Yevgeny Samoylov

Yevgeny Samoylov
Евгений Самойлов
Samoylov in 1997
Born
Yevgeny Valerianovich Samoylov

(1912-04-16)16 April 1912
Died17 February 2006(2006-02-17) (aged 93)
Moscow, Russia
Resting placeVagankovo Cemetery
Moscow, Russia
OccupationActor
Years active1932–2003
ChildrenTatiana Samoilova
Aleksandr Samoilov

Yevgeny Valerianovich Samoylov (Russian: Евгений Валерианович Самойлов; 16 April 1912 – 17 February 2006) was a Soviet actor who gained prominence in youthful heroic parts and was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1974. He was the father of Tatiana Samoilova, best known for her lead role in The Cranes Are Flying (1957).