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Evgeniy Samoylov
ActingBORN: 1912-04-15St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
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.
Top Filmography
7.1
Waterloo
1970 // MOVIE
6.9
They Fought for Their Motherland
1975 // MOVIE
5.6
Boris Godunov
1986 // MOVIE
5.3
The Enchanted Desna
1964 // MOVIE
5.3
Four Hearts
1944 // MOVIE
5.7
The Alive and the Dead
1963 // MOVIE
4.9
Unfinished Story
1955 // MOVIE
4.3
Taras Shevchenko
1951 // MOVIE
4.8
Heroes of Shipka
1955 // MOVIE
5.2
Shchors
1939 // MOVIE
4.3
The Shining Path
1940 // MOVIE
4.6
Admiral Nakhimov
1947 // MOVIE
4.9
Aleksa Dundic
1958 // MOVIE
4.6
The Unforgettable Year 1919
1951 // MOVIE
3.6
Six O'Clock in the Evening After the War
1944 // MOVIE