Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

127

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-03-28

Day of death

1994-08-03 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

USSR

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

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.

Known For

  • Trust

    Trust

  • 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

  • Mirror

    Mirror

  • Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century

    Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century

  • Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

    Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson

  • Gold

    Gold

  • Dark Eyes

    Dark Eyes

  • Phenomenon

    Phenomenon

  • Velvet Season

    Velvet Season

  • Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky

  • They Fought for Their Motherland

    They Fought for Their Motherland

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Dead Souls

    Dead Souls

  • Primary Russia

    Primary Russia

  • Genius

    Genius

  • Without Sun

    Without Sun

  • First Encounter - Last Encounter

    First Encounter - Last Encounter

  • Murder on Dante Street

    Murder on Dante Street

  • Restricted Area

    Restricted Area

  • Mother

    Mother

  • Naval Cadets, Charge!

    Naval Cadets, Charge!

  • Uncle Vanya

    Uncle Vanya

  • At the End of the Night

    At the End of the Night

  • Podróż na wschód

    Podróż na wschód

  • Big Boy

    Big Boy

  • Nine Days of One Year

    Nine Days of One Year

  • Khalif the Stork

    Khalif the Stork

  • Hercules and Admetus

    Hercules and Admetus

  • The Steppe

    The Steppe

  • Dead Souls

    Dead Souls

  • My Sister Lucy

    My Sister Lucy

  • Gold

    Gold

  • Two Under One Umbrella

    Two Under One Umbrella

  • Ivanov

    Ivanov

  • I want to go to America

    I want to go to America

  • Letter Never Sent

    Letter Never Sent

  • Next to Us

    Next to Us

  • First Love

    First Love

  • The Cherry Orchard

    The Cherry Orchard

  • Ilf and Petrov Rode in the Tram

    Ilf and Petrov Rode in the Tram

  • Enemies

    Enemies

  • The Legend of Till

    The Legend of Till

  • Children of the Sun

    Children of the Sun

  • The Living Corpse

    The Living Corpse

  • The Winter of Our Discontent

    The Winter of Our Discontent

  • Taming of the Fire

    Taming of the Fire

  • Fantasia

    Fantasia

  • Romance for Lovers

    Romance for Lovers

  • Naval Cadets, Charge!

    Naval Cadets, Charge!

  • The Revelation of John the Foreprinter

    The Revelation of John the Foreprinter

  • The Princess and the Pea

    The Princess and the Pea

  • The Little Prince

    The Little Prince

  • Crime and Punishment

    Crime and Punishment

  • Memories of Sherlock Holmes

    Memories of Sherlock Holmes

  • On Thursday and Never Again

    On Thursday and Never Again

  • The Heron and the Crane

    The Heron and the Crane

  • Storm

    Storm

  • I Am Flying to You as a Memory...

    I Am Flying to You as a Memory...

  • Caesar and Cleopatra

    Caesar and Cleopatra

  • Heart Is Not a Stone

    Heart Is Not a Stone

  • On the Road of Immorality

    On the Road of Immorality

  • To Be Hamlet

    To Be Hamlet

  • On the Same Planet

    On the Same Planet

  • My Favorite Time

    My Favorite Time

  • Enchanted

    Enchanted

  • The Barrier

    The Barrier

  • Moscow-Cassiopeia

    Moscow-Cassiopeia

  • Until Next Spring

    Until Next Spring

  • With You I Am Again...

    With You I Am Again...

  • Degree of Risk

    Degree of Risk

  • Little Tragedies

    Little Tragedies

  • Soldiers

    Soldiers

  • This Fantastic World 7

    This Fantastic World 7

  • The Siege of Venice

    The Siege of Venice

  • Evgeniy Urbanskiy

    Evgeniy Urbanskiy

  • About a Puppy

    About a Puppy

  • Teens in the Universe

    Teens in the Universe

  • Легенды кино

    Легенды кино

  • Beware of the Car!

    Beware of the Car!

  • The Story of the Communist

    The Story of the Communist

  • Late love

    Late love

  • Last Month of Autumn

    Last Month of Autumn

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

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

  • Discovering Hamlet

    Discovering Hamlet

  • A Leap Year

    A Leap Year

  • Dina

    Dina

  • Little Tragedies

    Little Tragedies

  • Fulfillment of Desires

    Fulfillment of Desires

  • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

  • Dandelion Wine

    Dandelion Wine

  • Ladies Tailor

    Ladies Tailor

  • Theft

    Theft

  • Mysterious Heir

    Mysterious Heir

  • The Night Guest

    The Night Guest

  • Bells of Autumn

    Bells of Autumn

  • Talking Hands of Travancore

    Talking Hands of Travancore

  • Anna and Commander

    Anna and Commander

  • The Cabal of Hypocrites

    The Cabal of Hypocrites

  • The Queen of Spades

    The Queen of Spades

  • Road to Eternity

    Road to Eternity

  • The Last Road

    The Last Road

  • Mozart and Salieri

    Mozart and Salieri

  • Little Tragedies

    Little Tragedies

  • First Visitor

    First Visitor

  • A Trap for Lonely Man

    A Trap for Lonely Man

  • Daughters-Mothers

    Daughters-Mothers

  • Возможная встреча

    Возможная встреча

  • Born by the Storm

    Born by the Storm

  • Black Corridor

    Black Corridor

  • The Days of Surgeon Mishkin

    The Days of Surgeon Mishkin

  • The Murderer

    The Murderer

  • At the Origins of Mankind

    At the Origins of Mankind

  • The Case

    The Case

  • Death Line

    Death Line

  • A Joke?!...

    A Joke?!...

  • Choice of Purpose

    Choice of Purpose

  • How He Lied to Her Husband

    How He Lied to Her Husband

  • My Heart Is in the Highlands

    My Heart Is in the Highlands

  • White Feast

    White Feast

  • Traveling With a Double

    Traveling With a Double

  • A Night for Reflection

    A Night for Reflection

  • Mozart and Salieri

    Mozart and Salieri

  • Gray Ural

    Gray Ural

  • The Idiot

    The Idiot

  • In Memory of Dostoevsky

    In Memory of Dostoevsky

  • Mikhail Romm. Confessions Of A Film Director

    Mikhail Romm. Confessions Of A Film Director