Igor Yankovsky

Igor Rostislavovich Yankovsky (; 29 April 1951 – 26 January 2025) was a Soviet and Russian actor and television presenter. He was a son of Rostislav Yankovsky, and a nephew of Oleg Yankovsky.

Life and career Yankovsky graduated from Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute in 1974. From 1974 to 1992 he served in the .

From 1992 he was working in the advertising business. He was an academician of the Russian Academy of Advertising.

From 17 September to 26 November 2001 he hosted the game show Alchnost (similar to the American Greed) on the NTV channel.

He held a degree of a Candidate of political sciences.

Yankovsky died from cirrhosis of the liver in Moscow, on 26 January 2025, at the age of 73.

Selected filmography 1973 — It is Stronger Than Me as Ivan 1974 — Maigret and the Old Lady as Henry 1975 — Investigation Led by Experts: Riposte as Yuri Moralyov 1976 — Lullaby for Men as Vsevolod 1977 — The Golden Mine as Oleg Torchinsky 1979 — The Suicide Club, or the Adventures of a Titled Person as Geraldine Jr. 1984 — Time and the Conways as Gerald Thornton in his youth 1984 — Charlotte's Necklace as Viktor Korablyov 1995 — Yeralash: Clock as Igor Nikolayevich, school director 2002 — In Motion as publisher