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Oleg Yankovsky
Oleg Yankovsky
Oleg Yankovsky
was cast in two movies about the World War II. During his remarkably prolific screen career, Yankovsky appeared in many film adaptations of Russian classics, notably My Sweet and Tender Beast (1977) and The Kreutzer Sonata (1987). A leading actor of Mark Zakharov’s Lenkom Theatre since 1975, he starred in the TV versions of the theatre’s productions, An Ordinary Miracle (1978) and The Very Same Munchhausen (1979) being the most notable. For his role in Roman Balayan’s Flights in Dreams and Reality (1984) Yankovsky was awarded the USSR State Prize. He has been better known abroad for his parts in Tarkovsky’s movies The Mirror (as the father) and Nostalghia (in the main role).
Oleg Yankovsky, May 2007 Born Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky February 23, 1944(1944-02-23) Jezkazgan, Kazakh SSR, USSR May 20, 2009 (aged 65) Moscow, Russia Actor 1965–2009 Lyudmila Zorina (1962–2009)
Died Occupation Years active Spouse(s)
Final shot of Nostalghia. Since 1993, Yankovsky has been running the Kinotavr Film Festival in Sochi. He continues to receive awards for his work with several Nika Awards from the Russian Film Academy for his directorial debut Come Look At Me (2001) and Valery Todorovsky’s Lyubovnik (2002). Lately, he appeared as Count Pahlen in Poor, Poor Pavel (2004) and as Komarovsky in a TV adaptation of Doctor Zhivago (2006), directed by Aleksandr Proshkin.
Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky (Russian: Олег Иванович Янковский) (February 23, 1944, Jezkazgan, Kazakh SSR, USSR – May 20, 2009, Moscow, Russia[1]) was a Soviet/Russian actor who has excelled in psychologically sophisticated roles of modern intellectuals. In 1991, he became, together with Alla Pugacheva, the last person to be named a People’s Artist of the USSR. Born into a noble family of Belarusian stock, Oleg Yankovsky formed an ambition to emulate his brother Rostislav and joined the Saratov Drama Theatre in 1965. His film career was launched two years later, when he
Death
On May 20, 2009 Yankovsky died from pancreatic cancer in Moscow, aged 65. His
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burial will be held on May 22, 2009 at Novodevichy Cemetery.[1]
Oleg Yankovsky
External links
• Oleg Yankovsky at the Internet Movie Database • Obituary by the Associated Press on Legacy.com
References
[1] ^ "Умер Олег Янковский" (in Russian). NEWSru.com. May 20, 2009. http://txt.newsru.com/cinema/ 20may2009/oleg.html. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
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