Biography
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!.
Acted in 56
1990s
- 1995
Legends of Tallinn
Old Mayor (voice)
- 1994
The Secret of Queen Anna or Musketeers 30 Years Later
Movie
- 1993
City Unplugged
Anton
Marraskuun harmaa valo
Old Man
Tear of the Prince of Darkness
Old Compositor
- 1992
Luukas
Albert
He Will Receive
Demoney
The Time of Your Life
Movie
- 1991
Peace Avenue
Jaak
Surmatants
Tallinna linnapea
- 1990
Philipp Traum
Father Peter
1980s
- 1989
The Watchmaker and the Chicken
Movie
- 1988
Dance Around the Steam Boiler
Movie
Vernanda
Movie
- 1986
Face to Face
Золле
In the Time of the Law of the Wolf
Movie
- 1984
Lurich
Lawyer
Cargo With No Markings
контрабандист
Капитан Фракасс
Матамор
- 1983
Nipernaadi
Siimon Vaa
- 1981
A Fairy Tale Told at Night
Waldmännchen
Murder on the 31st Floor
Karl Branner
- 1980
Wild Violets
Lipp
1970s
- 1979
Dead Mountaineer's Hotel
Alex Snewahr
The Visitor
Movie
- 1978
Daisy Petal Game
Oskar (segment "Poacher")
- 1977
Data Tutashkhia
Count Seged · 7 episodes
Time to Live, Time to Love
Movie
- 1976
Summer
Toots's Father
Indrek
Religion Teacher
- 1975
The Accident
Вальтер - судья
The Red Violin
Peek
- 1974
An Unusual Story
Psychiatrist
Spring in the Forest
Minna's Father
Dangerous Games
Õline
- 1972
The Committee of 19
Techer
Forest Captain
Jõnn
- 1971
Lack of Wind
Saare Sander
Echoes of the Past
Zeifert
Windy Beach
Hollmann
- 1970
King Lear
King Lear
The Last Relic
Brother Johannes (voice) (uncredited)
1960s
- 1969
Madness
Windisch
- 1968
The Dead Season
Professor O'Reilly
Postmark from Vienna
Martin Roll
- 1967
Girl in Black
Movie
- 1965
The New Devil of Hellsbottom
Peetrus
- 1964
Traces
Elmar
- 1963
Under the Same Roof
Tõnis
- 1962
Laulu sõber
Ott Kuu, traktorist
- 1960
Actor Joller
Ruts
1950s
- 1959
Uninvited Guests
Movie
- 1955
Andrus' Happiness
Movie
Wrote 2
1960s
- 1961
Meeting by Chance
Writer
- 1960
Actor Joller
Screenplay
Appearances2
2020s
- 2026
JJ: Every Inch a King
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1984
Täna õhtul...
Self