Nikolai Gritsenko


Nikolai Olimpievich Gritsenko or Mykola Olimpiiovych Hrytsenko was a Soviet theater and film actor. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1942 and 1978. Gritsenko also was 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 – Kolya' – Lt. Anton Petrovich FadeevFarewell, America Dream of a Cossack – ArtamashovThe Night Before Christmas – Vakula Hostile WhirlwindsSchrederMarina's Destiny – TerentyThe Safety Match – Psekov, estate managerA Big Familyclub managerThe Road – Ivan Alekseevich

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