Personal Info
Yevgeni Samojlov
Евгений Самойлов
Євген Самойлов
Самойлов Євген Валеріанович
Evgeny Samoilov
Evgeniy Samoylov
Acting
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.
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Siege of Venice
The Night of the Iguana
Boris Godunov
as Pimen
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 Fall of the Empire
as Savva Abramovich Petrushin
