Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Acting
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.
Filmography
Acting (123)
2011
Discovering Hamletas Hamlet (archive footage)
7.5
2008
Георгий Вицин. Отшельникas Self (archive footage)
1997
Podróż na wschódas Mikołaj
10.0
1996
6.6
1994
4.7
1993
The Murdereras Investigator
4.5
7.5
1992
Geniusas Gilya «Prints» is the head of the mafia
7.1
1992
Traveling With a Doubleas Narrator
1992
4.0
1992
Возможная встречаas Johann Sebastian Bach
1992
The Revelation of John the Foreprinteras Ivan the Terrible
7.0
1991
The Caseas Муромский, отставной капитан, помещик
1991
The Siege of Veniceas Inquisitor
4.9
1991
Death Lineas теневой мафиози Луковецкий
8.0
1990
A Trap for Lonely Manas Wandering artist Paul Brisarr nicknamed Papa Merlush
6.6
1990
4.6
1990
Ladies Tailoras Isaak
8.0
1990
9.0
7.5
1988
Naval Cadets, Charge!as kardinal Fleri
6.9
5.5
1988
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins - Part 1as Lord Bellinger - Prime Minister
6.8
1988
1988
7.0
1987
The Idiotas Narrator
1987
9.0
1987
First Encounter - Last Encounteras Member of counter-intelligence
5.7
1987
Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Centuryas Lord Bellinger - Prime Minister
7.1
1987
Dark Eyesas Il Governarore di Sisoiev
6.7
1987
1987
My Favorite Timeas Narrator (voice)
1986
4.5
1986
Primary Russiaas Emperor Justinian
5.0
7.2
5.5
1985
1985
To Be Hamletas Self
1985
My Sister Lucyas (Narrator)
6.0
1984
Dead Soulsas Plushkin
6.2
1984
Gray Uralas Narrator
1983
Two Under One Umbrellaas Тиль
6.0
1983
Phenomenonas Сан Саныч (врач-психиатр, взяточник)
3.8
1983
8.0
1983
1983
Awakeningas генерал Гиппиус
10.0
1982
The Queen of Spadesas Chekalinsky
6.1
1982
8.5
1982
6.0
1982
1982
This Fantastic World 7as капитан
10.0
1981
Born by the Stormas Staryy graf
8.0
1981
Talking Hands of Travancoreas Narrator (voice)
9.0
1981
Khalif the Storkas Khalif / халиф
7.1
1981
10.0
1980
Little Tragediesas Сальери \ старый барон
5.8
1980
7.6
1980
With You I Am Again...as Narrator (voice)
6.0
1979
Caesar and Cleopatraas Цезарь
1979
The Barrieras Antoni Manev
5.4
1979
About a Puppyas The Puppy (voice)
5.3
1979
Bells of Autumnas Narrator (voice)
3.8
1978
10.0
1978
Velvet Seasonas Police commissioner
7.0
1978
The Steppeas Moisey Moiseevich
5.7
1977
The Legend of Thylas Charles V
5.8
1977
On Thursday and Never Againas Ivan Modestovich, Sergey's stepfather
5.8
1977
I Am Flying to You as a Memory...as Narrator (voice)
6.5
1976
The Story of the Communistas Narrator (voice)
1976
7.0
1976
The Princess and the Peaas King
5.2
5.8
7.3
1976
Trustas Nikolai Bobrikov
3.8
1976
At the Origins of Mankindas Narrator
1975
Choice of Purposeas Roosevelt
8.0
1975
Anna and Commanderas Dramatist
8.0
1975
They Fought for Their Motherlandas surgeon
7.0
1975
Daughters-Mothersas Vadim Antonovich Vasilyev
4.3
1975
Teens in the Universeas И. О. О.
6.0
1975
Mirroras Narrator - The Author's Words (voice)
7.9
1974
Romance for Loversas Trumpeter
5.2
1974
Moscow-Cassiopeiaas И. О. О.
6.3
7.5
1974
The Heron and the Craneas Narrator (Voice)
6.7
1972
Ilf and Petrov Rode in the Tramas Passazhir tramvaya
5.0
1972
Taming of the Fireas Konstantin Tsiolkovskiy
5.4
1971
Mozart and Salierias Mozart
1971
Little Tragediesas Mozart
1971
In Memory of Dostoevskyas читает текст
1970
Uncle Vanyaas Ivan 'Uncle Vanya' Voinitsky
6.7
1970
Crime and Punishmentas Porfiry Petrovitch
6.0
1970
Tchaikovskyas Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
5.2
1970
9.0
1969
The Living Corpseas Ivan Petrovich the genius
5.0
1969
First Loveas Father
7.0
1968
Degree of Riskas Саша
4.0
1968
Evgeniy Urbanskiyas Self
1966
The Little Princeas Narrator (voice)
5.6
7.7
1966
First Visitoras Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
7.5
5.7
1966
Beware of the Car!as Юрий Деточкин
7.5
1964
Hamletas Hamlet
7.2
1963
The Winter of Our Discontentas Ethan Allen Hawley
1962
Mozart and Salierias Mozart
10.0
1962
Nine Days of One Yearas Ilya Kulikov
6.8
1961
A Leap Yearas Gennadiy Kupriyanov
10.0
1961
Until Next Springas Aleksei
8.0
1960
Letter Never Sentas Konstantin Sabinin
7.2
1958
7.0
1958
First Dayas Antonov-Ovseyenko
1957
Next to Usas Andrey Korolev
5.9
1957
Stormas Muromtsev
8.0
1957
On the Road of Immortalityas Юлиус Фучик
1956
Soldiersas Farber
5.0
1956
Murder on Dante Streetas Molodoy fashist
5.5
8.0
Production & Directing (1)
1985
Children of the SunWriter
5.5