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Evgeniy Samoylov

Evgeniy Samoylov

Acting

Born: April 15, 1912St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

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
Filmography
The Siege of Venice

The Siege of Venice

1991
The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana

1991
Boris Godunov

Boris Godunov

Pimen

1986
Unripe Raspberries

Unripe Raspberries

Адольф

1985
Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich

Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich

князь Иван Петрович Шуйский

1981
Fiesco's Conspiracy at Genoa

Fiesco's Conspiracy at Genoa

герцог Дориа

1980
They Fought for Their Motherland

They Fought for Their Motherland

Colonel Marchenko

1975
A Long Path on a Short Day

A Long Path on a Short Day

Mikhail Petrovich

1972
The Fall of the Empire

The Fall of the Empire

Savva Abramovich Petrushin

1971
The Stars Don't Fade

The Stars Don't Fade

Chicherin

1971
Waterloo

Waterloo

Cambronne

1970
The Enchanted Desna

The Enchanted Desna

Writer

1964
The Alive and the Dead

The Alive and the Dead

командир коммунистического батальона Фрунзенского района Москвы

1963
Rings of Fame

Rings of Fame

1962
A Sleepless Night

A Sleepless Night

Pavel's father

1960
Заре навстречу

Заре навстречу

Savych

1960
Aleksa Dundic

Aleksa Dundic

Bodrov

1958
To the Black Sea

To the Black Sea

1958
Three Hundred Years Ago...

Three Hundred Years Ago...

Bohun, colonel

1956
Unfinished Story

Unfinished Story

Aleksandr Aganin

1955
The Crash of the Emirate

The Crash of the Emirate

1955
Heroes of Shipka

Heroes of Shipka

Gen. Skobolov

1955
Adventure in Odessa

Adventure in Odessa

Gleb's Father

1953
Taras Shevchenko

Taras Shevchenko

Nikolay Speshnev

1951
The Unforgettable Year 1919

The Unforgettable Year 1919

Aleksandr Nekhlyudov's son

1951
Court of Honor

Court of Honor

1949
New Home

New Home

сaptain Ivan Veshnyak

1947
Boy From the Outskirts

Boy From the Outskirts

1947
Admiral Nakhimov

Admiral Nakhimov

Lt. Burunov

1947
Sinegoriya

Sinegoriya

Amalgama

1946
Four Hearts

Four Hearts

Пётр Колчин

1944
Six O'Clock in the Evening After the War

Six O'Clock in the Evening After the War

Lieutenant Vasily Kudryashov

1944
David Bek

David Bek

Kasyanov

1944
He Will Come Back Again

He Will Come Back Again

1943
The Elusive Jan

The Elusive Jan

1943
Novelly

Novelly

1941
The Shining Path

The Shining Path

Aleksei Nikolaevich Lebedev

1940
Our Cinema

Our Cinema

(archive footage)

1940
Looking for Happiness

Looking for Happiness

1940
Shchors

Shchors

Nikolay Shchors

1939
Accidental Meeting

Accidental Meeting

Grigoriy Rybin

1936
Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer

1936