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Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

Actor • Born 1925

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

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About

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

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson posterThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. WatsonSeries • 1980Mirror posterMirrorMovie • 1975They Fought for Their Motherland posterThey Fought for Their MotherlandMovie • 1975Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century posterSherlock Holmes in the 20th CenturyMovie • 1987Letter Never Sent posterLetter Never SentMovie • 1960Moscow-Cassiopeia posterMoscow-CassiopeiaMovie • 1974Dark Eyes posterDark EyesMovie • 1987Teens in the Universe posterTeens in the UniverseMovie • 1975Uncle Vanya posterUncle VanyaMovie • 1970Genius posterGeniusMovie • 1992Beware of the Car! posterBeware of the Car!Movie • 1966The Heron and the Crane posterThe Heron and the CraneMovie • 1974Nine Days of One Year posterNine Days of One YearMovie • 1962Hamlet posterHamletMovie • 1964Naval Cadets, Charge! posterNaval Cadets, Charge!Movie • 1988Crime and Punishment posterCrime and PunishmentMovie • 1970