Evgeniy Samoylov
Acting
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
1991The Siege of Venice
1991The Night of the Iguana
1986Boris Godunov
Pimen
1985Unripe Raspberries
Адольф
1981Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich
князь Иван Петрович Шуйский
1980Fiesco's Conspiracy at Genoa
герцог Дориа
1975They Fought for Their Motherland
Colonel Marchenko
1972A Long Path on a Short Day
Mikhail Petrovich
1971The Stars Don't Fade
Chicherin
1971The Fall of the Empire
Savva Abramovich Petrushin
1970Waterloo
Cambronne
1964The Alive and the Dead
commander of the communist battalion
1964The Enchanted Desna
Writer
1962Rings of Fame
1960A Sleepless Night
Pavel's father
1960Заре навстречу
Savych
1958Aleksa Dundic
Bodrov
1958To the Black Sea
1956Three Hundred Years Ago...
Bohun, colonel
1955Unfinished Story
Aleksandr Aganin
1955Heroes of Shipka
Gen. Skobolov
1955The Crash of the Emirate
1953Adventure in Odessa
Gleb's Father
1951The Unforgettable Year 1919
Aleksandr Nekhlyudov's son