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Andrew Divoff

Acting

Born July 2, 1955 · San Tome, Venezuela

Also known as Endryu Divoff · Andrew Daniel Divoff · Andy Divoff

Biography

Andrew Divoff is a Venezuelan-born Russian actor and stuntman, best known for his roles as the evil Djinn in the Wishmaster films and various villains in both film and television. Born on July 2, 1955, in San Tomé, Venezuela, Divoff can speak eight languages and has appeared in notable films such as Air Force One and The Hunt for Red October. He has also played significant roles in television series like Lost and The Blacklist. Divoff's career spans over four decades, during which he has taken on a variety of challenging and memorable characters.

Filmography50+ titles

Criminal Minds

2005as Dad

Lost

2004as Mikhail Bakunin

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Andre Bushido

CSI: Miami

2002as Ivan Sarnoff

MacGyver

1985as Russian Guard

The Blacklist

2013as Karakurt

The Strain

2014as Peter Bishop

Burn Notice

2007as Ivan

Highlander: The Series

1992as Gavriel Larca

The Hunt for Red October

1990as Officer Andrei Amalric (Russian Foxtrot Bomber)

Nikita

2010as Amon Krieg

The Unit

2006as The Major

Perry Mason

2020as Al Howard

The Good Guys

2010as Pedro

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

1993as Blackbeard LaCutte

Matlock

1986as Federal Agent

Slip and Fall

2011as Dean Dickman

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993as Alberto Cardoza

Fear Stalk

1989as Man

Colony

2016as Ambassador King

Blue Hill Avenue

2003as Det. Tyler

Alias

2001as Lucien Nisard

Tarzan: The Epic Adventures

1996as Nicholai Rokoff

Nash Bridges

1996as Blackbeard

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

Getting Lost

2024as Self

Air Force One

1997as Boris Bazylev

Toy Soldiers

1991as Luis Cali

By Dawn's Early Light

1990as Russian Premier's Assistant (voice) (uncredited)

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

2022as Self

Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

2014as Leandro Herrera

Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation

2012as Gerald Tovar, Jr.

Wishmaster

1997as The Djinn

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

2008as Russian Soldier

Another 48 Hrs.

1990as Cherry Ganz

Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies

1999as Demerest

A Low Down Dirty Shame

1994as Mendoza

Vault

2019as Buddy Woonsocket

Magic Island

1995as Blackbeard

Demons

2017as Japser Grant

Graveyard Shift

1990as Danson

The Hatred

2017as Samuel Sears

The Librarians

2004as Marcos

Acapulco H.E.A.T.

as The Raven

American Dreamz

2006as Chinese Translator

The Random Factor

1995as Jake Anders

Neon Maniacs

1986as Doc

Tarzan: The Epic Adventures

as Nicholas Rokoff

Shadows in Paradise

2010as Lt. Stronach

Extreme Justice

1993as Angel