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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

122

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-03-28

Day of Death

1994-08-03 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

USSR

Also Known As

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

Иннокентий Смоктуновский

Innokenti Michailowitsch Smoktunowski

Innokenti Smoktounovski

И. Смоктуновский

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

Teens in the Universe

1975

Teens in the Universe

as

И. О. О.

Moscow-Cassiopeia

1974

Moscow-Cassiopeia

as

И. О. О.

Trust

1976

Trust

as

Nikolai Bobrikov

Big Boy

1982

Big Boy

as

Born by the Storm

1981

Born by the Storm

as

Staryy graf

Dark Eyes

1987

Dark Eyes

as

Il Governarore di Sisoiev

Enchanted

1994

Enchanted

as

On the Road of Immorality

1957

On the Road of Immorality

as

Юлиус Фучик

Beware of the Car!

1966

Beware of the Car!

as

Юрий Иванович Деточкин, страховой агент

Soldiers

1956

Soldiers

as

Farber

Crime and Punishment

1970

Crime and Punishment

as

Porfiry Petrovitch

Hamlet

1964

Hamlet

as

Hamlet

Murder on Dante Street

1956

Murder on Dante Street

as

Molodoy fashist

First Encounter - Last Encounter

1987

First Encounter - Last Encounter

as

Member of counter-intelligence

Daughters-Mothers

1975

Daughters-Mothers

as

Vadim Antonovich Vasilyev

The Queen of Spades

1982

The Queen of Spades

as

Chekalinsky

Degree of Risk

1968

Degree of Risk

as

Саша

The Living Corpse

1969

The Living Corpse

as

Ivan Petrovich the genius

A Trap for Lonely Man

1990

A Trap for Lonely Man

as

Wandering artist Paul Brisarr nicknamed Papa Merlush

Tchaikovsky

1970

Tchaikovsky

as

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Chaikovsky)

Taming of the Fire

1972

Taming of the Fire

as

Konstantin Tsiolkovskiy

Genius

1991

Genius

as

Гиля - главарь мафии «Принц»

Nine Days of One Year

1962

Nine Days of One Year

as

Ilya Kulikov

Little Tragedies

1980

Little Tragedies

as

Сальери \ старый барон

Gold

1992

Gold

as

Romance for Lovers

1974

Romance for Lovers

as

Trumpeter

Discovering Hamlet

2011

Discovering Hamlet

as

Hamlet (archive footage)

The Little Prince

1966

The Little Prince

as

Narrator (voice)

On Thursday and Never Again

1977

On Thursday and Never Again

as

Ivan Modestovich, Sergey's stepfather

Naval Cadets, Charge!

1988

Naval Cadets, Charge!

as

kardinal Fleri

The Barrier

1979

The Barrier

as

Antoni Manev

The Murderer

1993

The Murderer

as

Investigator

Phenomenon

1983

Phenomenon

as

Сан Саныч (врач-психиатр, взяточник)

This Fantastic World 7

1982

This Fantastic World 7

as

капитан

Anna and Commander

1975

Anna and Commander

as

Dramatist

Gray Ural

1984

Gray Ural

as

Narrator

Mozart and Salieri

1962

Mozart and Salieri

as

Mozart

Theft

1982

Theft

as

Dead Souls

1984

Dead Souls

as

Plushkin

Velvet Season

1978

Velvet Season

as

Police commissioner

Uncle Vanya

1970

Uncle Vanya

as

Ivan 'Uncle Vanya' Voinitsky

Ladies Tailor

1990

Ladies Tailor

as

Isaak

Primary Russia

1986

Primary Russia

as

Emperor Justinian

Death Line

1991

Death Line

as

теневой мафиози Луковецкий

A Leap Year

1961

A Leap Year

as

Gennadiy Kupriyanov

Возможная встреча

1992

Возможная встреча

as

Johann Sebastian Bach

Gold

1970

Gold

as

About a Puppy

1979

About a Puppy

as

The Puppy (voice)

Khalif the Stork

1981

Khalif the Stork

as

Khalif / халиф

Late love

1983

Late love

as

Next to us

1957

Next to us

as

Andrey Korolev

Enemies

1978

Enemies

as

My Sister Lucy

1985

My Sister Lucy

as

(Narrator)

The Legend of Till

1977

The Legend of Till

as

Charles V

Until Next Spring

1961

Until Next Spring

as

Aleksei

Letter Never Sent

1960

Letter Never Sent

as

Konstantin Sabinin

Mirror

1975

Mirror

as

Narrator - The Author's Words (voice)

Caesar and Cleopatra

1979

Caesar and Cleopatra

as

Цезарь

Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century

1987

Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century

as

Lord Bellinger - Prime Minister

The Case

1991

The Case

as

Муромский, отставной капитан, помещик

My Favorite Time

1987

My Favorite Time

as

Narrator (voice)

Mother

1990

Mother

as

Fantasia

1976

Fantasia

as

Shtorm

1957

Shtorm

as

Muromtsev

First Visitor

1966

First Visitor

as

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

The Heron and the Crane

1974

The Heron and the Crane

as

Narrator (Voice)

First Love

1969

First Love

as

Father

Dina

1990

Dina

as

Ilf and Petrov Rode in the Tram

1972

Ilf and Petrov Rode in the Tram

as

Passazhir tramvaya

Talking Hands of Travancore

1981

Talking Hands of Travancore

as

Narrator (voice)

Evgeniy Urbanskiy

1968

Evgeniy Urbanskiy

as

Himself

Podróż na wschód

1997

Podróż na wschód

as

Mikołaj

Ivanov

1982

Ivanov

as

The Story of the Communist

1976

The Story of the Communist

as

Narrator (voice)

Little Tragedies

1971

Little Tragedies

as

Mozart

Naval Cadets, Charge!

Naval Cadets, Charge!

as

kardinal Fleri

Memories of Sherlock Holmes

Memories of Sherlock Holmes

as

Prime Minister Lord Thomas Ballinger

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson

as

Lord Bellinger - Prime Minister

Dead Souls

Dead Souls

as

Плюшкин

Production

Crew

Directing