Donatas Banionis
Biography
Donatas Banionis was a Lithuanian actor born in Kaunas, Lithuania, who began his career at the Panevezys Drama Theatre, where he was hired in 1941 by director Juozas Miltinis and studied acting before completing his training at the Panevezys Acting Studio in 1945. He made his film debut in a cameo in Marite (1947) and took his first major role in Adomas nori buti zmogumi (1959). He earned critical acclaim as Vaitkus in Niekas nenorejo mirti (1966) and showed comic range as a priest in Beware of the Car! (1966). Other notable films included Myortvy Sezon (1968) and Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris (1972), while later work included Kiemas (1999) and Attack on Leningrad (2006). Over a career of more than sixty five years he played over 50 film and television roles and more than 100 stage roles. His honors included the State Prize in 1975 and the title People's Actor of the USSR in 1974. He died in 2014.
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 51 years1966 to 2017
Every film, newest first
- 2017Ryuichi Sakamoto: CodaIMDb rating 7.6
- 1972SolarisIMDb rating 7.9
- 1969The Red TentIMDb rating 6.8
- 1966Beware of the Car!IMDb rating 8.0
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Donatas Banionis shares two films with Natalya Bondarchuk, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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