
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.
45 acting credits
Acting · 45

The Unforgettable Year 1919
1951

Waterloo
1970

Shore of his life
1984

They Fought for Their Motherland
1975

Boris Godunov
1986

Our Cinema
1940

Past and Thoughts
1972

Boy From the Outskirts
1947

The Siege of Venice
1991

The Enchanted Desna
1964

The Shining Path
1940

A Sleepless Night
1960

Taras Shevchenko
1951

Court of Honor
1949

Novelly
1941

Shchors
1939

Four Hearts
1944

Heroes of Shipka
1955
Boris Godunov
1987

Unfinished Story
1955

A Long Path on a Short Day
1972

The Crash of the Emirate
1955

Three Hundred Years Ago...
1956

The Fall of the Empire
1971

Sinegoriya
1946

Aleksa Dundic
1958

Adventure in Odessa
1953

Unripe Raspberries
1985

Admiral Nakhimov
1947

Six O'Clock in the Evening After the War
1944

New Home
1947

To the Black Sea
1958

Accidental Meeting
1936

Заре навстречу
1960

Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich
1981
He Will Come Back Again
1943

The Elusive Jan
1943

Fiesco's Conspiracy at Genoa
1980

Looking for Happiness
1940

The Stars Don't Fade
1971

The Alive and the Dead
1964

Tom Sawyer
1936

The Night of the Iguana
1991

Rings of Fame
1962

David Bek
1944