Rostislav Ivanovich Yankovsky[1] (Belarusian: Расціслаў Іванавіч Янкоўскі; Ukrainian: Ростислав Іванович Янковський; Russian: Ростислав Иванович Янковский;[1] 5 February 1930 – 26 June 2016) was a Belarusian actor. He was born in Odesa on 5 February 1930, studied in Leninabad[2] and debuted in the Tajik theatre in 1951. Since 1957, he worked in the Minsk Drama Theatre. Yankovsky was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1978. He is the older brother of the more famous Oleg Yankovsky.[1] His son Igor Yankovsky is also an actor. In 1994 he became the Chairman of the Minsk International Film Festival Listapad.[3]
Rostislav Yankovsky | |
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 Yankovsky in 2008 | |
| Born | Расціслаў Іванавіч Янкоўскі Rostislav Ivanovich Yankovsky 5 February 1930 |
| Died | 26 June 2016 (aged 86) Minsk, Belarus |
| Relatives | Oleg Yankovsky (brother) Igor Yankovsky (son) |
| Awards | People's Artist of the USSR (1978) |
He died in Minsk on 26 June 2016 in Minsk, Belarus, aged 86.[4][5]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Happiness Must Be Рrotected | Conferee | Uncredited |
| 1958 | Red Leaves | Viktor | |
| 1960 | Lullaby | officer | Uncredited |
| 1968 | Two Comrades Were Serving | Hon. George d'Alroy | |
| 1968 | Karantin | Committee-Man | |
| 1970 | Waterloo | Flahaut | |
| 1970 | I, Francisk Skaryna... | Ivan Skorina | |
| 1972 | Sea on Fire | Nikolai Mikhailovich Kulakov | |
| 1973 | Land, on Demand | Aguirre | |
| 1984 | Meeting at the End of Winter | Semyon Petrovich | |
| 1984 | Time and the Conways | Gerald Thornton | |
| 1984 | Copper Angel | Leo, the carpenter | |
| 1985 | Cancan in an English Рark | Daniil Robak (Torchinsky) | |
| 1985 | Battle of Moscow | General Vasily Smirnov | |
| 1986 | The Bounce | Demin | |
| 1986 | Race of the Century | Stanley Best | |
| 1986 | Don't Forget to Turn Off the TV | Mikhail Mikhailovich | |
| 1986 | The Dolphin's Cry | minister | |
| 1990 | Man from the Black Volga | Antonov | |
| 1990 | Eternal Husband | Fedosey Petrovich Zakhlebinin | |
| 1991 | Adam's Rib | Viktor Vitalievich | |
| 1991 | Ghost | Konstantin Grigoryevich | |
| 1991 | Forgive Us, Stepmother Russia | Colonel Steblin | |
| 1992 | You Yourself Burn with Mad Рassion for Me | Vladimir Frantsevich | |
| 1992 | Sunny Day at the End of Summer | рrofessor | Short |
| 1993 | Anomaly | General | |
| 1996 | Love in Russian 2 | Yarosevich | |
| 1997 | A Friend of the Deceased | Igor Lvovich | |
| 2005 | The State Counsellor | General Khrapov |
Honours and awards edit
- Belarus
- Order of Francisc Skorina (2000)
- Skorina Medal (1995)
- State Prize of the Republic of Belarus (1998)
- Honorary Citizen of the Hero City of Minsk (2000)
- Award "For Spiritual Revival" (2003)
- Award Theatre Forum "Golden Knight" (For outstanding contribution to the performing arts) (2005)
- Soviet Union
- Order of the Badge of Honour (1967)
- Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin" (1970)
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1971)
- Order of Friendship of Peoples (1991)
- Honoured Artist of the Byelorussian SSR (1963)[1]
- People's Artist of the Byelorussian SSR (1967)[1]
- People's Artist of the USSR (1978)[1]
- Russia
- Pushkin Medal (2007)[1]* International Academy of Theatre
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ростислав Янковский" [Rostislav Yankovsky] (in Russian).
- ^ Умер брат Олега Янковского. Биография
- ^ Кинофестиваль стал частью жизни. Как Янковскому удалось создать и организовать кинофестиваль «Лістапад» // Capital TV
- ^ В Минске умер белорусский актер Ростислав Янковский
- ^ Belarusian actor Rostislav Yankovsky passes away aged 86
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