Acting · Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia · Born June 18, 1919
Jüri Järvet (June 18, 1919 – July 5, 1995) was an Estonian actor. His name sometimes appears as Yuri Yevgenyevich Yarvet, an incorrect back-transliteration from the Russian transliteration Юри Евгеньевич Ярвет. His birthname was Georgi Kuznetsov, and he took the Estonian form in 1938. Järvet is best known in the West for the role of Dr. Snaut in Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris, but he played in numerous other films both in Russian and his native Estonian. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1975, and the USSR State Prize in 1981. Järvet played the title role in a powerful version of King Lear (1971) filmed on bleak landscapes in his native Estonia by Russian director Grigori Kozintsev and released in 1970. Kozintsev shared the screenwriting credit with Boris Pasternak; the score was by Dmitri Shostakovich. His son Jüri Järvet Jr. has also acted in several movies, including All My Lenins and Khrustalyov, My Car!.
MovieLegends of Tallinn
1995
as Old Mayor (voice)
MovieThe Secret of Queen Anna or Musketeers 30 Years Later
1994
MovieCandles in the Dark
1993
MovieCity Unplugged
1993
as Anton
MovieMarraskuun harmaa valo
1993
as Old Man
MovieTear of the Prince of Darkness
1993
as Old Compositor
MovieLuukas
1992
as Albert
MovieHe Will Receive
1992
as Demoney
MovieВремя вашей жизни
1992
MoviePeace Avenue
1991
as Jaak
MovieSurmatants
1991
as Tallinna linnapea
MoviePhilipp Traum
1990
as Father Peter
MovieThe Watchmaker and the Chicken
1989
MovieDance Around the Steam Boiler
1988
MovieVernanda
1988
MovieFace to Face
1986
as Золле
MovieIn the Time of the Law of the Wolf
1986
MovieLurich
1984
as Lawyer
MovieCargo With No Markings
1984
as контрабандист
MovieTäna õhtul...
1984
as Self
MovieКапитан Фракасс
1984
as Матамор
MovieThe Adventurer
1983
as Siimon Vaa
MovieA Fairy Tale Told at Night
1981
as Waldmännchen
MovieMurder on the 31st Floor
1981
as Karl Branner
MovieWild Violets
1980
as Lipp
MovieDead Mountaineer's Hotel
1979
as Alex Snewahr
MovieThe Visitor
1979
MovieDaisy Petal Game
1978
as Oskar (segment "Poacher")
TVData Tutashkhia
1977
as Count Seged
MovieTime to Live, Time to Love
1977
MovieSummer
1976
as Toots's Father
MovieIndrek
1976
as Religion Teacher
MovieThe Accident
1975
as Вальтер - судья
Авария
1975
as Вальтер, судья
MovieThe Red Violin
1975
as Peek
MovieAn Unusual Story
1974
as Psychiatrist
MovieSpring in the Forest
1974
as Minna's Father
MovieDangerous Games
1974
as Õline
MovieThe Committee of 19
1972
as Techer
MovieSolaris
1972
as Dr. Snaut
MovieForest Captain
1972
as Jõnn
MovieLack of Wind
1971
as Saare Sander
MovieEchoes of the Past
1971
as Zeifert
MovieWindy Beach
1971
as Hollmann
MovieKing Lear
1970
as King Lear
MovieThe Last Relic
1970
as Brother Johannes (voice) (uncredited)
MovieMadness
1969
as Windisch
MovieThe Dead Season
1968
as Professor O'Reilly
MoviePostmark from Vienna
1968
as Martin Roll
MovieGirl in Black
1967
MovieThe New Devil of Hellsbottom
1965
as Peetrus
MovieThe Milkman of Mäeküla
1965
as Tõnu Prillup
MovieTraces
1964
as Elmar
MovieUnder the Same Roof
1963
as Tõnis
MovieLaulu sõber
1962
as Ott Kuu, traktorist
MovieActor Joller
1960
as Ruts
MovieUninvited Guests
1959
MovieAndrus' Happiness
1955
