Jüri Järvet (18 June 19195 July 1995), born Georgi Kuznetsov, was a Soviet Estonian actor.

Biography

Jüri Järvet's birthname was Georgi Yevgenyevich Kuznetsov, and he took the Estonian form in 1938. Järvet's mother was a Russian, while his father is believed to have been an

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who had immigrated from

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. Järvet is best known in the West for the role of Dr. Snaut in

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's ''

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'', but he played in numerous other films both in Russian and in his native Estonian. He was awarded the title of

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in 1975, and the

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in 1981. Järvet played the title role in ''

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'' (1971) filmed on bleak landscapes in his native Estonia by Russian director Grigori Kozintsev and released in 1970. Kozintsev shared the screenwriting credit with

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; the score was by

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. His son has also acted in several movies, including '' All My Lenins'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

* ' (1955) * ' (1959) Valter * ' (1961) Ott Kuu * ' (1963) Tõnis * ' (1963) Elmar * ''

Devil with a False Passport ''Põrgupõhja uus Vanapagan'' (''The New Devil of Hellsbottom'', English release title: ''Devil with a False Passport'') is a 1964 Estonian film directed by Grigori Kromanov and Jüri Müür, and based on the 1939 novel of the same name by A. ...

'' (1964) Peetrus * ' (1965) Tõnu Prillup * ' (1967) Juonas * '' Postmark from Vienna'' (1968) Martin Roll * '' Dead Season'' (1968) professor O'Reilly * '' Madness'' (1969) Windisch * '' The Last Relic'' (1969) Brother Johannes's voice (Estonian version) * ''

'' (1970) King Lear * ' (1971) Hollmann * ' (1971) Saare Sander * ' (1971) Zeifert * ' (1971) Jõnn * ''

'' (1972) doctor * ''Komitet 19-ti'' (1972) teacher * ' (1973) Minna's father * ' (1974) psychiatrist * '' Dangerous Games'' (1974) Õline * ' (1974) judge * ' (1975) Peek * ' (1976) teacher of religion * ''

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'' (1976) Toots's father * '' A Time to Live and a Time to Love'' (1977) minister * ' (1977) Oskar (segment "Salakütt") * ' (1977, TV Series) Count Seged * '' Dead Mountaineer's Hotel'' (1979) Alex Snewahr * '' Wild Violets'' (1980) Apothecary Lipp * ' (1981) Waldmännchen * ' (1983) Siimon Vaa * ' (1984) lawyer * ' (1987) * ' (1987, TV film) * ' (1989) father Peter * ' (1991) mayor of Tallinn * '' Peace Street'' (1991) Jaak * ' (1992) * ' (1992) Demoney * ''Luukas'' (1992) Albert * ''Lza ksiecia ciemnosci'' (1993) composer * ''Marraskuun harmaa valo'' (1993) Vanha Mies * '' Darkness in Tallinn'' (1993) Anton

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jarvet, Juri 1919 births 1995 deaths Estonian male film actors Male actors from Tallinn People's Artists of the USSR Soviet male film actors Estonian people of Russian descent Estonian people of German descent Estonian people of French descent Recipients of the USSR State Prize Burials at Metsakalmistu