In 1955, Nevinny again took an examination in the school studio of Moscow Arts Theater; this time, the attempt was successful.

He participated in many performances, such as: In 1960, Nevinny made his debut in cinema as a policeman in the movie Probation.

After his first role, Nevinny played in several other movies, The Chairman (as Pavel Markushev) and Ruslan and Ludmila (as Farlaf).

In the same year, he took part in the popular children sci-fi TV series Guest from the Future as space pirate Veselchak U (lit.

President Dmitry Medvedev expressed his condolences to relatives and friends of the actor.