Donatas Banionis
Biography
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

Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin

Entrance to the Maze

The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin

Beware of the Car!

Operation 'Trust'

The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce

The Red Tent
All Movies (68)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA2017 · as Kris Kelvin (archive footage)
- The Silent Lithuanian Revolution2013 · as Donatas Banionis
- Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky2012 · as Self
- Fireheart: The Legend of Tadas Blinda2011 · as Murovjovas
- Revisiting Solaris2007 · as Chris Kelvin
- Anastasia2006 · as Doctor's father
- Meeting2005
- The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga2004
- Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun2004 · as Sveneld
- Kauno bliuzas2004
- Only Time...2002 · as Alexander Yanovich
- The Courtyard2000 · as The old man
- Adomas Mickevičius. 1798 - 1855. Realybės versijos1998
- Anna1996
- Nobleman Zavalnia1994
- Seven Days After the Murder1992 · as investigator
- Depression1991 · as "Oldster"
- Yatra Witch1991
- Bloodsuckers1991 · as Telyaev
- Human Target1990
- Entrance to Labyrinth1990 · as Mazardi
- Vera - Der schwere Weg der Erkenntnis1989
- The Thirteenth Apostle1988
- At the End of the Night1988
- Enclosure1988
- Cry of a Dolphin1987 · as Bar-Mattay - professor psychologist
- Snake Catcher1986 · as Mitrich-Kolobok
- He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life1986 · as Self (archive footage)
- The Limit of Truth1986 · as Ožoginas
- I'm Sorry1982 · as Guest from Vilnius
- Honeymoon in America1982
- A Child's World1982 · as Mikhail Rasporkin
- Nicolo Paganini1982
- Fact1981 · as Colonel Titel
- Andrius1980 · as Rauplėnas
- The Monarch Butterfly1980
- Territory1979 · as Chinkov
- Unseeded Rye Blossom1979 · as Antanas Petrušonis
- The Centaurs1979 · as The President
- The Adventures of Prince Florisel1979 · as Ник Николс, "Председатель"
- Identification Marks None1979 · as Harting
- Where have you been, Odysseus?1978
- Armed and Very Dangerous1978 · as Gabriel Conroy
- Cash Collector's Bag1977 · as Aleksey Tulyakov
- Mama, I’m Alive1977 · as Mauris
- The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce1977
- Beethoven - Days in a Life1976 · as Ludwig van Beethoven
- The Flight of Mr. McKinley1975 · as мистер Мак-Кинли
- Discovery1973 · as Сергей Матвеевич Юрышев (академик)
- The Commander of the Lucky 'Pike'1973 · as Viktor Sherknis
- Captain Jack1972
- Капитан Джек1972 · as Митя
- Solaris1972 · as Kris Kelvin
- Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment1971 · as Goya
- The Red Diplomat1971 · as Savva Morozov
- King Lear1970 · as Albany
- The Red Tent1969 · as Adalberto Mariano
- The Dead Season1968 · as Konstantin Ladeinikov
- Operation 'Trust'1968 · as Eduard Ottovich Staunits
- The Life and Ascension of Yuras Bratchik1967
- The Little Prince1966 · as Adult
- Beware of the Car!1966 · as пастор, покупатель
- Nobody Wanted to Die1966 · as Vaitkus
- In a Remote Homestead1966 · as kunigas
- March, march! Tra-ta-ta!1964 · as Major Varnalesa
- The Chronicle of One Day1963
- Adam Wants to Be a Man1960 · as Dausa
- Maryte1947 · as Nephew of Petras
All TV Shows (9)
- The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin2004 · as Nero Wolfe
- Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin2002 · as Nero Wolfe
- Entrance to the Maze1990 · as Mazardi
- Vera - Der schwere Weg der Erkenntnis1989
- To the Coming Century1985
- Nicolo Paganini1982
- The Adventures of Prince Florisel1981
- The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce1977 · as Ferdinand Luce - left-wing journalist
- Operation 'Trust'1968 · as Эдуард Оттович Стауниц - барон