Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
44
Gender
Male
Birthday
1912-04-15
Day of Death
2006-02-17 (94 years old)
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
Jewgeni Walerianowitsch Samoilow
Evgeniy 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.
