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Jüri Järvet

Acting 76 (deceased) years old Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia ★ 0.5
Born: June 18, 1919
Died: July 5, 1995

Biography

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!.

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Known For

Solaris
Solaris Dr. Snaut 1972
A Fairy Tale Told at Night
A Fairy Tale Told at Night Waldmännchen 1981
Peace Avenue
Peace Avenue Jaak 1991
Indrek
Indrek Religion Teacher 1976
Face to Face
Face to Face Золле 1986

Filmography

Acting Credits (57)

Legends of Tallinn
Legends of Tallinn Old Mayor (voice) 1995
The Secret of Queen Anna or Musketeers 30 Years Later
The Secret of Queen Anna or Musketeers 30 Years Later 1994
Candles in the Dark
Candles in the Dark 1993
City Unplugged
City Unplugged Anton 1993
Marraskuun harmaa valo
Marraskuun harmaa valo Old Man 1993
Tear of the Prince of Darkness
Tear of the Prince of Darkness Old Compositor 1993
Luukas
Luukas Albert 1992
He Will Receive
He Will Receive Demoney 1992
Время вашей жизни
Время вашей жизни 1992
Peace Avenue
Peace Avenue Jaak 1991
Surmatants
Surmatants Tallinna linnapea 1991
Philipp Traum
Philipp Traum Father Peter 1990
The Watchmaker and the Chicken
The Watchmaker and the Chicken 1989
Dance Around the Steam Boiler
Dance Around the Steam Boiler 1988
Vernanda
Vernanda 1988
Face to Face
Face to Face Золле 1986
In the Time of the Law of the Wolf
In the Time of the Law of the Wolf 1986
Lurich
Lurich Lawyer 1984
Cargo With No Markings
Cargo With No Markings контрабандист 1984
Капитан Фракасс
Капитан Фракасс Матамор 1984
The Adventurer
The Adventurer Siimon Vaa 1983
A Fairy Tale Told at Night
A Fairy Tale Told at Night Waldmännchen 1981
Murder on the 31st Floor
Murder on the 31st Floor Karl Branner 1981
Wild Violets
Wild Violets Lipp 1980
Dead Mountaineer's Hotel
Dead Mountaineer's Hotel Alex Snewahr 1979
The Visitor
The Visitor 1979
Daisy Petal Game
Daisy Petal Game Oskar (segment "Poacher") 1978
Data Tutashkhia
Data Tutashkhia Count Seged 1977
Time to Live, Time to Love
Time to Live, Time to Love 1977
Summer
Summer Toots's Father 1976
Indrek
Indrek Religion Teacher 1976
The Accident
The Accident Вальтер - судья 1975
Авария
Авария Вальтер, судья 1975
The Red Violin
The Red Violin Peek 1975
An Unusual Story
An Unusual Story Psychiatrist 1974
Spring in the Forest
Spring in the Forest Minna's Father 1974
Dangerous Games
Dangerous Games Õline 1974
The Committee of 19
The Committee of 19 Techer 1972
Solaris
Solaris Dr. Snaut 1972
Forest Captain
Forest Captain Jõnn 1972
Lack of Wind
Lack of Wind Saare Sander 1971
Echoes of the Past
Echoes of the Past Zeifert 1971
Windy Beach
Windy Beach Hollmann 1971
King Lear
King Lear King Lear 1970
The Last Relic
The Last Relic Brother Johannes (voice) (uncredited) 1970
Madness
Madness Windisch 1969
The Dead Season
The Dead Season Professor O'Reilly 1968
Postmark from Vienna
Postmark from Vienna Martin Roll 1968
Girl in Black
Girl in Black 1967
The New Devil of Hellsbottom
The New Devil of Hellsbottom Peetrus 1965
The Milkman of Mäeküla
The Milkman of Mäeküla Tõnu Prillup 1965
Traces
Traces Elmar 1964
Under the Same Roof
Under the Same Roof Tõnis 1963
Laulu sõber
Laulu sõber Ott Kuu, traktorist 1962
Actor Joller
Actor Joller Ruts 1960
Uninvited Guests
Uninvited Guests 1959
Andrus' Happiness
Andrus' Happiness 1955

Writing Credits (2)

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