
Soviet Russian actor and director (1920-1995)
Yakov Smolenskiy (* 28. February 1920 in Moscow; † 9. March 1995 in Moscow) was a soviet Russian actor and director. He was 75 years old. He studied at Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute. He worked at Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute. His awards include Order of Friendship, People's Artist of the RSFSR and Merited Artist of the RSFSR.