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Evgeniy Samoylov

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1912-04-15

Day of Death

2006-02-17

Place of Birth

St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Evgeniy Samoylov

Biography

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.

Filmography (43)

⭐ 4.9 Role: Unknown

The Siege of Venice

1991
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

The Night of the Iguana

1991
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⭐ 0 Role: Pimen

Boris Godunov

1987
⭐ 5.8 Role: Pimen

Boris Godunov

1986
⭐ 0 Role: Адольф

Unripe Raspberries

1985
⭐ 0 Role: князь Иван Петрович Шуйский

Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich

1981
⭐ 0 Role: герцог Дориа

Fiesco's Conspiracy at Genoa

1980
⭐ 6.9 Role: Colonel Marchenko

They Fought for Their Motherland

1975
⭐ 6.5 Role: Mikhail Petrovich

A Long Path on a Short Day

1972
⭐ 0 Role: Savva Abramovich Petrushin

The Fall of the Empire

1971
⭐ 9.0 Role: Chicherin

The Stars Don't Fade

1971
⭐ 7.1 Role: Cambronne

Waterloo

1970
⭐ 5.4 Role: Writer

The Enchanted Desna

1964
⭐ 6.0 Role: commander of the communist battalion

The Alive and the Dead

1964
⭐ 7.0 Role: Unknown

Rings of Fame

1962