Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev

Yevgeni Yevstigneyev was the actor of a wide range of roles, but the most successful were his salient parts. His unshowy appearance — a round-shouldered figure, the head with a big bald spot, a long snub nose and outstanding ears — was compensated by his great virtuosity, tenacious observation and enormous charm. Yevstigneyev reached such skill in acting that almost instantly he guessed and shaped the character, improvising out the things that the film director needed.