Evgeniy Samoylov
Actor
- Born
- April 15, 1912 · St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
- Died
- February 17, 2006 (age 93)
Yevgeny Samoylov (16 April 1912 – 17 February 2006) was a celebrated Soviet and Russian stage and screen actor known for his heroic and charismatic performances from the 1930s through the 1990s. Born in Saint Petersburg, he trained in theatre and was invited to Moscow by Vsevolod Meyerhold, launching a distinguished stage career before becoming a prominent film star. Samoylov won multiple Stalin Prizes and was named People’s Artist of the USSR in 1974. He was also the father of actress Tatiana Samoilova.
Known for
Waterloo
October 26, 1970
They Fought for Their Motherland
November 5, 1975
Boris Godunov
May 1, 1986
The Enchanted Desna
December 7, 1964
Four Hearts
December 28, 1944
Heroes of Shipka
February 22, 1955
The Alive and the Dead
February 22, 1964
Unfinished Story
October 17, 1955
Taras Shevchenko
December 17, 1951
Shchors
May 2, 1939
The Shining Path
October 7, 1940
Admiral Nakhimov
January 2, 1947
Acting44
- 1991The Siege of Venice as Priest
- 1991The Night of the Iguana
- 1987Boris Godunov as Pimen
- 1986Boris Godunov as Pimen
- 1985Unripe Raspberries as Адольф
- 1981Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich as князь Иван Петрович Шуйский
- 1980Fiesco's Conspiracy at Genoa as герцог Дориа
- 1975They Fought for Their Motherland as Colonel Marchenko
- 1972A Long Path on a Short Day as Mikhail Petrovich
- 1971The Fall of the Empire