
Donatas Banionis
Biography
Donatas Banionis (28 April 1924 – 4 September 2014) was a Lithuanian actor. He is best known for his performance in the lead role of Tarkovsky's Solaris as Kris Kelvin. He was born in Kaunas, Lithuania.
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Known For
Acting History
2017
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda as Kris Kelvin (archive footage)
2013The Silent Lithuanian Revolution as Donatas Banionis
2012Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky as Self
2011Fireheart: The Legend of Tadas Blinda as Murovjovas
2008Novye priklyucheniya Niro Vulfa i Archi Gudvina as Nero Wolfe
2007Revisiting Solaris as Chris Kelvin
2006Anastasia as Doctor's father
2005Meeting
2004Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun as Sveneld
2004The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga
2004Kauno bliuzas
2002Nero Wolfe i Archie Goodwin as Nero Wolfe
2002Only Time... as Alexander Yanovich
2000The Courtyard as The old man
1998Adomas Mickevičius. 1798 - 1855. Realybės versijos
1996Anna
1994Nobleman Zavalnia
1991Depression as "Oldster"
1991Yatra Witch
1991Seven Days After the Murder
1991Bloodsuckers as Telyaev
1990Human Target
1990Entrance to the Maze as Mazardi
1990Entrance to Labyrinth as Mazardi
1989Vera – The Hard Way to Enlightenment
1988The Thirteenth Apostle
1988At the End of the Night
1988Enclosure
1987Cry of a Dolphin as Bar-Mattay - professor psychologist
1986Snake Catcher as Mitrich-Kolobok
1986He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life as Self (archive footage)
1986The Limit of Truth as Ožoginas
1985To the Coming Century
1982I'm Sorry as Guest from Vilnius
1982Honeymoon in America
1982A Child's World as Mikhail Rasporkin
1982Nicolo Paganini
1981Fact as Colonel Titel
1981Приключения принца Флоризеля
1980Andrius as Rauplėnas
1980The Monarch Butterfly
1979Territory as Chinkov
1979Unseeded Rye Blossom as Antanas Petrušonis
1979The Centaurs as The President
1979The Adventures of Prince Florisel as Ник Николс, "Председатель"
1979Identification Marks None as Harting
1978Where have you been, Odysseus?
1978Armed and Very Dangerous as Gabriel Conroy
1977Cash Collector's Bag as Aleksey Tulyakov
1977Mama, I’m Alive as Mauris
1977The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce
1977The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce as Ferdinand Luce - left-wing journalist
1976Beethoven - Days in a Life as Ludwig van Beethoven
1975The Flight of Mr. McKinley as мистер Мак-Кинли
1973Discovery as Сергей Матвеевич Юрышев (академик)
1973The Commander of the Lucky 'Pike' as Viktor Sherknis
1972Captain Jack
1972Капитан Джек as Митя
1972Solaris as Kris Kelvin
1971Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment as Goya
1971The Red Diplomat as Savva Morozov
1970King Lear as Albany
1969The Red Tent as Adalberto Mariano
1968The Dead Season as Konstantin Ladeinikov
1968Operation 'Trust' as Eduard Ottovich Staunits
1968Operation 'Trust' as Эдуард Оттович Стауниц - барон
1967The Life and Ascension of Yuras Bratchik
1966The Little Prince as Adult
1966Beware of the Car! as пастор, покупатель
1966Nobody Wanted to Die as Vaitkus
1964March, march! Tra-ta-ta! as Major Varnalesa
1963The Chronicle of One Day
1960Adam Wants to Be a Man as Dausa
1947Maryte as Nephew of Petras









