Ivan Desny (born Ivan Nikolaevich Desnitskij; 28 December 1922 – 13 April 2002) was a Chinese-born actor of Russian descent. Early life Desny was born in Peking, China. Career Desny was a film actor. Bilingual in French and German, he acted in more than 150 films, both in Germany and France. Desny appeared in the 1950 film Madeleine by the English director David Lean, who was then the husband of star Ann Todd. Death Desny died in Ascona, Switzerland. Selected filmography La fleur de l'âge (1947) Bonheur en location (1949) - Gordon junior Madeleine (1950) - Emile L'Anglier Les mousquetaires du roi (1951) La Putain respectueuse (1952) - Fred Clarke - le fils du sénateur The Lady Without Camelias (La signora senza camelie, 1953) - Bernardo 'Nardo' Rusconi Good Lord Without Confession (1953) - Maurice Fréjoul No Way Back (Weg ohne Umkehr, 1953) - Michael Zorin aka Mischa Act of Love (1953) - (uncredited) Confession Under Four Eyes (1954) - Gregor Marmara The Golden Plague (1954) - Sergeant Hartwig Master of Life and Death (1955) - Dr. Daniel Karentis Frou-Frou (1955) - Henry de Gaspard André and Ursula (1955) - André Duval Dunja (1955) - Minski A Girl Without Boundaries (1955) - Eric Johnson Lola Montès (1955) - Lieutenant Thomas James Ballerina (Rosen für Bettina, 1956) - Kostja Tomkoff, Choreograph Mannequins of Paris (1956) - Pierre Lanier The Story of Anastasia (1956) - Gleb Botkin Women's Club (1956) - Laurent Gauthier Anastasia (1956) - Prince Paul von Haraldberg The Night of the Storm (1957) - Viktor Ledin OSS 117 Is Not Dead (OSS 117 n'est pas mort, 1957) - Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117 Von allen geliebt (1957) - Roger Marbeau Donnez-moi ma chance (1957) - Gilbert Arnaud Scandal in Bad Ischl (1957) - Graf Vanin All the Sins of the Earth (1958) - Lawyer Stephan Hardeck (1958) - Alexander Drubin One Life (1958) - De Fourcheville Life Together (1958) - Michel Sellier Le Miroir à deux faces (1958) - Gérard Durieu Polikuschka (1958) - Verwalter Frauensee (1958) - Frederic Fleury What a Woman Dreams of in Springtime (1959) - Pierre Bonvant Heiße Ware (1959) - Paul Martens Monsieur Suzuki (1960) - Stankovitch Satan Tempts with Love (1960) - Carlos Song Without End (1960) - Prince Nicholas Femmine di lusso (1960) - Count Luca di Sauvin (1961) - George Romanescu Daniella by Night (1961) - Count Castellani