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Evgeniy Samoylov

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

April 15, 1912

Died

February 17, 2006 (age 93)

Place of Birth

St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Also Known As

Yevgeni Samojlov

Евгений Самойлов

Євген Самойлов

Самойлов Євген Валеріанович

Evgeny Samoilov

Evgeniy Samoylov

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.

Filmography

1991FilmThe Siege of Venice 1991FilmThe Night of the Iguana 1986FilmBoris Godunovas Pimen 1985FilmUnripe Raspberriesas Адольф 1984TVShore of his lifeas Semyonov-Tyan-Shanskiy 1981FilmTsar Fyodor Ioannovichas князь Иван Петрович Шуйский 1980FilmFiesco's Conspiracy at Genoaas герцог Дориа 1975FilmThey Fought for Their Motherlandas Colonel Marchenko 1972FilmA Long Path on a Short Dayas Mikhail Petrovich 1972TVPast and Thoughtsas консул 1971FilmThe Fall of the Empireas Savva Abramovich Petrushin 1971FilmThe Stars Don't Fadeas Chicherin 1970FilmWaterlooas Cambronne 1964FilmThe Enchanted Desnaas Writer 1963FilmThe Alive and the Deadas командир коммунистического батальона Фрунзенского района Москвы 1962FilmRings of Fame 1960FilmA Sleepless Nightas Pavel's father 1960FilmЗаре навстречуas Savych 1958FilmAleksa Dundicas Bodrov 1957FilmTo the Black Sea 1956FilmThree Hundred Years Ago...as Bohun, colonel 1955FilmUnfinished Storyas Aleksandr Aganin 1955FilmThe Crash of the Emirate 1955FilmHeroes of Shipkaas Gen. Skobolov 1953FilmAdventure in Odessaas Gleb's Father 1951FilmTaras Shevchenkoas Nikolay Speshnev 1951FilmThe Unforgettable Year 1919as Aleksandr Nekhlyudov's son 1949FilmCourt of Honor 1947FilmNew Homeas сaptain Ivan Veshnyak 1947FilmBoy From the Outskirts 1947FilmAdmiral Nakhimovas Lt. Burunov 1946FilmSinegoriyaas Amalgama 1944FilmFour Heartsas Пётр Колчин 1944FilmSix O'Clock in the Evening After the Waras Lieutenant Vasily Kudryashov 1944FilmDavid Bekas Kasyanov 1943FilmHe Will Come Back Again 1943FilmThe Elusive Jan 1941FilmNovelly 1940FilmThe Shining Pathas Aleksei Nikolaevich Lebedev 1940FilmOur Cinemaas (archive footage)1940FilmLooking for Happiness 1939FilmShchorsas Nikolay Shchors 1936FilmAccidental Meetingas Grigoriy Rybin 1936FilmTom Sawyer