

Actor
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.
The Siege of Venice
as Priest
The Night of the Iguana
cast
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
The Stars Don't Fade
as Chicherin
Waterloo
as Cambronne
The Old House
cast