Donatas Banionis

Known for

Acting

Born

April 28, 1924

Birthplace

Kaunas, Lithuania

Died

September 4, 2014 (aged 90)

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.

Best known work

Solaris

1972

Beware of the Car!

1966

The Red Tent

1969

Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA

2017

King Lear

1970

Nobody Wanted to Die

1966

Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment

1971

Fireheart: The Legend of Tadas Blinda

2011

The Dead Season

1968

The Adventures of Prince Florisel

1979

Filmography

2017
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
as Kris Kelvin (archive footage)
2013
The Silent Lithuanian Revolution
as Donatas Banionis
2012
Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky
as Self
2011
Fireheart: The Legend of Tadas Blinda
as Murovjovas
2007
Revisiting Solaris
as Chris Kelvin
2006
Anastasia
as Doctor's father
2005
Meeting
2004
The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga
2004
Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun
as Sveneld
2004
The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe and Archie GoodwinTV
as Nero Wolfe (4 episodes)
2004
Kauno bliuzas
2002
Nero Wolfe and Archie GoodwinTV
as Nero Wolfe (5 episodes)
2002
Only Time...
as Alexander Yanovich
2000
The Courtyard
as The old man
1998
Adomas Mickevičius. 1798 - 1855. Realybės versijos
1996
Anna
1994
Nobleman Zavalnia
1992
Seven Days After the Murder
as investigator
1991
Depression
as "Oldster"
1991
Yatra Witch
1991
Bloodsuckers
as Telyaev
1990
Human Target
1990
Entrance to Labyrinth
as Mazardi
1990
Entrance to the MazeTV
as Mazardi (1 episode)
1989
Vera - Der schwere Weg der ErkenntnisTV