Actor

Anatoliy Solonitsyn

1934 – 1982

Who they are

Born: 30 August 1934, Bogorodsk, Gorkovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Died: 11 June 1982
Known for: Andrei Rublev, Solaris, Mirror

Anatoliy Solonitsyn (1934–1982) was a Soviet actor best remembered as a key member of Andrei Tarkovsky's regular company. He played the title role in Andrei Rublev and appeared in Solaris and Stalker. His intense, introspective screen presence helped define Tarkovsky's cinema. He died of cancer aged 47.

Where to start

Andrei Rublev (1966)Full guide
Tarkovsky's epic about the medieval icon painter, with Solonitsyn in the title role; his breakthrough.
Solaris (1972)Full guide
Tarkovsky's philosophical science-fiction drama, one of several films he made with the director.
Mirror (1975)Log in to add it to the library
Tarkovsky's autobiographical, non-linear film, another collaboration with the director.
The Ascent (1977)Log in to add it to the library
Larisa Shepitko's wartime drama, showing his range beyond Tarkovsky.
Stalker (1979)Full guide
Tarkovsky's haunting journey into the Zone, with Solonitsyn as the Writer; among his best-known roles.

Their films in the library

Awards

No major awards are documented here.

The full list · 46

1964The Kurt Clausewitz CaseLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1966Andrei RublevLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Andrei Rublev
1966The Three AndreisLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
1967No Path Through FireLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Commissar Yevstryukov
1968Anyuta's WayLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Chief
1969One Chance in One ThousandLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Captain Migunko
1971In the azure steppeLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1972SolarisLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dr. Sartorius
1972The Prince and the PauperLog in to add it to the libraryActor as лорд Сент-Джон
1973The Love of MankindLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dmitry Kalmykov
1973GrandmasterLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1973Oh, Cinema, Cinema!Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
1973Notches For MemoryLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1974At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His OwnLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sarychev
1974Under a Stone SkyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Хофмайер (немецкий полковник)
1975MirrorLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Forensic Doctor
1975The BalloonistLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1975The Last Day of WinterLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Соловцов
1975MemoryLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1976TrustLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Bochazhnikov
1976There, Beyond the HorizonLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Bochazhnikov
1976Between Sky and EarthLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1977The AscentLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Portnov, Collaborationist Interrogator
1977The Legend of ThylLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Fishmonger
1977Yuliya VrevskayaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mikhail Pavlov
1977Cash Collector's BagLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ivan Timofeyevich
1977While the Mountains Still Stand...Log in to add it to the libraryActor as следователь
1978The Turning PointLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Kostik
1979StalkerLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Writer
1979The BodyguardLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sultan Nazar
1979TrasaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Lev Nikolayevich Slivin
1979He Foretells VictoryLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1981Agony: The Life and Death of RasputinLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Colonel
1981Iz zhizni otdykhayushchikhLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Tolik Chikin
1981Twenty Six Days in the Life of DostoevskyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Fyodor Dostoevsky
1981Sergey Ivanovich RetiresLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1981The HatLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Anya's stepfather
1981The Secret of the NotebookLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Martyn Martynych
1981The Mysterious Old ManLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1981BoomerangLog in to add it to the libraryActor as McClain - sheriff
1981KhatanbaatarLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Bakich
1981People's KhatanbaatarLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Bakich
1981Scattered NestLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Neznakomiy strannik
1982PeasantsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as artist
1982The Train Has StoppedLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Malinin, a journalist
1986Trial on the RoadLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Petushkov

Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.