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Nikolai Gritsenko

1912 – 1979

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Lived 1912 – 1979 (aged 67). Nikolai Gritsenko was a Russian actor, film actor and stage actor.

Nikolai Olimpievich Gritsenko or Mykola Olimpiiovych Hrytsenko (December 8, 1979) was a Soviet theater and film actor. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1942 and 1978. Gritsenko also was a member of the Vakhtangov Theatre company in Moscow. There he was designated Honored Artist of the RSFSR and People's Artist of the USSR. He died on 8 December 1979 after a "conflict" with patients at a hospital he was staying in, and was buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.

Partial filmography

Mashenka (1942) – Kolya (1946) – Lt. Anton Petrovich Fadeev Farewell, America (1949) Dream of a Cossack (1951) – Artamashov The Night Before Christmas (1951) – Vakula (voice) Hostile Whirlwinds (1953) – Schreder Marina's Destiny (1953) – Terenty The Safety Match (1954) – Psekov, estate manager A Big Family (1954) – club manager The Road (1955) – Ivan Alekseevich The Sisters (1957) (1958) (1959) – Vadim Roshchin Wind of Freedom (1961) – Georg Stan Barrier of the Unknown (1962) – Vadim Lagin Ponedelnik: den tyazhyolyy (1964) – Kuzma Yegorovich Stryapkov (1964) – Aleksandr Gratsiyansky (1964) – Fedor Zhurbenko Man without a Passport (1966) – Pyotr Izmaylov (1966) – Colonel Miller (1967) – Saveliy Petrovich Fisyuk Anna Karenina (1967) – Karenin (1968) A Little Crane (1969) – Markelov Razvyazka (1969) – Terekhov The Adjutant of His Excellency (1970, TV Series) – Vikentiy Pavlovich Speransky Family Happiness (1970) – Vaksin (1970) – Reichenberg Schastye Anny (1971) – Prokhor Lychkov (1971) – Vasil Mironovich The Land of Sannikov (1973) - Trifon Stepanovich Perfilyev, gold mines (1973) – Ananiy Mytnikov Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973, TV Mini-Series) – general in the train The Land of Sannikov (1973) – Trifon Perfilyev (1973) – baron Erich von Ostenfelzen Doker (1973) (1974) – Anton Trofimovich Gulyayev (1976) – Pyotr Yegorovich Stazhyor (1976) – Aleksandr Trofimov (1978) – General Pechenegov (1978) – Varlamtsev Father Sergius (1979) – General Korotkov (1979)

Awards Stanislavsky State Prize of the RSFSR

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute
Awards
Stalin Prize; Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; People's Artist of the USSR; Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; People's Artist of the RSFSR; Honored Artist of the RSFSR; Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"; Stanislavsky State Prize of the RSFSR
Also known as
Nikolai Olimpievich Gritsenko

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Nikolai Gritsenko?

actor (1912–1979)

When was Nikolai Gritsenko born?

Nikolai Gritsenko was born on 11 July 1912 in Yasynuvata.

When did Nikolai Gritsenko die?

Nikolai Gritsenko died on 8 December 1979 in Moscow.

What was Nikolai Gritsenko's occupation?

Nikolai Gritsenko was an actor, film actor and stage actor.

What nationality was Nikolai Gritsenko?

Nikolai Gritsenko was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nikolai Gritsenko

· Wikidata: Q4149806

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