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Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

Birthday: 1925-03-28 | Place of Birth: USSR

Innokentiy Smotkunovkiy (born 28 March 1925 – 3 August 1994) was a Soviet and Russian film and stage actor. Served during World War II. An acclaimed performer, his portrayal of Hamlet in a 1964 film won him praise overseas, including a BAFTA nomination. One of Smotkunovkiy's best known roles among wider audiences was in a popular Soviet crime comedy Beware of the Car, a satire where he portrayed a thief who stole cars from criminals to donate the money from car sales to orphanages. Other notable roles include dramatizations of Dostoyevsky's The Idiot in Bolshoi Drama Theater (1957) and Tolstoy's Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich in Maly Theatre (1973). Awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1974.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1998
Dandelion Wine

as    полковник Фрилей

1997
Podróż na wschód

as    Mikołaj

1992
The Revelation of John the Foreprinter

as    Ivan the Terrible

1992
Возможная встреча

as    Johann Sebastian Bach

1992
Traveling With a Double

as    Narrator

1991
Genius

as    Гиля - главарь мафии «Принц»

1991
The Case

as    Муромский, отставной капитан, помещик

1990
Ladies Tailor

as    Isaak

1990
A Trap for Lonely Man

as    Wandering artist Paul Brisarr nicknamed Papa Merlush

1988
Naval Cadets, Charge!

as    kardinal Fleri

1988
Naval Cadets, Charge!

as    kardinal Fleri

1987
Dark Eyes

as    Il Governarore di Sisoiev

1987
Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century

as    Lord Bellinger - Prime Minister

1987
First Encounter - Last Encounter

as    Member of counter-intelligence

1987
My Favorite Time

as    Narrator (voice)

1986
Primary Russia

as    Emperor Justinian

1986
Русь изначальная

as    Emperor Justinian