Acting
Evgeniy Samoylov
IT, RU, UK, EN cinema · 44 credits
Born
15 April 1912
Died
17 February 2006 (aged 93)
Birthplace
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Also known as Yevgeni Samojlov · Євген Самойлов · Самойлов Євген Валеріанович · Evgeny Samoilov · Yevgeny Samoylov · Jewgeni Walerianowitsch Samoilow
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
Filmography
The Siege of Venice
as Priest
Boris Godunov
as Pimen
Unripe Raspberries
as Адольф
Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich
as князь Иван Петрович Шуйский
Fiesco's Conspiracy at Genoa
as герцог Дориа
They Fought for Their Motherland
as Colonel Marchenko
A Long Path on a Short Day
as Mikhail Petrovich
The Stars Don't Fade
as Chicherin
The Fall of the Empire
as Savva Abramovich Petrushin
Waterloo
as Cambronne
The Alive and the Dead
as commander of the communist battalion
The Enchanted Desna
as Writer
A Sleepless Night
as Pavel's Father
Toward the Dawn
as Savych
Aleksa Dundic
as Bodrov
Three Hundred Years Ago...
as Bohun, colonel
Unfinished Story
as Aleksandr Aganin
Heroes of Shipka
as Gen. Skobolov
Adventure in Odessa
as Gleb's Father
The Unforgettable Year 1919
as Aleksandr Nekhlyudov's son
Taras Shevchenko
as Nikolay Speshnev
Admiral Nakhimov
as Lt. Burunov
New Home
as сaptain Ivan Veshnyak
Sinegoriya
as Amalgama
Six O'Clock in the Evening After the War
as Lieutenant Vasily Kudryashov
David Bek
as Kasyanov
Four Hearts
as Пётр Колчин
Novelly
Actor
Our Cinema
as (archive footage)
The Shining Path
as Aleksei Nikolaevich Lebedev
Shchors
as Nikolay Shchors
Tom Sawyer
as doctor Robinson/lawyer Robinson
Accidental Meeting
as Grigoriy Rybin