Evgeniy Samoylov
Born: 1912-04-15
• St. 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.
Filmography
The Siege of Venice
The Night of the Iguana
Boris Godunov
Unripe Raspberries
Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich
Fiesco's Conspiracy at Genoa
They Fought for Their Motherland
A Long Path on a Short Day
Крушение империи
The Stars Don't Fade
Waterloo
The Enchanted Desna
The Alive and the Dead
Rings of Fame
A Sleepless Night
Заре навстречу
Aleksa Dundic
To the Black Sea
Three Hundred Years Ago...
Unfinished Story
The Crash of the Emirate
Heroes of Shipka
Adventure in Odessa
Taras Shevchenko
The Unforgettable Year 1919
Court of Honor
New Home
Boy From the Outskirts
Admiral Nakhimov
Sinegoriya
Four Hearts
Six O'Clock in the Evening After the War
David Bek
He Will Come Back Again
The Elusive Jan
Novelly
The Shining Path
Our Cinema
Looking for Happiness
Shchors
Accidental Meeting
Tom Sawyer