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Jüri Järvet (born as Georgi Kuznetsov) was a highly prolific and respected Estonian screen and stage actor. He was born in Tallinn. His mother moved to Moscow in 1920. Jüri stayed to live in family's friend who later gave him into an orphanage. At the age of five he was taken into a family with three children though his new parents didn't adopt him officially. In 1936 he changed his birth name to Jüri Järvet.
Jüri got his first acting experience in the fourth grade were he had a non speaking part in school play. His next role came in sixth grade. He also appeared in five real theatre plays at his school years but he was replaced when he turned sixteen thus making him too old for the parts. After high school he worked as a messenger in factory's office.
In 1941 during the Soviet occupation in Estonia, he was drafted into Soviet Red Army but was later demobilized. After war Jüri worked as a dancer in Noorsooteater but he felt that dancing isn't something he would like to do so in 1944 he started to study acting and in 1945 he got his first role. Beside his studies he also did editorial work in radio.
His most famous film roles came in 1970s as made title role in Grigoriy Kozintsev's powerful King Lear (1970) (King Lear). In 1972 he played Dr. Snaut in Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris (1972) and in 1979 he played the owner of the hotel in Grigori Kromanov's cult film _'Hukkunud Alpinisti' hotell (1979)_ (The Dead Mountaineer Hotel).
Jüri Järvet was married twice. In 1948-1958 he was married with actress Inna Taarna. In 1955 their first son Jüri Järvet Jr. was born. In 1958 he married with oncologist Astrid. Couple had daughter Jana in 1960. Jüri died on July 5th 1995 in Tallinn.- Peter Whitman was born on 22 December 1947 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Superman II (1980), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Little Shop of Horrors (1986). He died on 5 July 1995 in London, England, UK.
- Renato Baldini was born on 18 December 1921 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Esther and the King (1960), Giants of Rome (1964) and Girl with a Suitcase (1961). He died on 5 July 1995 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Jytte Breuning was born on 29 March 1928 in Denmark. She was an actress. She died on 5 July 1995 in Denmark.
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Vyacheslav Kubarev was born on 12 July 1931. He was a production designer and actor, known for Pogovorim, brat (1979), Bryunetka za 30 kopeek (1991) and Gosudarstvennaya granitsa (1980). He died on 5 July 1995.- Beatrix Gardner was born on 13 July 1933 in Vienna. She was married to R. Allen Gardner. She died on 5 July 1995 in Padua, Italy.