Valentin Nikulin

Valentin Nikulin
Валентин Юрьевич Никулин
Born	Valentin Yuryevich Nikulin (1932-07-07)7 July 1932 Moscow, Soviet Union
Died	August 6, 2005(2005-08-06) (aged 73) Moscow, Russia
Alma mater	Law Faculty of Moscow State University (1957) Moscow Art Theater School (1960)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1960—2005

Valentin Yuryevich Nikulin (Russian: Валенти́н Ю́рьевич Нику́лин; 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 (Девять дней одного года, 1962) — a young physicist
• Bolshaya ruda (Большая руда, 1964) — Vladimir
• Adventures of a Dentist (Пoхoждения зубногo врача, 1965) – patient
• Three Fat Men (Три толстяка, 1966) — Dr. Haspar Arnery
• The Mysterious Wall (Таинственная стена, 1967) — Canadian traveler
• The Brothers Karamazov (Братья Карамазовы, 1969) — Smerdyakov
• Failure of Engineer Garin (Крах инженера Гарина, 1973) – Portier
• The Little Mermaid (Русалочка, 1976) — Sulpitius, Hans Christian Andersen
• The Nose (Нос, 1977) – janitor
• Visit to Minotaur (Визит к Минотавру, 1977) – Andrea Guarneri
• Entrance to the Labyrinth (Вход в лабиринт, 1989) — Fiscal
• Stalin's Funeral (Похороны Сталина, 1990) – neighbor
• Coffee with Lemon (Кофе с лимоном, 1994) — pianist
• Yana's Friends (Друзья Яны, 1999) — neighbour

External links

• Valentin Nikulin at IMDb