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Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Born 1925-03-28USSR
Innokentiy Smotkunovkiy (born 28 March 1925 – 3 August 1994) was a Soviet 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Discovering HamletHamlet (archive footage)Георгий Вицин. ОтшельникSelf (archive footage)Podróż na wschódMikołajWhite FeastRoleEnchantedRoleInitiation Into LoveRoleThe MurdererInvestigatorI want to go to AmericaRoleGeniusGilya «Prints» is the head of the mafiaTraveling With a DoubleNarratorGoldRoleВозможная встречаJohann Sebastian BachThe Revelation of John the ForeprinterIvan the TerribleThe CaseМуромский, отставной капитан, помещикThe Siege of VeniceInquisitorDeath Lineтеневой мафиози ЛуковецкийA Trap for Lonely ManWandering artist Paul Brisarr nicknamed Papa MerlushMotherRoleLadies TailorIsaakDinaRoleHeart Is Not a StoneRoleNaval Cadets, Charge!kardinal FleriAt the End of the NightRoleThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins - Part 1Lord Bellinger - Prime Minister