Juris Lauciņš
Biography
Juris Lauciņš was a Latvian-Russian actor whose career spanned over four decades, beginning at the age of ten in 1967. He gained international recognition for his role as the hangman in Parko Viht's adaptation of Andrei Bely's "Hard to Be a God" (2013). Before his death from throat cancer in Moscow in 2013, Lauciņš had appeared in various film and television productions, including "Gloss" (2007) and "Yuri's Day" (2008), both of which showcased his versatility as an actor.