Yuriy Nikulin
Known for Acting · 49 credits
- Born
- 1921-12-18
- Died
- 1997-08-21
- Place of birth
- Demidov, Smolenskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR
- Also known as
- Yuri Nikulin · Юрий Владимирович Никулин · Juri Wladimirowitsch Nikulin · Jurij Nikulin · Jurij Władimirowicz Nikulin · يوري نيكولين
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Yuri Vladimirovich Nikulin (Russian: Юрий Владимирович Никулин; 18 December 1921 – 21 August 1997) was a well-known Soviet and Russian actor and clown who starred in many popular films. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1973 andHero of Socialist Labour in 1990. He also received a number of state awards, including the prestigious Order of Lenin, which he received twice in his lifetime.
Nikulin's effortless style and precise delivery, as well as his mastery of timing and his hilarious masks made him an outstanding comedian, arguably the best Russian comedian ever. Nikulin showed his range in a variety of genres from slapstick comedy to romance and war drama. His most popular film partners were Georgiy Vitsin, Yevgeni Morgunov,Natalya Varley, Rolan Bykov, Anatoli Papanov, Sergei Filippov, Mikhail Pugovkin, Aleksandr Demyanenko, Leonid Kuravlyov, Andrey Mironov, Evgeni Evstigneev, Vasili Shukshin, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Sergei Bondarchuk, Nikolay Burlyaev, Viktor Pavlov, Boris Novikov Vladimir Etush, Saveli Kramarov, Nikolai Grinko, and many other notable Russian actors. In the ring, Nikulin presented a phlegmatic temperament, slow and unsmiling, and to many in the West his personality was reminiscent of the great silent film comedian Buster Keaton. Rich in mimicry, doleful of expression, Nikulin was hailed as “a brainy clown” outside Russia. Simple in style and gentle with children, his only vestiges of make-up were a reddened nose and black lines around his eyes, much different from the grotesquely painted faces of Western clowns. Nikulin, affectionately called Uncle Yury by Russian children, relied mainly upon his wits to earn his place in history as one of the best clowns of the 20th century.
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (43)
Andrei Rublev
1966
as Patrikey
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
1967
as Balbes
The Diamond Arm
1969
as Semyon Semyonovich Gorbunkov
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures
1965
as «Balbes» (segment "Operation Y")
When the Trees Were Tall
1961
as Kuzma Kuzmich Iordanov
12 Chairs
1971
as janitor Tikhon
They Fought for Their Motherland
1975
as pvt. Nekrasov
Old Men: Robbers
1972
as Николай Мячиков
No Fear, No Blame
1962
as clown
Big "Wick"
1964
as Петя-Петушок (нлвелла «Влип»)
Strictly Business
1963
as thief (story «Makes the Whole World Kin»)
Give Me a Complaints Book
1964
as продавец
Young-Green
1962
as Nikolai
Scarecrow
1983
as Nikolay Bessoltsev - Lena's grandfather
Bootleggers
1962
as «Балбес»
Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross
1961
as «Балбес»
Sovershenno seryozno
1961
as «Балбес» (новелла «Пёс Барбос и необычный кросс»)
Pyotr Martynovich And The Years Of Great Life
1976
as Himself
Come Here, Mukhtar!
1964
as Glasychev
The Little Runaway
1966
A Girl with Guitar
1958
as Pyromancer Loser
Bobik Visiting Barbos
1977
as Bobik (voice)
Telegram
1972
as Fyodor Fyodorovich
My Friend, Kolka!
1961
as Vasya
Twenty Days Without War
1976
as Major Vasily Nikolaevich Lopatin
Голубой огонек - в первый час
1965
as Self
The Unamenables
1959
as Vasily Klyachkin
The Man from Nowhere
1961
as Militsioner (uncredited)
New Girl
1969
Point, Point, Comma...
1972
as Alexey's father
Deniska's Stories
1970
as сосед Дениски из похожего дома
Captain Krokus
1991
as introductory and concluding remarks
Seven Old Men and One Girl
1968
as грабитель («Балбес»)
The Taming of the Shrew
1961
as Boys' Choir Master
Сказки русского леса
1967
as Balbes
Георгий Вицин. Не надо смеяться
2016
as Self (archive footage)
I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up
1982
as Kloun
Here, Not Far Away
1979
Fantasizing
1965
Георгий Вицин. Отшельник
2008
as Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Travka
1976
Parad-Alle
1971
Clowns and Children
1977
About Yuriy Nikulin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Yuri Vladimirovich Nikulin (Russian: Юрий Владимирович Никулин; 18 December 1921 – 21 August 1997) was a well-known Soviet and Russian actor and clown who starred in many popular films. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1973 andHero of Socialist Labour in 1990. He also received a number of state awards, including the prestigious Order of Lenin, which he received twice in his lifetime. Nikulin's effortless style and precise delivery, as well as his mastery of timing and his hilario… With 49 credits spanning from 1958 to 2016, Yuriy Nikulin has appeared in 43 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Yuriy Nikulin Movies
- Andrei Rublev (1966) — as Patrikey
- Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967) — as Balbes
- The Diamond Arm (1969) — as Semyon Semyonovich Gorbunkov
- Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures (1965) — as «Balbes» (segment "Operation Y")
- When the Trees Were Tall (1961) — as Kuzma Kuzmich Iordanov
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