
Evgeniy Samoylov
Known for Acting · 45 credits
- Born
- 1912-04-15
- Died
- 2006-02-17
- Place of birth
- St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
- Also known as
- Yevgeni Samojlov · Евгений Самойлов · Євген Самойлов · Самойлов Євген Валеріанович · Evgeny Samoilov · Yevgeny 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
TV Shows (2)
Movies (43)

The Alive and the Dead
1964
as commander of the communist battalion

The Stars Don't Fade
1971
as Chicherin
Boris Godunov
1987
as Pimen

Waterloo
1970
as Cambronne

Tom Sawyer
1936

David Bek
1944
as Kasyanov
He Will Come Back Again
1943

The Night of the Iguana
1991

Fiesco's Conspiracy at Genoa
1980
as герцог Дориа

Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich
1981
as князь Иван Петрович Шуйский

Accidental Meeting
1936
as Grigoriy Rybin

Заре навстречу
1960
as Savych

Unripe Raspberries
1985
as Адольф

Three Hundred Years Ago...
1956
as Bohun, colonel

The Elusive Jan
1943

Shchors
1939
as Nikolay Shchors

To the Black Sea
1958

Novelly
1941

Looking for Happiness
1940

Six O'Clock in the Evening After the War
1944
as Lieutenant Vasily Kudryashov

They Fought for Their Motherland
1975
as Colonel Marchenko

Rings of Fame
1962

The Siege of Venice
1991
as Priest

Four Hearts
1944
as Пётр Колчин

Boris Godunov
1986
as Pimen

Heroes of Shipka
1955
as Gen. Skobolov

The Unforgettable Year 1919
1951
as Aleksandr Nekhlyudov's son

Our Cinema
1940
as (archive footage)

A Sleepless Night
1960
as Pavel's Father

Admiral Nakhimov
1947
as Lt. Burunov

Sinegoriya
1946
as Amalgama

Unfinished Story
1955
as Aleksandr Aganin

The Enchanted Desna
1964
as Writer

Court of Honor
1949

A Long Path on a Short Day
1972
as Mikhail Petrovich

The Crash of the Emirate
1955

The Shining Path
1940
as Aleksei Nikolaevich Lebedev

New Home
1947
as сaptain Ivan Veshnyak

Adventure in Odessa
1953
as Gleb's Father

Taras Shevchenko
1951
as Nikolay Speshnev

Aleksa Dundic
1958
as Bodrov

The Fall of the Empire
1971
as Savva Abramovich Petrushin

Boy From the Outskirts
1947
About Evgeniy Samoylov
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. With 45 credits spanning from 1936 to 1991, Evgeniy Samoylov has appeared in 43 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Evgeniy Samoylov Movies
- The Alive and the Dead (1964) — as commander of the communist battalion
- The Stars Don't Fade (1971) — as Chicherin
- Boris Godunov (1987) — as Pimen
- Waterloo (1970) — as Cambronne
- Tom Sawyer (1936)
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