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
The Siege of Venice
1991
as Priest
The Night of the Iguana
1991
- No poster
Boris Godunov
1987
as Pimen
Boris Godunov
1986
as Pimen
Unripe Raspberries
1985
as Адольф
Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich
1981
as князь Иван Петрович Шуйский
Fiesco's Conspiracy at Genoa
1980
as герцог Дориа
They Fought for Their Motherland
1975
as Colonel Marchenko
A Long Path on a Short Day
1972
as Mikhail Petrovich
The Fall of the Empire
1971
as Savva Abramovich Petrushin
The Stars Don't Fade
1971
as Chicherin
Waterloo
1970
as Cambronne
The Old House
1970
The Enchanted Desna
1964
as Writer
The Alive and the Dead
1964
as commander of the communist battalion
Rings of Fame
1962
A Sleepless Night
1960
as Pavel's Father
Toward the Dawn
1960
as Savych
Aleksa Dundic
1958
as Bodrov
To the Black Sea
1958
Three Hundred Years Ago...
1956
as Bohun, colonel
Unfinished Story
1955
as Aleksandr Aganin
The Crash of the Emirate
1955
Heroes of Shipka
1955
as Gen. Skobolov