Evgeniy Samoylov
Known For
Acting
Born
1912-04-15 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Died
2006-02-17
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.
Most Known For
They Fought for Their Motherland
as Colonel Marchenko
Waterloo
as Cambronne
The Stars Don't Fade
as Chicherin
Shore of his life
as Semyonov-Tyan-Shanskiy
Past and Thoughts
as консул
The Alive and the Dead
as командир коммунистического батальона Фрунзенского района Москвы
Admiral Nakhimov
as Lt. Burunov
Shchors
as Nikolay Shchors
Four Hearts
as Пётр Колчин
Boris Godunov
as Pimen
David Bek
as Kasyanov
The Shining Path
as Aleksei Nikolaevich Lebedev
Unfinished Story
as Aleksandr Aganin
Taras Shevchenko
as Nikolay Speshnev
Aleksa Dundic
as Bodrov
Tom Sawyer
The Unforgettable Year 1919
as Aleksandr Nekhlyudov's son
Heroes of Shipka
as Gen. Skobolov
Adventure in Odessa
as Gleb's Father
