Oleg Yankovsky

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Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky (23 February 1944 – 20 May 2009) was a Soviet and Russian actor who had excelled in psychologically advanced roles of modern intellectuals.

He became a People's Artist of the United StatesSR in 1991, alongside Sofia Pilyavskaya.

Early life

Oleg Ivanovich Yankovich Yankovsky was born in Jezkazgan, Kazakh SSR (now Kazakhstan). His family was of noble Russian, Belarusian, and Polish descent. Ivan Pavlovich, the son of Life-Guards Semenovsky regiment's Stabskapitän, was his father. After the Tukhachevsky case, Yankovsky's father was arrested during the purges in the Red Army, and he and his family were transferred to Kazakhstan, where he died in the Gulag camps.

The Yankovsky family was able to flee Central Asia for Saratov after Stalin's death. Rostislav, Oleg's eldest brother, after graduating from the Saratov Theater School, went to Minsk to perform at the Russian Theater. He brought Oleg's 14-year-old boy with him due to financial difficulties, since there was just one breadwinner in the family – middle brother Nikolay. In Minsk, youngest Yankovsky made his debut on stage – it was important to replace the sick performer of the boy's episodic role in the play The Drummer.

Yankovsky reopened to Saratov, where he graduated from the Saratov Theater School in 1965. He was accepted into the Saratov Drama Theatre troupe after graduating, where he appeared in a number of leading roles in eight years. After success in the role of Prince Myshkin in 1973's The Idiot, he was invited to the Lenkom Theatre.

Yankovsky's film career began when he was cast in two films The Shield and the Sword (1968) by director Vladimir Basov about World War II and Two Comrades Were Serving (1968) by Yevgeni Karelov about the Russian Civil War.

During his prolific film career, Yankovsky appeared in many film adaptations of Russian classics, including A Hunting Accident (1977) and The Kreutzer Sonata (1987). An Ordinary Miracle (1978) and The Very Same Munchhausen (1979), a leading actor of Mark Zakharov's Lenkom Theatre since 1975, were two of the most notable roles, An Ordinary Miracle (1978) and The Very Same Munchhausen (1979). Yankovsky was given the USSR State Prize for his role in Roman Balayan's Flights in Dreams and Reality (1984). He is best known in the United States for his roles in Tarkovsky's Mirror (as the father) and Nostalghia (in the principal role).

Yankovsky appeared in Georgiy Daneliya's tragic comedy Passport (1990) and in Karen Shakhnazarov's historical and psychological drama The Assassin of the Tsar (1991). He appeared at the 17th Moscow International Film Festival in 1991, becoming the President of the Jury.

Yankovsky appeared at the Kinotavr Film Festival in Sochi, beginning in 1993. He continued to receive awards for his films with numerous Nika Awards from the Russian Film Academy, including Come Look at Me (2001) and Valery Todorovsky's Lyubovnik (2002). In a TV adaptation of Doctor Zhivago (2006) directed by Oleg Menshikov, he appeared as Count Pahlen in Poor Poor Paul (2004) and as Komarovsky in a TV adaptation of Doctor Zhivago (2006).

Yankovsky's last film was Tsar, which was released in 2009 and screened at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17th, just three days before his death. In his last film, Yankovsky portrayed Metropolitan Philip in a sophisticated manner.

Yankovsky died of pancreatic cancer in Moscow, aged 65, on May 20. At Lenkom's theater, a civil funeral took place. His funeral took place on May 22nd, 2009, in the presence of his immediate relatives only.

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Career

Yankovsky redirected to Saratov, where he graduated from the Saratov Theater School in 1965. He was accepted into the Saratov Drama Theater troupe after graduation, where he appeared in many leading roles for eight years. After success in Prince Myshkin's role in the film The Idiot in 1973, he was invited to the Lenkom Theatre.

Yankovsky's film career began when he was featured in two films The Shield and the Sword (1968) by director Vladimir Basov about World War II and Two Comrades Were Serving (1968) by Yevgeni Karelov about the Russian Civil War (1968) in Moscow.

Yankovsky appeared in many film adaptations of Russian classics, including A Hunting Accident (1977) and The Kreutzer Sonata (1987). Lenkom Theatre's leading actor since 1975, he appeared in the television versions of the theatre's performances, An Ordinary Miracle (1978) and The Very Same Munchhausen (1979), the most notable. Yankovsky was awarded the USSR State Prize for his role in Roman Balayan's Flights in Dreams and Reality (1984). He is best known in the United States for his roles in Tarkovsky's Mirror (as the father) and Nostalghia (in the main role).

Yankovsky appeared in Georgi Daneliya's tragic comedy Passport (1990) and Karen Shakhnazarov's historical and psychological drama The Assassin of the Tsar (1991). At the 17th Moscow International Film Festival in 1991, he was the President of the Jury.

Yankovsky appeared on the Kinotavr Film Festival in Sochi, beginning in 1993. He continued to win awards for his performances with several Nika Awards from the Russian Film Academy, including Come Look at Me (2001) and Valery Todorovsky's Lyubovnik (2002). In a TV adaptation of Doctor Zhivago (2006), directed by Oleg Menshikov, he appeared as Count Pahlen in Poor Poor Paul (2004) and as Komarovsky as Komarovsky.

Yankovsky's last film was Tsar, which was released in 2009 and on display at the Cannes Film Festival on the 17th of May 2009, just three days before his death. In his last film, Yankovsky portrayed Metropolitan Philip in a sophisticated role.

Yankovsky died of pancreatic cancer in Moscow, aged 65, on May 20, 2009. At the Lenkom theater, a civil funeral took place. His funeral took place in Novodevichy Cemetery on May 22, 2009, in the presence of only his immediate relatives.

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