About

Known credits:
51
Birthday:
1919-06-18
Place of birth:
Tallinn, Estonia
Website:
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Jüri Järvet

Overview

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

Acting
1995 Legends of Tallinn Actor Old Mayor (voice) N/A
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1993 Candles in the Dark Actor 58
Average
1993 City Unplugged Actor Anton 58
Average
1993 The Secret of Queen Anna or Musketeers 30 Years Later Actor 58
Average
1993 Marraskuun harmaa valo Actor Old Man 58
Average
1993 Tear of the Prince of Darkness Actor Old Compositor 58
Average
1992 He Will Receive Actor Demoney 59
Average
1992 Время вашей жизни Actor N/A
N/A
1991 Peace Street Actor Jaak N/A
N/A
1989 The Watchmaker and the Chicken Actor N/A
N/A
1989 Philipp Traum Actor Father Peter 58
Average
1988 Dance Around the Steam Boiler Actor 59
Average
1988 Vernanda Actor 59
Average
1986 Litsom k litsu Actor Золле 59
Average
1984 Lurich Actor Lawyer 58
Average
1984 Капитан Фракасс Actor Матамор 58
Average
1983 The Adventurer Actor Siimon Vaa 58
Average
1981 A Fairy Tale Told at Night Actor Waldmännchen 58
Average
1981 Гибель 31 отдела Actor Карл Брэннер 59
Average
1981 Гибель 31 отдела Actor Бен Готтлиб 59
Average
1980 Wild Violets Actor Lipp 59
Average
1980 Data Tutashkhia Actor граф Сегеди 67
Fair
1979 Dead Mountaineer's Hotel Actor Alex Snewahr 59
Average
1979 The Visitor Actor 59
Average
1978 Daisy Petal Game Actor Oskar (segment "Poacher") N/A
N/A
1977 Data Tutashkhia Actor Count Seged 58
Average
1977 Time to Live, Time to Love Actor N/A
N/A
1976 Summer Actor Toots's Father 59
Average
1976 Indrek Actor Religion Teacher N/A
N/A
1975 The Accident Actor Вальтер - судья 59
Average
1975 The Red Violin Actor Peek N/A
N/A
1974 Dangerous Games Actor Õline 59
Average
1974 Spring in the Forest Actor Minna's Father 58
Average
1972 The Committee of 19 Actor Techer N/A
N/A
1972 Solaris Actor Dr. Snaut 73
Good
1972 Forest Captain Actor Jõnn 58
Average
1971 Windy Beach Actor Hollmann N/A
N/A
1970 King Lear Actor King Lear 59
Average
1970 The Last Relic Actor Brother Johannes (voice) (uncredited) 59
Average
1969 Madness Actor Windisch 58
Average
1968 The Dead Season Actor Professor O'Reilly 58
Average
1968 Postmark from Vienna Actor Martin Roll 58
Average
1967 Girl in Black Actor N/A
N/A
1965 The Milkman of Mäeküla Actor Tõnu Prillup 58
Average
1964 The New Devil of Hellsbottom Actor Peetrus 58
Average
1964 Traces Actor Elmar N/A
N/A
1963 Under the Same Roof Actor 59
Average
1960 Actor Joller Actor Ruts N/A
N/A
1959 Uninvited Guests Actor 59
Average

Writing
1961 Meeting by Chance Writing Writer N/A
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1960 Actor Joller Writing Screenplay N/A
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