Donatas Banionis

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Donatas Banionis

Acting April 28, 1924

Kaunas, Lithuania

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 bor…

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Solaris

Solaris

7.8 1972 Movie
Beware of the Car!

Beware of the Car!

7.5 1966 Movie
The Red Tent

The Red Tent

6.1 1969 Movie
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA

Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA

7.4 2017 Movie
Entrance to the Maze

Entrance to the Maze

6.3 1990 TV Show
King Lear

King Lear

6.7 1970 Movie
Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin

Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin

8.8 2002 TV Show
Nobody Wanted to Die

Nobody Wanted to Die

5.5 1966 Movie
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment

Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment

5.3 1971 Movie
Operation 'Trust'

Operation 'Trust'

9.0 1968 TV Show
Fireheart: The Legend of Tadas Blinda

Fireheart: The Legend of Tadas Blinda

5.8 2011 Movie
The Little Prince

The Little Prince

5.6 1966 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2017
    Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA

    Movie Kris Kelvin (archive footage)

  2. 2013
    The Silent Lithuanian Revolution

    Movie Donatas Banionis

  3. 2012
    Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky

    Movie Self

  4. 2011
    Fireheart: The Legend of Tadas Blinda

    Movie Murovjovas

  5. 2007
    Revisiting Solaris

    Movie Chris Kelvin

  6. 2006
    Anastasia

    Movie Doctor's father

  7. 2005
    Meeting

    Movie

  8. 2004
    Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun

    Movie Sveneld

  9. 2004
    The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga

    Movie

  10. 2004
    The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin

    TV show Nero Wolfe

  11. 2004
    Kauno bliuzas

    Movie

  12. 2002
    Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin

    TV show Nero Wolfe

  13. 2002
    Only Time...

    Movie Alexander Yanovich

  14. 2000
    The Courtyard

    Movie The old man

  15. 1998
    Adomas Mickevičius. 1798 - 1855. Realybės versijos

    Movie

  16. 1996
    Anna

    Movie

More credits
  1. 1994
    Nobleman Zavalnia

    Movie

  2. 1992
    Seven Days After the Murder

    Movie investigator

  3. 1991
    Depression

    Movie "Oldster"

  4. 1991
    Yatra Witch

    Movie

  5. 1991
    Bloodsuckers

    Movie Telyaev

  6. 1990
    Human Target

    Movie

  7. 1990
    Entrance to the Maze

    TV show Mazardi

  8. 1990
    Entrance to Labyrinth

    Movie Mazardi

  9. 1989
    Vera - Der schwere Weg der Erkenntnis

    TV show

  10. 1988
    The Thirteenth Apostle

    Movie

  11. 1988
    At the End of the Night

    Movie

  12. 1988
    Enclosure

    Movie

  13. 1987
    Cry of a Dolphin

    Movie Bar-Mattay - professor psychologist

  14. 1986
    Snake Catcher

    Movie Mitrich-Kolobok

  15. 1986
    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  16. 1986
    The Limit of Truth

    Movie Ožoginas

  17. 1985
    To the Coming Century

    TV show

  18. 1982
    I'm Sorry

    Movie Guest from Vilnius

  19. 1982
    Honeymoon in America

    Movie

  20. 1982
    Nicolo Paganini

    TV show

  21. 1982
    A Child's World

    Movie Mikhail Rasporkin

  22. 1982
    Nicolo Paganini

    Movie

  23. 1981
    Fact

    Movie Colonel Titel

  24. 1981
    The Adventures of Prince Florisel

    TV show