
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/28/1924
Place of Birth
Kaunas, Lithuania
Also Known As
Donatas BanionisДонатас БанёнисДонатас Юозович Банионис
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

Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
as Goya

Solaris
as Kris Kelvin

The Red Tent
as Adalberto Mariano

The Flight of Mr. McKinley
as мистер Мак-Кинли

Enclosure
Unknown Role

At the End of the Night
Unknown Role

Armed and Very Dangerous
as Gabriel Conroy

The Centaurs
as The President

Fireheart: The Legend of Tadas Blinda
as Murovjovas

Territory
as Chinkov

The Dead Season
as Konstantin Ladeinikov

Cry of a Dolphin
as Bar-Mattay - professor psychologist

Mama, I’m Alive
as Mauris

King Lear
as Albany

Discovery
as Сергей Матвеевич Юрышев (академик)

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
as Kris Kelvin (archive footage)

Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun
as Sveneld

Nobody Wanted to Die
as Vaitkus

Revisiting Solaris
as Chris Kelvin

The Little Prince
as Adult