Jüri Järvet

Actor
BirthdayJun 18, 1919 (76 years old)
DeathdayJul 5, 1995
Place of birthTallinn, Estonia
GenderMale

Jüri Järvet (June 18, 1919 – July 5, 1995) was an Estonian actor. His name sometimes appears as Yuri Yevgenyevich Yarvet, an incorrect back-transliteration from the Russian transliteration Юри Евгеньевич Ярвет. His birthname was Georgi Kuznetsov, and he took the Estonian form in 1938. Järvet is best known in the West for the role of Dr. Snaut in Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris, but he played in numerous other films both in Russian and his native Estonian. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1975, and the USSR State Prize in 1981. Järvet played the title role in a powerful version of King Lear (1971) filmed on bleak landscapes in his native Estonia by Russian director Grigori Kozintsev and released in 1970. Kozintsev shared the screenwriting credit with Boris Pasternak; the score was by Dmitri Shostakovich. His son Jüri Järvet Jr. has also acted in several movies, including All My Lenins and Khrustalyov, My Car!.

Known for

Dr. Snaut

Mar 20, 1972

Alex Snewahr

Aug 27, 1979

King Lear

Dec 15, 1970

Brother Johannes (voice) (uncredited)

Mar 23, 1970

Toots's Father

May 10, 1976

Professor O'Reilly

Dec 20, 1968

Siimon Vaa

May 14, 1983

Windisch

Feb 17, 1969

Anton

Jun 6, 1993

Father Peter

Jun 6, 1989

Waldmännchen

Aug 30, 1981

Count Seged

Dec 1, 1977

Martin Roll

Jan 10, 1968

Peetrus

Jun 15, 1964

Minna's Father

Feb 11, 1974

Jan 1, 1988

Tõnu Prillup

Jul 10, 1965

Вальтер - судья

Sep 4, 1975

Old Compositor

Mar 6, 1993

Dr. Snaut

Mar 20, 1972

Alex Snewahr

Aug 27, 1979

King Lear

Dec 15, 1970

Brother Johannes (voice) (uncredited)

Mar 23, 1970

Toots's Father

May 10, 1976

Professor O'Reilly

Dec 20, 1968

Acting


Participated in 51 movies, 1 TV series

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