Valentin Nikulin

Valentin Yuryevich Nikulin (; 7 July 1932, Moscow — 6 August 2005, Moscow) was a Soviet, Russian and Israeli theater and film actor.

Nikulin was born in the family of the playwright Yuri Nikulin (1907-1958) and pianist Eugeniya Brooke (1909-1982); nephew of the writer Lev Nikulin and actors Konstantin Shayne and Tamara Shayne, and a grandson of impresario Veniamin Nikulin.

Nikulin graduated from Moscow State University with a degree in law in 1957 and from the School-Studio at the Moscow Art Theatre (1956–60). From 1960-90, and from 1999 until his death, he was an actor at the Sovremennik Theatre. He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than hundred roles.

Filmography Nine Days in One Year (, 1962) as young physicist The Road to Berth (Путь к причалу, 1962) as Marat Lepin The Big Ore (Большая руда, 1964) as Vladimir Adventures of a Dentist (Похождения зубногo врача, 1965) as patient Three Fat Men (Три толстяка, 1966) as Dr. Haspar Arnery The Mysterious Wall (Таинственная стена, 1967) as Canadian traveler The Brothers Karamazov (Братья Карамазовы, 1969) as Smerdyakov Day by Day (День за днём, 1971) as Dima Failure of Engineer Garin (Крах инженера Гарина, 1973) as Portier The Little Mermaid (Русалочка, 1976) as Sulpitius / Hans Christian Andersen The Nose (Нос, 1977) as janitor Kind Men (Добряки, 1979) as Orest Ivanovich Muzhesky Behind the Blue Nights (За синими ночами, 1983) as Kirill Averichev Visit to Minotaur (Визит к Минотавру, 1987) as Andrea Guarneri Entrance to the Labyrinth (Вход в лабиринт, 1989) as Fiscal Stalin's Funeral (Похороны Сталина, 1990) as neighbor Coffee with Lemon (Кофе с лимоном, 1994) as pianist The Master and Margarita (Мастер и Маргарита, 1994) as episode Yana's Friends (Друзья Яны, 1999) as neighbour