Mischa Auer

Mischa Auer
Auer in the 1940s
Born	Mikhail Semyonovich Unkovsky (1905-11-17)17 November 1905 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	5 March 1967(1967-03-05) (aged 61) Rome, Italy
Resting place	Prospect Hill Cemetery (Gloversville, New York), U.S.
Other names	Mischa Ounskowsky
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1925–1967
Spouses	Norma Tillman ​ ​ (m. 1931; div. 1941)​ Joyce Hunter ​ ​ (m. 1941; div. 1950)​ Susanne Kalish ​ ​ (m. 1950; div. 1957)​ Elsie Souls Lee ​ (m. 1965)​
Children	3

Mischa Auer (born Mikhail Semyonovich Unkovsky, Russian: Михаил Семёнович Унковский; 17 November 1905 – 5 March 1967) was a Russian-born American actor who moved to Hollywood in the late 1920s. He first appeared in film in 1928. Auer had a long career playing in many of the era's best known films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1936 for his performance in the screwball comedy My Man Godfrey, which led to further zany comedy roles. He later moved into television and acted in films again in France and Italy well into the 1960s.