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.

KNOWN FOR

Solaris
1972
Operation 'Trust'
1968
Entrance to the Maze
1990
Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin
2002
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2017
Kauno bliuzas
2004
Vera - Der schwere Weg der Erkenntnis
1989
The Red Tent
1969
Maryte
1947
The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin
2004
The Adventures of Prince Florisel
1981
Mama, I’m Alive
1977

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
75
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
Kauno bliuzas
2004
The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin
as Nero Wolfe
2002
Only Time...
as Alexander Yanovich
2002
Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin
as Nero Wolfe
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
Yatra Witch
1991
Depression
as "Oldster"
1991
Bloodsuckers
as Telyaev
1990
Entrance to Labyrinth
as Mazardi
1990
Human Target
1990
Entrance to the Maze
as Mazardi
1989
Vera - Der schwere Weg der Erkenntnis
1988
Enclosure
1988
The Thirteenth Apostle
1988
At the End of the Night
1987
Cry of a Dolphin
as Bar-Mattay - professor psychologist
1986
Snake Catcher
as Mitrich-Kolobok
1986
The Limit of Truth
as Ožoginas
1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
as Self (archive footage)
1985
To the Coming Century
1982
Honeymoon in America
1982
Nicolo Paganini
1982
A Child's World
as Mikhail Rasporkin
1982
I'm Sorry
as Guest from Vilnius
1982
Nicolo Paganini
1981
Fact
as Colonel Titel
1981
The Adventures of Prince Florisel
1980
Andrius
as Rauplėnas
1980
The Monarch Butterfly
1979
The Adventures of Prince Florisel
as Ник Николс, "Председатель"
1979
Unseeded Rye Blossom
as Antanas Petrušonis
1979
The Centaurs
as The President
1979
Identification Marks None
as Harting
1979
Territory
as Chinkov
1978
Armed and Very Dangerous
as Gabriel Conroy
1978
Where have you been, Odysseus?
1977
Mama, I’m Alive
as Mauris
1977
Cash Collector's Bag
as Aleksey Tulyakov
1977
The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce
as Ferdinand Luce - Left-Wing Journalist
1976
Beethoven - Days in a Life
as Ludwig van Beethoven
1975
The Flight of Mr. McKinley
as мистер Мак-Кинли
1973
The Commander of the Lucky 'Pike'
as Viktor Sherknis
1973
Discovery
as Сергей Матвеевич Юрышев (академик)
1972
Solaris
as Kris Kelvin
1972
Капитан Джек
as Митя
1972
Captain Jack
1971
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
as Goya
1971
The Red Diplomat
as Savva Morozov
1970
King Lear
as Albany
1969
The Red Tent
as Adalberto Mariano
1968
Operation 'Trust'
as Eduard Ottovich Staunits
1968
The Dead Season
as Konstantin Ladeinikov
1968
Operation 'Trust'
as Эдуард Оттович Стауниц - барон
1967
The Life and Ascension of Yuras Bratchik
1966
Beware of the Car!
as пастор, покупатель
1966
The Little Prince
as Adult
1966
Nobody Wanted to Die
as Vaitkus
1966
In a Remote Homestead
as kunigas
1964
March, march! Tra-ta-ta!
as Major Varnalesa
1963
The Chronicle of One Day
1960
Adam Wants to Be a Man
as Dausa
1947
Maryte
as Nephew of Petras