Kostas Smoriginas
Kostas Smoriginas | |
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Smoriginas in 2004 | |
| Born | 22 April 1953 Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, USSR |
| Died | 29 October 2025 (aged 72) Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976–2025 |
Kostas Smoriginas (22 April 1953 – 29 October 2025) was a Lithuanian stage and film actor and musician.[1]
Between 1995 and 1998, Smoriginas and actors Saulius Bareikis and Olegas Ditkovskis, toured and recorded as the musical group Aktorių trio (Actors' Trio). From the 2000s he performed solo.[1]
Smoriginas died in Vilnius on 29 October 2025, at the age of 72.[2][3]
Filmography
From 1976 he played in over 40 films,[4][5] including:
- Loss (2008)
- Nikolai Vavilov (1990), starring Nikolai Vavilov, a persecuted prominent Soviet biologist
- Walnut Bread (1977)
Discography
- Aktorių trio
- Solo
Awards
- 2008: Best Actor award at Sidabrinė gervė 2008 Lithuanian film industry awards
- 2007: Knight's Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania[6]
- 2001: Lithuanian National Prize[7]
- 1999: Kristoforas Award[6]
- 1987: USSR State Prize[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g [1] "Kostas Smoriginas" at cinema.lt
- ^ "Kostas Smoriginas". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian).
- ^ "Seminal Lithuanian actor Kostas Smoriginas dies at 72". lrt.lt. Lithuanian National Radio and Television. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ Костас Сморигинас at kinopoisk.ru
- ^ Kostas Smoriginas at IMDb
- ^ a b Kostas Smoriginas, Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia
- ^ (in Lithuanian) Laureates list at Lithuanian Culture Ministry website
- ^ "Kostas Smoriginas", in: Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (Soviet Lithuanian Encyclopedia), Vilnius, Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1988, vol. 4, p. 49
External links
- Kostas Smoriginas at IMDb
- Kostas Smoriginas discography at Discogs