# Alex Menglet

Alex Menglet, born Alexei Menglet in Moscow, USSR, is an actor who has found success working in Australia.

## Early life

Menglet was born in Moscow, USSR to parents Maya Menglet and Leonid Satanovskiy. He came from a theatrical family. As a child, he played the co-lead in television series The Old Fortress, feature film The Boys and Hurray for the Holidays, before studying a four year course in acting and stage direction at Moscow State Institute of Drama (GETES), where he received his Diploma in 1977.
While studying, met and then married a West German exchange student and moved to Germany in 1978. A friend from Moscow had moved to Melbourne, where he was photographer on some Australian films, influencing Menglet to move there with his wife in 1981.

## Career

Menglet is best known for his roles as chef Ray 'Gay Ray' Proctor in the 1984 season of Prisoner and more recently as Zoran Baranoff in the SBS series Kick.
He has also appeared on Australian television series, Skyways, The Sullivans, Cop Shop and Carson's Law and the UKTV mini-series False Witness. He has also appeared in the films Sky Pirates (1986), The Still Point (1986), Holidays on the River Yarra (1991) and He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001). More recently, Menglet appeared as Joan Ferguson's father and fencing instructor, Ivan Ferguson in prison drama Wentworth.
Menglet has appeared in numerous theatre productions throughout his career. He was a member of the Anthill Theatre ensemble in Melbourne in the 1980s, and went on to perform in MTC productions such as The Visit alongside Zoe Caldwell and Cyrano de Bergerac opposite David Wenham. He also went on to direct stage productions including Red Stitch Actors Theatre’s 2005 production of Playing the Victim starring Jim Daly and Angus Sampson.

## Personal life

Menglet has two daughters, Denisia and Katerina. He has a brother, Dmitri.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1972 | Malchiki | Goshka Vyezemskiy | Feature film |
| 1972 | Ura! U nas kanikuly! | | Feature film |
| 1982 | The Clinic | | Feature film |
| 1984 | Matthew and Son | Gebhard | TV film |
| 1985 | Wills & Burke | William Brahe | Feature film |
| 1986 | Man and Boy | Relievimg Manager | Short film |
| 1986 | Sky Pirates | Sullivan | Feature film |
| 1986 | The More Things Change... | Telecom Man | Feature film |
| 1986 | The Still Point | Paul | Feature film |
| 1988 | Georgia | Lazlo | Feature film |
| 1988 | The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy | Velche | TV film |
| 1989 | Celia | Mr Goldman | Feature film |
| 1991 | Against the Innocent | Karl Heinmann | Feature film |
| 1991 | A Woman's Tale | Con 2 | Feature film |
| 1991 | Holidays on the River Yarra | Big Mac | Feature film |
| 1992 | Garbo | Czech Agent | Feature film |
| 1993 | The Feds | Dr Steven Jellicie | TV film |
| 1996 | Zone 39 | Tito | Feature film |
| 1996 | Children of the Revolution | Yuri Nikoloyev | Feature film |
| 2001 | He Died with a Felafel in His Hand | Taylor | Feature film |
| 2003 | The Long Lunch | Issur Demsky | Feature film |
| 2004 | One Perfect Day | Bernard May | Feature film |
| 2004 | Josh Jarman | Sebastian | Feature film |
| 2008 | Salvation | Anton | Feature film |
| 2010 | The Wedding Party | Mikhail | Feature film |
| 2011 | The Crimson Room | | Short film |
| 2012 | Any Questions for Ben? | Katerina‘s Dad | Feature film |
| 2014 | The Mule | Victor | Feature film |
| 2014 | Rabbit | Leonard | Short film |
| 2016 | Milk of Kindness | Director Merrett | Short film |
| 2021 | Ascendant | Yaroslav | Feature film |
| 2022 | Petrol | Vladimir | Feature film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1972 | Byloe i dumy | Nik | TV series |
| 1979 | Skyways | Mikhail Gosenko | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1981 | Holiday Island | Niko | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1983 | Carson's Law | Laszlo Novak | TV series, 10 episodes |
| 1984 | Special Squad | Yuri | TV series, episode 26: "Farewell to a Comrade" |
| 1984-85 | Prisoner | Ray "Gay Ray" Proctor | TV series, 14 episodes |
| 1985 | The Fast Lane | Harwood | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1985 | A Thousand Skies | Antony Fokker | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1985 | Anzacs | Hans | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1985 | The Dunera Boys | Roth | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1987 | The Petrov Affair | Vladimir Petrov | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1988 | Always Afternoon | Hans Weissmuller | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1989 | Mission: Impossible | Lieutenant Udo | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | Phoenix | Ivan Kastelanic | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994 | Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left | Mr Hohenhaus | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 1994 | The Damnation of Harvey McHugh | Sasha | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1995 | Janus | Dr Rogers | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | Bordertown | Mihaly Bassa | Miniseries, 10 episodes |
| 1997 | State Coroner | Jim Vandenburg | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998 | The Genie from Down Under 2 | Grigor | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999 | SeaChange | Krzysztof | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999 | High Flyers | Alexei | TV series, 26 episodes |
| 2000 | Eugénie Sandler P.I. | Davorin | TV series, 11 episodes |
| 2001 | Shock Jock | Dieter Kohl | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2003 | Stingers | Ben Schulman | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2004 | Kath and Kim | Photographer | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2007 | Kick | Zoran Baranoff | TV series, 13 episodes |
| 2008 | City Homicide | Walter Pankor | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2009 | False Witness | Dimitri | Miniseries (2 part) |
| 2010 | Wilfred | Orpheous | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2011 | Killing Time | Uri | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Rake | Gerard | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2014-15 | Wentworth | Ivan Ferguson / Fencing Master | TV series |
| 2016 | Hunters | Havi | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2021 | Wakefield | Petrov | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Jack Irish | The Banker | TV series, 2 episodes |

## Theatre
### As actor

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1970s | Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk | Sergei | Majakowski Theatre Academy, Moscow |
| 1970s | Ivanov | Ivanov | Majakowski Theatre Academy, Moscow |
| 1970s | Half to the Moon | | Moscow Theatre Academy of Mossoviet |
| 1970s | Crime and Punishment | | Moscow Theatre Academy of Mossoviet |
| 1970s | The Little Prince | | Moscow Theatre Academy of Mossoviet |
| 1986 | If Winter Comes | Ozwath | Church Theatre, Melbourne with Australian Contemporary Theatre Company |
| 1987 | The Cherry Orchard | Pishik | Anthill Theatre, Melbourne |
| 1987 | Uncle Vanya | Serebryakov | Anthill Theatre, Melbourne |
| 1987 | The Three Sisters | Andrei | Anthill Theatre, Melbourne |
| 1989–1990 | The Imaginary Invalid | Argan | New Fortune Theatre, Perth, Anthill Theatre, Melbourne, Universal Theatre, Melbourne, Armoury Lawns, Adelaide |
| 1989 | The Abduction from the Seraglio | Pasha Selim | State Theatre, Melbourne with Victoria State Opera |
| 1990 | The Emigrants | | Anthill Theatre, Melbourne |
| 1990 | Waiting for Godot | Vladimir | Russell Street Theatre with MTC |
| 1991 | The Taming of the Shrew | Grumio | Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC |
| 1991 | The Marriage of Figaro | Count Almeviva | Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC |
| 1991 | On Our Selection | Villam Brandt | Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC |
| 1992 | The Crimson Island | Gennadi Panfilovich / Edward Glenarvan | Royalty Theatre, Adelaide Anthill Theatre, Melbourne |
| 1992 | Miss Julie | Jean | Wharf Theatre with STC |
| 1992 | When She Danced | Sergei Esenin | Russell Street Theatre with MTC |
| 1992 | The School for Wives | Chrysalde | Gasworks Theatre, Melbourne with Anthill Theatre Company |
| 1993 | Mother Courage and her Children | | Gasworks Theatre, Melbourne with Anthill Theatre Company |
| 1993 | The Force of Habit | | Gasworks Theatre, Melbourne with Anthill Theatre Company |
| 1994 | The Gift of the Gorgon | Damsinski | Russell Street Theatre with MTC |
| 1994; 1997 | Picasso at the Lapin Agile | Sagot | Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, Melbourne Athenaeum with Playbox Theatre Company |
| 1995 | The Head of Mary | Dr Sakamoto / Man IV | Tokyo International Festival, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company |
| 1996 | The Tragedy of Julius Caesar | | Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC |
| 1998 | The Woman in the Window | Auditor / Korzh | Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC |
| 1998 | Tear from a Glass Eye | Mr Petra | Malthouse Theatre with Playbox Theatre Company |
| 1999 | Waiting for Godot | | MTC |
| 2001 | The Forest | Ivan Petrovich Vosmibratov | Playhouse, Brisbane with QTC |
| 2001 | The Seagull | Shamraev | Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC |
| 2001 | Don Juan | Sganarelle | Sydney Opera House with STC |
| 2002 | Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Val | Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC |
| 2003 | The Visit | Policeman | Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC |
| 2004 | Twelve Angry Men | Juror 11 | Playhouse, Brisbane, Sydney Theatre, Melbourne Athenaeum with Arts Project Australia |
| 2005 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Ragueneau | Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC |
| 2005 | Ivanov | Ivanov | Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne |
| 2006 | Ray's Tempest | Boris | Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC |
| 2006 | Festen | Helmut | Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC |
| 2007 | The Madwoman of Chaillot | The Sergeant | Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC |
| 2008 | Rock ‘n’ Roll | Milan / Policeman 2 | Playhouse, Melbourne, Sydney Theatre with MTC |
| 2008 | The Lower Depths | Angel | Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne |
| 2009 | Goodbye Vaudeville Charlie Mudd | Allarkini | Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company |
| 2010 | Harbinger | John | Space Theatre, Adelaide with Brink Productions |
| 2011 | Julius Caesar | Caesar | Australian national tour with STC |
| 2012 | Yes, Prime Minister | The Kumranistan Ambassador | Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Canberra Theatre, Sydney Theatre, Gold Coast Arts Centre, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, Playhouse, Brisbane |
| 2012 | The Curtain | | Southbank Theatre, Melbourne with MTC |
| 2013 | True Minds | Gruff Grayson | Southbank Theatre, Melbourne with MTC |
| 2014 | Eurydice | Father | Red Stitch Actors Theatre |
| 2015 | Mother Courage and Her Children | The General & others | Belvoir Street, Sydney |
| 2018 | Bottomless | Alan, Boxey & Jimmy | Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne |

### As director / translator

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1970s | The Little Prince | Director | Moscow Theatre Academy of Mossoviet |
| 1999 | The Little Cherry Orchard | Translator | Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney |
| 2001 | The Seagull | Translator | Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC |
| 2005 | Playing the Victim | Director | Red Stitch Actors Theatre, Melbourne |
| 2007 | Jack Goes Boating | Director | Red Stitch Actors Theatre, Melbourne |
| 2007 | The Spook | Dialect consultant | Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne |
| 2009 | The Rites of Evil | Director / Designer | Red Stitch Actors Theatre, Melbourne with Melbourne Fringe Festival |
| 2009 | Yellow Moon | Director | Red Stitch Actors Theatre, Melbourne |
| 2010 | Uncle Vanya | Translator | Sydney Theatre with Bell Shakespeare |
| 2017; 2019 | Tchekov at the House of Special Purpose | Director | La Mama Courthouse, Melbourne |
| 2021; 2022 | Interculturality... Chekhov: Masha in Translation | Director | Monash University, Melbourne, Theatre Works, Melbourne |