Acting
Jüri Järvet
ET, RU, FI, EN cinema · 58 credits
Born
18 June 1919
Died
5 July 1995 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
Also known as Юри Евгеньевич Ярвет · Yuri Yevgenyevich Yarvet · Georgi Kuznetsov · Георгий Евгеньевич Кузнецов · Георгий Кузнецов
Jüri Järvet (June 18, 1919 – July 5, 1995) was an Estonian actor. His name sometimes appears as Yuri Yevgenyevich Yarvet, an incorrect back-transliteration from the Russian transliteration Юри Евгеньевич Ярвет. His birthname was Georgi Kuznetsov, and he took the Estonian form in 1938. Järvet is best known in the West for the role of Dr. Snaut in Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris, but he played in numerous other films both in Russian and his native Estonian. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1975, and the USSR State Prize in 1981. Järvet played the title role in a powerful version of King Lear (1971) filmed on bleak landscapes in his native Estonia by Russian director Grigori Kozintsev and released in 1970. Kozintsev shared the screenwriting credit with Boris Pasternak; the score was by Dmitri Shostakovich. His son Jüri Järvet Jr. has also acted in several movies, including All My Lenins and Khrustalyov, My Car!.
Known for
Filmography
Jüri Järvet: Iga toll kuningas
2026
JJ: Every Inch a King
as Self (archive footage)
Legends of Tallinn
as Old Mayor (voice)
Marraskuun harmaa valo
as Old Man
City Unplugged
as Anton
Tear of the Prince of Darkness
as Old Compositor
Luukas
as Albert
He Will Receive
as Demoney
Peace Avenue
as Jaak
Surmatants
as Tallinna linnapea
Philipp Traum
as Father Peter
Vernanda
Actor
Face to Face
as Золле
Lurich
as Lawyer
Капитан Фракасс
as Матамор
Cargo With No Markings
as контрабандист
Nipernaadi
as Siimon Vaa
A Fairy Tale Told at Night
as Waldmännchen
Murder on the 31st Floor
as Karl Branner
Wild Violets
as Lipp
Dead Mountaineer's Hotel
as Alex Snewahr
Daisy Petal Game
as Oskar (segment "Poacher")
Summer
as Toots's Father
Indrek
as Religion Teacher
The Accident
as Вальтер - судья
The Red Violin
as Peek
Dangerous Games
as Õline
Spring in the Forest
as Minna's Father
An Unusual Story
as Psychiatrist
Solaris
as Dr. Snaut
The Committee of 19
as Techer
Forest Captain
as Jõnn
Windy Beach
as Hollmann
Lack of Wind
as Saare Sander
Echoes of the Past
as Zeifert
King Lear
as King Lear
The Last Relic
as Brother Johannes (voice) (uncredited)
Madness
as Windisch
Postmark from Vienna
as Martin Roll
The Dead Season
as Professor O'Reilly
The New Devil of Hellsbottom
as Peetrus
The Milkman of Mäeküla
as Tõnu Prillup
Traces
as Elmar
Under the Same Roof
as Tõnis
Laulu sõber
as Ott Kuu, traktorist
Actor Joller
as Ruts, Screenplay
