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Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

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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Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet

2011

as Hamlet (archive footage)

Memories of Sherlock Holmes

Memories of Sherlock Holmes

2000

as Prime Minister Lord Thomas Ballinger

Dandelion Wine

Dandelion Wine

1998

as полковник Фрилей

Podróż na wschód

Podróż na wschód

1997

as Mikołaj

White Feast

White Feast

1996

Enchanted

Enchanted

1994

The Murderer

The Murderer

1993

as Investigator

I want to go to America

I want to go to America

1993

Traveling With a Double

Traveling With a Double

1992

as Narrator

Gold

Gold

1992

The Revelation of John the Foreprinter

The Revelation of John the Foreprinter

1992

as Ivan the Terrible

The Case

The Case

1991

as Muromsky

The Siege of Venice

The Siege of Venice

1991

Genius

Genius

1991

as Гиля - главарь мафии «Принц»

Death Line

Death Line

1991

as теневой мафиози Луковецкий

A Trap for Lonely Man

A Trap for Lonely Man

1990

as Wandering artist Paul Brisarr nicknamed Papa Merlush

Mother

Mother

1990

Ladies Tailor

Ladies Tailor

1990

as Isaak

Dina

Dina

1990

Heart Is Not a Stone

Heart Is Not a Stone

1989

Naval Cadets, Charge!

Naval Cadets, Charge!

1988

as kardinal Fleri

На исходе ночи

На исходе ночи

1988

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins, Part 1

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins, Part 1

1988

as Lord Bellinger - Prime Minister

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Approaches

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Approaches

1988

as Lord Bellinger - Prime Minister

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The twentieth century begins

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The twentieth century begins

1988

as Lord Thomas Bellinger - Prime Minister

The Cabal of Hypocrites

The Cabal of Hypocrites

1988

Restricted Area

Restricted Area

1988

Black Corridor

Black Corridor

1988

Naval Cadets, Charge!

Naval Cadets, Charge!

1988

as kardinal Fleri

Without Sun

Without Sun

1987

First Encounter - Last Encounter

First Encounter - Last Encounter

1987

as Member of counter-intelligence

Dark Eyes

Dark Eyes

1987

as Il Governarore di Sisoiev

Mysterious Heir

Mysterious Heir

1987

My Favorite Time

My Favorite Time

1987

as Narrator (voice)

The Last Road

The Last Road

1986

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1986

Primary Russia

Primary Russia

1986

as Emperor Justinian

Hercules and Admetus

Hercules and Admetus

1986

Children of the Sun

Children of the Sun

1985

Mikhail Romm. Confessions Of A Film Director

Mikhail Romm. Confessions Of A Film Director

1985

as Himself

My Sister Lucy

My Sister Lucy

1985

as (Narrator)

Dead Souls

Dead Souls

1984

as Plushkin

Dead Souls

Dead Souls

1984

as Плюшкин

Gray Ural

Gray Ural

1984

as Narrator

Two Under One Umbrella

Two Under One Umbrella

1983

as Тиль

Phenomenon

Phenomenon

1983

as Сан Саныч (врач-психиатр, взяточник)

Late love

Late love

1983

Road to Eternity

Road to Eternity

1983

The Queen of Spades

The Queen of Spades

1982

as Chekalinsky

Big Boy

Big Boy

1982

Theft

Theft

1982

Ivanov

Ivanov

1982

This Fantastic World 7

This Fantastic World 7

1982

as капитан

Born by the Storm

Born by the Storm

1981

as Staryy graf

Talking Hands of Travancore

Talking Hands of Travancore

1981

as Narrator (voice)

Khalif the Stork

Khalif the Stork

1981

as Khalif / халиф

Little Tragedies

Little Tragedies

1980

as Сальери/Барон

Little Tragedies

Little Tragedies

1980

as Сальери \ старый барон

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson

1980

as Lord Bellinger - Prime Minister

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

1980

as Self

With You I Am Again...

With You I Am Again...

1980

as voice

Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra

1979

as Цезарь

The Barrier

The Barrier

1979

as Antoni Manev

About a Puppy

About a Puppy

1979

as The Puppy (voice)

Bells of Autumn

Bells of Autumn

1979

Enemies

Enemies

1978

Velvet Season

Velvet Season

1978

as Police commissioner

The Steppe

The Steppe

1978

The Legend of Till

The Legend of Till

1977

as Charles V

On Thursday and Never Again

On Thursday and Never Again

1977

as Ivan Modestovich, Sergey's stepfather

I Am Flying to You as a Memory...

I Am Flying to You as a Memory...

1977

as Voice acting

The Story of the Communist

The Story of the Communist

1976

as Narrator (voice)

Fantasia

Fantasia

1976

The Princess and the Pea

The Princess and the Pea

1976

as King

Trust

Trust

1976

as Nikolai Bobrikov

The Days of Surgeon Mishkin

The Days of Surgeon Mishkin

1976

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

1976

Anna and Commander

Anna and Commander

1975

as Dramatist

They Fought for Their Motherland

They Fought for Their Motherland

1975

as surgeon

Daughters-Mothers

Daughters-Mothers

1975

as Vadim Antonovich Vasilyev

Mirror

Mirror

1975

as Narrator - The Author's Words (voice)

Choice of Purpose

Choice of Purpose

1975

as Roosevelt

Romance for Lovers

Romance for Lovers

1974

as Trumpeter

Teens in the Universe

Teens in the Universe

1974

as И. О. О.

Moscow-Cassiopeia

Moscow-Cassiopeia

1974

as И. О. О.

Fulfillment of Desires

Fulfillment of Desires

1974

The Heron and the Crane

The Heron and the Crane

1974

as Narrator (Voice)

A Night for Reflection

A Night for Reflection

1972

Ilf and Petrov Rode in the Tram

Ilf and Petrov Rode in the Tram

1972

as Passazhir tramvaya

Taming of the Fire

Taming of the Fire

1972

as Tsiolkovski

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

1970

as Ivan 'Uncle Vanya' Voinitsky

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

1970

as Porfiry Petrovitch

Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky

1970

as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Chaikovsky)

Золото

Золото

1970

The Living Corpse

The Living Corpse

1969

as Ivan Petrovich the genius

First Love

First Love

1969

as Father

Degree of Risk

Degree of Risk

1968

as Саша

Evgeniy Urbanskiy

Evgeniy Urbanskiy

1968

as Himself

The Little Prince

The Little Prince

1966

as Narrator (voice)

On the Same Planet

On the Same Planet

1966

First Visitor

First Visitor

1966

as Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

Last Month of Autumn

Last Month of Autumn

1966

Beware of the Car!

Beware of the Car!

1966

as Yury Detochkin

Hamlet

Hamlet

1964

as Hamlet

Зима тревоги нашей

Зима тревоги нашей

1963

Mozart and Salieri

Mozart and Salieri

1962

as Mozart

Nine Days of One Year

Nine Days of One Year

1962

as Ilya Kulikov

A Leap Year

A Leap Year

1961

as Gennadiy Kupriyanov

Until Next Spring

Until Next Spring

1961

as Aleksei

Ребята с Канонерского

Ребята с Канонерского

1960

as Михаил (voice)

Letter Never Sent

Letter Never Sent

1960

as Konstantin Sabinin

The Night Guest

The Night Guest

1958

Next to us

Next to us

1957

as Andrey Korolev

Shtorm

Shtorm

1957

as Muromtsev

Дорогой бессмертия

Дорогой бессмертия

1957

as Юлиус Фучик

Soldiers

Soldiers

1956

as Farber

Murder on Dante Street

Murder on Dante Street

1956

as Molodoy fashist

Как он лгал её мужу

Как он лгал её мужу

1956

Mozart and Salieri

Mozart and Salieri

as Mozart

Vozmozhnaya vstrecha

Vozmozhnaya vstrecha

as Johann Sebastian Bach