
Evgeniy Samoylov
Born April 15, 1912 · St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
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.
Notable Appearances
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The Stars Don't Fade

Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich

Novelly

Three Hundred Years Ago...

Tom Sawyer

The Night of the Iguana

The Alive and the Dead

The Unforgettable Year 1919

The Old House

Boris Godunov

Fiesco's Conspiracy at Genoa

The Siege of Venice

Six O'Clock in the Evening After the War

Taras Shevchenko

To the Black Sea

The Elusive Jan

Shchors

Unfinished Story

Aleksa Dundic

David Bek

The Shining Path

Our Cinema

Toward the Dawn

Heroes of Shipka

Unripe Raspberries

A Sleepless Night

Accidental Meeting

Looking for Happiness

The Crash of the Emirate

Four Hearts

Boy From the Outskirts

A Long Path on a Short Day

Admiral Nakhimov

The Fall of the Empire

Sinegoriya

Rings of Fame

Court of Honor

Adventure in Odessa




