Donatas Banionis

Donatas Banionis (April 28, 1924 – September 4, 2014) was a Lithuanian and Soviet actor. He was best known in the West for his lead role of Tarkovsky's Solaris as Kris Kelvin. He was born in Kaunas, Lithuania. Once, President of Russia, Vladimir Putin said that Banionis was the reason why he joined the KGB.

Banionis died on September 4, 2014 from a stroke. He was 90 years old. President Putin expressed his condolences to his family.

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Category:Soviet movie actors
Category:Soviet television actors