
Acting
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.

Past and Thoughts
1972

Waterloo
1970

The Alive and the Dead
1964

They Fought for Their Motherland
1975

Fiesco's Conspiracy at Genoa
1980

The Night of the Iguana
1991

Looking for Happiness
1940

Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich
1981

Aleksa Dundic
1958

Three Hundred Years Ago...
1956

The Stars Don't Fade
1971

Novelly
1941

To the Black Sea
1958

Shore of his life
1984

The Siege of Venice
1991

Toward the Dawn
1960

Tom Sawyer
1936

The Enchanted Desna
1964

The Crash of the Emirate
1955

Accidental Meeting
1936

Court of Honor
1949

Six O'Clock in the Evening After the War
1944

A Sleepless Night
1960

The Elusive Jan
1943

The Shining Path
1940

Four Hearts
1944

Boris Godunov
1986

Rings of Fame
1962

The Unforgettable Year 1919
1951

David Bek
1944

Sinegoriya
1946

The Old House
1970

Unripe Raspberries
1985

The Fall of the Empire
1971

Heroes of Shipka
1955

Taras Shevchenko
1951