
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
March 28, 1925
(69 years old)
Died
August 3, 1994
Place of Birth
USSR
Popular Genres
Drama
History
Comedy
Career Span
– 2011
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.
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Personal Info
Born
Mar 28, 1925
From
USSR
Known For
Acting
Career
– 2011
Known For
Frequent Collaborators
Award Recognition
1
Win
11
Nominations
1
Oscar