- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 18, 1919
- Place of Birth
- Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
- Died
- July 5, 1995
Jüri Järvet
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, inc…
Filmography
movieLegends of Tallinn
1995 · Old Mayor (voice)
movieThe Secret of Queen Anna or Musketeers 30 Years Later
1994
movieCandles in the Dark
1993
movieCity Unplugged
1993 · Anton
movieMarraskuun harmaa valo
1993 · Old Man
movieTear of the Prince of Darkness
1993 · Old Compositor
movieLuukas
1992 · Albert
movieHe Will Receive
1992 · Demoney
movieВремя вашей жизни
1992
moviePeace Avenue
1991 · Jaak
movieSurmatants
1991 · Tallinna linnapea
moviePhilipp Traum
1990 · Father Peter
movieThe Watchmaker and the Chicken
1989
movieDance Around the Steam Boiler
1988
movieVernanda
1988
movieFace to Face
1986 · Золле
movieIn the Time of the Law of the Wolf
1986
movieLurich
1984 · Lawyer
movieCargo With No Markings
1984 · контрабандист
movieTäna õhtul...
1984 · Self
movieКапитан Фракасс
1984 · Матамор
movieThe Adventurer
1983 · Siimon Vaa
movieA Fairy Tale Told at Night
1981 · Waldmännchen
movieMurder on the 31st Floor
1981 · Karl Branner
movieWild Violets
1980 · Lipp
movieDead Mountaineer's Hotel
1979 · Alex Snewahr
movieThe Visitor
1979
movieDaisy Petal Game
1978 · Oskar (segment "Poacher")
tvData Tutashkhia
1977 · Count Seged
movieTime to Live, Time to Love
1977
movieSummer
1976 · Toots's Father
movieIndrek
1976 · Religion Teacher
movieThe Accident
1975 · Вальтер - судья
Авария
tvАвария
1975 · Вальтер, судья
movieThe Red Violin
1975 · Peek
movieAn Unusual Story
1974 · Psychiatrist
movieSpring in the Forest
1974 · Minna's Father
movieDangerous Games
1974 · Õline
movieThe Committee of 19
1972 · Techer
movieSolaris
1972 · Dr. Snaut
movieForest Captain
1972 · Jõnn
movieLack of Wind
1971 · Saare Sander
movieEchoes of the Past
1971 · Zeifert
movieWindy Beach
1971 · Hollmann
movieKing Lear
1970 · King Lear
movieThe Last Relic
1970 · Brother Johannes (voice) (uncredited)
movieMadness
1969 · Windisch
movieThe Dead Season
1968 · Professor O'Reilly
moviePostmark from Vienna
1968 · Martin Roll
movieGirl in Black
1967
movieThe New Devil of Hellsbottom
1965 · Peetrus
movieThe Milkman of Mäeküla
1965 · Tõnu Prillup
movieTraces
1964 · Elmar
movieUnder the Same Roof
1963 · Tõnis
movieLaulu sõber
1962 · Ott Kuu, traktorist
movieMeeting by Chance
1961 · Writer
movieActor Joller
1960 · Ruts, Screenplay
movieUninvited Guests
1959
movieAndrus' Happiness
1955