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.

Known For

Waterloo

as Cambronne

They Fought for Their Motherland

as Colonel Marchenko

Boris Godunov

as Pimen

The Enchanted Desna

as Writer

Four Hearts

as Пётр Колчин

The Alive and the Dead

as командир коммунистического батальона Фрунзенского района Москвы

Unfinished Story

as Aleksandr Aganin

Taras Shevchenko

as Nikolay Speshnev

Heroes of Shipka

as Gen. Skobolov

Shchors

as Nikolay Shchors