Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
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.
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.
Known For
127 titles
Mirror
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Legends of Cinema
Memories of Sherlock Holmes
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The twentieth century begins
They Fought for Their Motherland
Naval Cadets, Charge!
Beware of the Car!
Discovering Hamlet
Dead Souls
The Legend of Till
Letter Never Sent
Ilf and Petrov Rode in the Tram
Dark Eyes
Trust
Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century
Tchaikovsky
Little Tragedies
Crime and Punishment
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Last Road
Murder on Dante Street
Nine Days of One Year
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