Acting
Donatas Banionis
Born 1924-04-28
Kaunas, Lithuania
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Donatas Banionis
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Solaris
1972
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Beware of the Car!
1966
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The Red Tent
1969
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2017
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Entrance to the Maze
1990
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King Lear
1970
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Nobody Wanted to Die
1966
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Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971
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Fireheart: The Legend of Tadas Blinda
2011
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The Dead Season
1968
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (75 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA | Kris Kelvin (archive footage) | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Silent Lithuanian Revolution | Donatas Banionis | Movie | 2013 |
 | Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | Fireheart: The Legend of Tadas Blinda | Murovjovas | Movie | 2011 |
 | Revisiting Solaris | Chris Kelvin | Movie | 2007 |
| Anastasia | Doctor's father | Movie | 2006 | |
 | Meeting | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2004 |
 | Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun | Sveneld | Movie | 2004 |
 | The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin | Nero Wolfe | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Kauno bliuzas | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2004 |
 | Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin | Nero Wolfe | TV Series | 2002 |
| Only Time... | Alexander Yanovich | Movie | 2002 | |
 | The Courtyard | The old man | Movie | 2000 |
 | Adomas Mickevičius. 1798 - 1855. Realybės versijos | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1998 |
| Anna | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1996 | |
 | Nobleman Zavalnia | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1994 |
 | Seven Days After the Murder | investigator | Movie | 1992 |
 | Depression | "Oldster" | Movie | 1991 |
 | Yatra Witch | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1991 |
 | Bloodsuckers | Telyaev | Movie | 1991 |
 | Human Target | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1990 |
 | Entrance to Labyrinth | Mazardi | Movie | 1990 |
 | Entrance to the Maze | Mazardi | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Vera - Der schwere Weg der Erkenntnis | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1989 |
| The Thirteenth Apostle | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 | |
 | At the End of the Night | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
 | Enclosure | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
 | Cry of a Dolphin | Bar-Mattay - professor psychologist | Movie | 1987 |
 | Snake Catcher | Mitrich-Kolobok | Movie | 1986 |
 | He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Limit of Truth | Ožoginas | Movie | 1986 |
 | To the Coming Century | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1985 |
 | I'm Sorry | Guest from Vilnius | Movie | 1982 |
 | Honeymoon in America | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | Nicolo Paganini | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1982 |
 | A Child's World | Mikhail Rasporkin | Movie | 1982 |
 | Nicolo Paganini | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | Fact | Colonel Titel | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Adventures of Prince Florisel | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Andrius | Rauplėnas | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Monarch Butterfly | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 |
 | Territory | Chinkov | Movie | 1979 |
 | Unseeded Rye Blossom | Antanas Petrušonis | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Centaurs | The President | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Adventures of Prince Florisel | Ник Николс, "Председатель" | Movie | 1979 |
 | Identification Marks None | Harting | Movie | 1979 |
 | Where have you been, Odysseus? | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 |
 | Armed and Very Dangerous | Gabriel Conroy | Movie | 1978 |
 | Cash Collector's Bag | Aleksey Tulyakov | Movie | 1977 |
 | Mama, I’m Alive | Mauris | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce | Ferdinand Luce - Left-Wing Journalist | Movie | 1977 |
 | Beethoven - Days in a Life | Ludwig van Beethoven | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Flight of Mr. McKinley | мистер Мак-Кинли | Movie | 1975 |
 | Discovery | Сергей Матвеевич Юрышев (академик) | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Commander of the Lucky 'Pike' | Viktor Sherknis | Movie | 1973 |
 | Captain Jack | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Капитан Джек | Митя | Movie | 1972 |
 | Solaris | Kris Kelvin | Movie | 1972 |
 | Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment | Goya | Movie | 1971 |
| The Red Diplomat | Savva Morozov | Movie | 1971 | |
 | King Lear | Albany | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Red Tent | Adalberto Mariano | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Dead Season | Konstantin Ladeinikov | Movie | 1968 |
 | Operation 'Trust' | Eduard Ottovich Staunits | Movie | 1968 |
 | Operation 'Trust' | Эдуард Оттович Стауниц - барон | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Life and Ascension of Yuras Bratchik | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Little Prince | Adult | Movie | 1966 |
 | Beware of the Car! | пастор, покупатель | Movie | 1966 |
 | Nobody Wanted to Die | Vaitkus | Movie | 1966 |
 | In a Remote Homestead | kunigas | Movie | 1966 |
 | March, march! Tra-ta-ta! | Major Varnalesa | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Chronicle of One Day | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Adam Wants to Be a Man | Dausa | Movie | 1960 |
 | Maryte | Nephew of Petras | Movie | 1947 |