Yury Yakovlev was a stage and film actor, People's Artist of the USSR, laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation, laureate of the State Prize of the RSFSR named after Konstantin Stanislavsky. Born in 1928 in Moscow, he graduated from the Shchukin Theatre Institute in 1952 and joined the troupe of the Vakhtangov Theatre. On the theatrical stage, Yury Yakovlev created numerous vivid characters, including Pantalone in "Princess Turandot", Dudukin in "Without Guilt, Guilty", Karenin in "Anna Karenina", and Sorin in "The Seagull". In cinema, he gained fame for his roles as Prince Myshkin in the film "Idiot", Lieutenant Rzhevsky in "Hussar Ballad", Tsar Ivan Vasilievich in "Ivan Vasilievich Changes Profession", and Ippolit in "The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!". His creative range encompassed both dramatic and comedic genres. The Bakhrushin Theatre Museum's online collection features photographs of Yury Yakovlev in his roles and other materials related to the actor.