Timofeyev / Yurovsky — Assassin of the Tsar Character Profile

About Timofeyev / Yurovsky

A long-term asylum patient who claims to be the assassin Yakov Yurovsky, experiencing physical symptoms and psychological shifts that blur the line between delusion and historical memory.

Timofeyev / Yurovsky — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Malcolm McDowell

Appears in

Assassin of the Tsar (1991)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (2)

• Timofeyev / Yurovsky — Conflict Assassin — Alexander II (Yuri Belyayev)

  Historical killer targeting the monarch.

• Timofeyev / Yurovsky — Professional Psychiatrist — Dr. Smirnov / Tsar Nicholas II (Oleg Yankovskiy)

  Clinical doctor-patient dynamic driving the narrative.

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