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Jüri Järvet

Jüri Järvet

Acting

Born: June 18, 1919Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia

Jüri Järvet (June 18, 1919 – July 5, 1995) was an Estonian actor. His name sometimes appears as Yuri Yevgenyevich Yarvet, an incorrect back-transliteration from the Russian transliteration Юри Евгеньевич Ярвет. His birthname was Georgi Kuznetsov, and he took the Estonian form in 1938. Järvet is best known in the West for the role of Dr. Snaut in Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris, but he played in numerous other films both in Russian and his native Estonian. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1975, and the USSR State Prize in 1981. Järvet played the title role in a powerful version of King Lear (1971) filmed on bleak landscapes in his native Estonia by Russian director Grigori Kozintsev and released in 1970. Kozintsev shared the screenwriting credit with Boris Pasternak; the score was by Dmitri Shostakovich. His son Jüri Järvet Jr. has also acted in several movies, including All My Lenins and Khrustalyov, My Car!.

Known For
Filmography
Legends of Tallinn

Legends of Tallinn

Old Mayor (voice)

1995
The Secret of Queen Anna or Musketeers 30 Years Later

The Secret of Queen Anna or Musketeers 30 Years Later

1994
Candles in the Dark

Candles in the Dark

1993
City Unplugged

City Unplugged

Anton

1993
Marraskuun harmaa valo

Marraskuun harmaa valo

Old Man

1993
Tear of the Prince of Darkness

Tear of the Prince of Darkness

Old Compositor

1993
Luukas

Luukas

Albert

1992
He Will Receive

He Will Receive

Demoney

1992
Время вашей жизни

Время вашей жизни

1992
Peace Avenue

Peace Avenue

Jaak

1991
Surmatants

Surmatants

Tallinna linnapea

1991
Philipp Traum

Philipp Traum

Father Peter

1990
The Watchmaker and the Chicken

The Watchmaker and the Chicken

1989
Dance Around the Steam Boiler

Dance Around the Steam Boiler

1988
Vernanda

Vernanda

1988
Face to Face

Face to Face

Золле

1986
In the Time of the Law of the Wolf

In the Time of the Law of the Wolf

1986
Lurich

Lurich

Lawyer

1984
Cargo With No Markings

Cargo With No Markings

контрабандист

1984
Капитан Фракасс

Капитан Фракасс

Матамор

1984
The Adventurer

The Adventurer

Siimon Vaa

1983
A Fairy Tale Told at Night

A Fairy Tale Told at Night

Waldmännchen

1981
Murder on the 31st Floor

Murder on the 31st Floor

Karl Branner

1981
Wild Violets

Wild Violets

Lipp

1980
Dead Mountaineer's Hotel

Dead Mountaineer's Hotel

Alex Snewahr

1979
The Visitor

The Visitor

1979
Daisy Petal Game

Daisy Petal Game

Oskar (segment "Poacher")

1978
Time to Live, Time to Love

Time to Live, Time to Love

1977
Summer

Summer

Toots's Father

1976
Indrek

Indrek

Religion Teacher

1976
The Accident

The Accident

Вальтер - судья

1975
The Red Violin

The Red Violin

Peek

1975
An Unusual Story

An Unusual Story

Psychiatrist

1974
Spring in the Forest

Spring in the Forest

Minna's Father

1974
Dangerous Games

Dangerous Games

Õline

1974
The Committee of 19

The Committee of 19

Techer

1972
Solaris

Solaris

Dr. Snaut

1972
Forest Captain

Forest Captain

Jõnn

1972
Lack of Wind

Lack of Wind

Saare Sander

1971
Echoes of the Past

Echoes of the Past

Zeifert

1971
Windy Beach

Windy Beach

Hollmann

1971
King Lear

King Lear

King Lear

1970
The Last Relic

The Last Relic

Brother Johannes (voice) (uncredited)

1970
Madness

Madness

Windisch

1969
The Dead Season

The Dead Season

Professor O'Reilly

1968
Postmark from Vienna

Postmark from Vienna

Martin Roll

1968
Girl in Black

Girl in Black

1967
The New Devil of Hellsbottom

The New Devil of Hellsbottom

Peetrus

1965
The Milkman of Mäeküla

The Milkman of Mäeküla

Tõnu Prillup

1965
Traces

Traces

Elmar

1964
Under the Same Roof

Under the Same Roof

Tõnis

1963
Laulu sõber

Laulu sõber

Ott Kuu, traktorist

1962
Actor Joller

Actor Joller

Ruts

1960
Uninvited Guests

Uninvited Guests

1959
Andrus' Happiness

Andrus' Happiness

1955