Rostislav Ivanovich Yankovsky ( be, Расціслаў Іванавіч Янкоўскі, russian: Ростислав Иванович Янковский; 5 February 1930 – 26 June 2016) was a Belarusian actor. He was born in

Odessa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrat ...

on 5 February 1930, studied in Leninabad and debuted in the Tajik theatre in 1951. Since 1957, he worked in the

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative stat ...

Drama Theatre. Yankovsky was named a

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significa ...

in 1978. He is the older brother of the more famous

Oleg Yankovsky Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky (russian: Оле́г Ива́нович Янко́вский; 23 February 1944 – 20 May 2009) was a Soviet and Russian actor who excelled in psychologically sophisticated roles of modern intellectuals. In 1991, he beca ...

. His son

Igor Yankovsky Igor Rostislavovich Yankovsky (russian: И́горь Ростисла́вович Янко́вский; born April 29, 1951, Leninabad, Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) is a Soviet and Russian actor and a TV presenter. He is a son ...

is also an actor. In 1994 he became the Chairman of the Minsk International Film Festival Listapad. He died in Minsk on 26 June 2016 in

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Filmography

Honours and awards

;Belarus * ''

Order of Francisc Skorina The Order of Francysk Skaryna ( be, О́рдэн Францы́ска Скары́ны) is an award of Belarus. It is named after Francysk Skaryna, one of the first book printers in Cyrillic script. Order of Francysk Skaryna is a single level aw ...

'' (2000) * '' Skorina Medal'' (1995) * '' State Prize of the Republic of Belarus'' (1998) * ''Honorary Citizen of the Hero City of

'' (2000) * ''Award "For Spiritual Revival"'' (2003) * ''Award Theatre Forum "Golden Knight"'' (For outstanding contribution to the performing arts) (2005) ;Soviet Union * ''

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour (russian: орден «Знак Почёта», orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding ...

'' (1967) * ''

Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin" A jubilee is a particular anniversary of an event, usually denoting the 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, and the 70th anniversary. The term is often now used to denote the celebrations associated with the reign of a monarch after a milestone number of y ...

'' (1970) * ''

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the ...

'' (1971) * ''

Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples (russian: oрден Дружбы народов, translit=orden Druzhby narodov) was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military units ...

'' (1991) * '' Honoured Artist of the Byelorussian SSR'' (1963) * '' People's Artist of the Byelorussian SSR'' (1967) * ''

'' (1978) ;Russia * ''

Pushkin Medal The Medal of Pushkin (russian: медаль Пушкина) is a state decoration of the Russian Federation awarded to its citizens and to foreigners for achievements in the arts and culture, education, humanities and literature. It is named in h ...

'' (2007)* ''International Academy of Theatre''

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