Donatas Banionis

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Known For

Acting

Born

1924-04-28

Place of Birth

Kaunas, Lithuania

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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Acting History

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