Donatas Banionis EN

Donatas Banionis EN

Donatas Banionis (28 April 1924 – 4 September 2014) was a Lithuanian actor. He has more than 80 credited roles in cinema and is best known for his performance in the lead role of Tarkovsky's Solaris as Kris Kelvin. He was born in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Lithuanian commission clears Banionis, Sondeckis of KGB collaboration allegations

There are no grounds to say that actor Donatas Banionis and conductor Saulius Sondeckis collaborated with the KGB, the Lithuanian Lustration Commission...

Lithuanian genocide centre urges critical approach to KGB agents' list

The Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Centre says that a register of KGB archival dossiers it has just completed publishing should be viewed with...

Famous Lithuanian actor Banionis worked for KGB during Soviet era – documents

Prominent Lithuanian actor Donatas Banionis was recruited as a KGB agent during the soviet rule, the Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Centre...

120s: Stage and screen actor Banionis dies and NATO's accusations against Russia

120s news: Celebrated actor Donatas Banionis dies, NATO's straighforward accusations to Russia, Russian army on intelligence mission near Mariupol, Russian...