Historical FigureMale
Oleg Jankovskij
1944 – 2009
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryOleg Ivanovich Yankovsky was a Soviet and Russian actor who excelled in psychologically sophisticated roles of modern intellectuals. In 1991, he became, together with Sofia Pilyavskaya, the last person to be named a People's Artist of the USSR.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
February 23, 1944
Jezkazgan
Date of death
May 20, 2009
Moscow
Citizenship
Soviet Union · Russia
Occupations & fields
actorfilm actorfilm director
Awards & honours
USSR State PrizePeople's Artist of the USSROrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd classOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd classOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th classMedal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
- Field and occupation
- ruský herec a režisér (1944-2009)
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