikhail Vavich (Russian: Михаил Иванович Вавич) was a Russian actor, operetta and singer.

Biography

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.

Partial filmography

• Graustark (1925)
• The Crown of Lies (1926)
• The Third Degree (1926)
• The Midnight Sun (1926)
• Valencia (1926)
• Hotel Imperial (1927)
• Venus of Venice (1927)
• Two Arabian Knights (1927)
• The Devil Dancer (1927)
• The Gaucho (1927)
• The Dove (1927)
• Glorious Betsy (1928)
• The Woman Disputed (1928)
• A Thief in the Dark (1928)
• Wolf Song (1929)
• The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929)
• The Divine Lady (1929)
• The Big House (1930)
• A Devil with Women (1930)
• War Nurse (1930)

External links

• Media related to Mikhail Vavich at Wikimedia Commons
• Michael Vavitch on IMDb
• Michael Vavitch at Find a Grave