Igor Yankovsky
Soviet and Russian actor (1951–2025)
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Igor Rostislavovich Yankovsky (Russian: И́горь Ростисла́вович Янко́вский; 29 April 1951 – 26 January 2025) was a Soviet and Russian actor and television presenter. He was a son of Rostislav Yankovsky,[1] and a nephew of Oleg Yankovsky.[2][3]
Igor Yankovsky | |
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Игорь Янковский | |
Yankovsky in 1983 | |
| Born | Igor Rostislavovich Yankovsky 29 April 1951 |
| Died | 26 January 2025 (aged 73) Moscow, Russia |
| Occupations | Actor, media manager |
| Years active | 1973–2025 |
| Father | Rostislav Yankovsky |
| Relatives | Oleg Yankovsky (uncle) |
Life and career
Yankovsky graduated from Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute in 1974. From 1974 to 1992 he served in the Malaya Bronnaya Theatre.[4]
From 1992 he was working in the advertising business.[5] He was an academician of the Russian Academy of Advertising.[6]
From 17 September to 26 November 2001 he hosted the game show Alchnost (similar to the American Greed) on the NTV channel.
He held a degree of a Candidate of political sciences.[7]
Yankovsky died from cirrhosis of the liver in Moscow, on 26 January 2025, at the age of 73.[8]
Selected filmography
- 1973 — It is Stronger Than Me as Ivan
- 1974 — Maigret and the Old Lady as Henry
- 1975 — Investigation Led by Experts: Riposte as Yuri Moralyov
- 1976 — Lullaby for Men as Vsevolod
- 1977 — The Golden Mine as Oleg Torchinsky
- 1979 — The Suicide Club, or the Adventures of a Titled Person as Geraldine Jr.
- 1984 — Time and the Conways as Gerald Thornton in his youth
- 1984 — Charlotte's Necklace as Viktor Korablyov
- 1995 — Yeralash: Clock as Igor Nikolayevich, school director
- 2002 — In Motion as publisher