Jüri Järvet
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 18, 1919
- Died
- July 5, 1995
- Birthplace
- Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
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!.
Filmography
JJ: Every Inch a King 2026
as Self (archive footage)
Legends of Tallinn 1995
as Old Mayor (voice)
The Secret of Queen Anna or Musketeers 30 Years Later 1994
Actor
Candles in the Dark 1993
Actor
City Unplugged 1993
as Anton
Marraskuun harmaa valo 1993
as Old Man
Tear of the Prince of Darkness 1993
as Old Compositor
Luukas 1992
as Albert
He Will Receive 1992
as Demoney
The Time of Your Life 1992
Actor
Peace Avenue 1991
as Jaak
Surmatants 1991
as Tallinna linnapea
Philipp Traum 1990
as Father Peter
The Watchmaker and the Chicken 1989
Actor
Dance Around the Steam Boiler 1988
Actor
Vernanda 1988
Actor
Face to Face 1986
as Золле
In the Time of the Law of the Wolf 1986
Actor
Lurich 1984
as Lawyer
Cargo With No Markings 1984
as контрабандист
Täna õhtul... 1984
as Self
Капитан Фракасс 1984
as Матамор
Nipernaadi 1983
as Siimon Vaa
A Fairy Tale Told at Night 1981
as Waldmännchen
Murder on the 31st Floor 1981
as Karl Branner
Wild Violets 1980
as Lipp
Dead Mountaineer's Hotel 1979
as Alex Snewahr
The Visitor 1979
Actor
Daisy Petal Game 1978
as Oskar (segment "Poacher")
Time to Live, Time to Love 1977
Actor
Summer 1976
as Toots's Father
Indrek 1976
as Religion Teacher
The Accident 1975
as Вальтер - судья
The Red Violin 1975
as Peek
An Unusual Story 1974
as Psychiatrist
Spring in the Forest 1974
as Minna's Father
Dangerous Games 1974
as Õline
The Committee of 19 1972
as Techer
Solaris 1972
as Dr. Snaut
Forest Captain 1972
as Jõnn
Lack of Wind 1971
as Saare Sander
Echoes of the Past 1971
as Zeifert
Windy Beach 1971
as Hollmann
King Lear 1970
as King Lear
The Last Relic 1970
as Brother Johannes (voice) (uncredited)
Madness 1969
as Windisch
The Dead Season 1968
as Professor O'Reilly
Postmark from Vienna 1968
as Martin Roll
Girl in Black 1967
Actor
The New Devil of Hellsbottom 1965
as Peetrus
The Milkman of Mäeküla 1965
as Tõnu Prillup
Traces 1964
as Elmar
Under the Same Roof 1963
as Tõnis
Laulu sõber 1962
as Ott Kuu, traktorist
Meeting by Chance 1961
Writer
Actor Joller 1960
as Ruts, Screenplay
Uninvited Guests 1959
Actor
Andrus' Happiness 1955
Actor
Credits from TMDB.