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Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky (; b. Dzhezkazgan , Kazakhstan , February 23 , 1944 ) is a Russia n 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 was cast in two movies about the World War II . During his remarkably fruitful 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 Munchausen'' (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). Since 1993 , Yankovsky has been running the Kinotavr Film Festival in Sochi . He continues to receive awards for his work with several Nika Award s 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 his son Filipp . EXTERNAL LINK |
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