Born February 23, 1944· Bolshoy Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhskaya SSR, USSR
† Died May 20, 2009
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Emerging from a displaced family in Kazakhstan, Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky trained at the Saratov Theater School, graduating in 1965 before joining the Saratov Drama Theater, where his portrayal of Prince Myshkin earned him an invitation to the Lenkom Theatre. His screen career began with two 1968 war-time pictures, and he soon became known for psychologically nuanced roles in adaptations such as A…
