Nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov (13 April 1994) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1932 and 1993.

Selected filmography

* '' Outskirts'' (1933) * '' By the Bluest of Seas'' (1936) * '' The Return of Maxim'' (1937) * '' The Vyborg Side'' (1939) * '' Salavat Yulayev'' (1941) * '' They Met in Moscow'' (1941) * '' In the Rear of the Enemy'' (1941) * '' In the Name of the Fatherland'' (1943) * '' Heavenly Slug'' (1945) * '' Happy Flight'' (1949) * ''

The Battle of Stalingrad The Battle of Stalingrad ; see . rus, links=on, Сталинградская битва, r=Stalingradskaya bitva, p=stəlʲɪnˈɡratskəjə ˈbʲitvə. (17 July 19422 February 1943) was a major battle on the Eastern Front (World War II), E ...

'' (1949) * ''

The Lights of Baku ''The Lights of Baku'' () is a 1950 Soviet drama film directed by Iosif Kheifits, Rza Tahmasib and Aleksandr Zarkhi.Rollberg p.500 The film portrays workers in the oil fields of Azerbaijan during the Second World War, when they were of great strat ...

'' (1950) * ''

Sporting Honour ''Sporting Honour'' () is a 1951 Soviet sports film directed by Vladimir Petrov (director), Vladimir Petrov and starring Aleksei Gribov, Grigori Sergeyev and Margarita Lifanova. It was awarded the USSR State Prize, Stalin Prize, although politi ...

'' (1951) * '' Bountiful Summer'' (1951) * '' The Star'' (1953) * '' Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse'' (1955) * '' The Forty-First'' (1956) * ''

Leningrad Symphony Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 in C major, Opus number, Op. 60, nicknamed the ''Leningrad Symphony'', was begun in Leningrad, completed in the city of Samara (then known as Kuybyshev) in December 1941, and premiered in that city on March 5, ...

'' (1957) * ''

Over Tissa ''Over Tissa'' () is a 1958 Soviet spy thriller film directed by Dmitri Vasilyev and based on the eponymous book by Alexander Avdeenko. The picture was the box-office leader of the year 1958 in the USSR, it was seen by 45 million viewers. Plot T ...

'' (1958) * '' Ballad of a Soldier'' (1959) * ''

Cruelty Cruelty is the intentional infliction of suffering or the inaction towards another's suffering when a clear remedy is readily available. Sadism can also be related to this form of action or concept. Cruel ways of inflicting suffering may involv ...

'' (1959) * ''

Hussar Ballad ''The Hussar Ballad'' () is a 1962 Soviet musical film by Eldar Ryazanov, filmed on Mosfilm. In effect, it is one of the best loved musical comedies in Russia. With most of its dialogue delivered in verse, Ryazanov's script romanticizes the advent ...

'' (1962) * '' A Day of Happiness'' (1963) * ''

Balzaminov's Marriage ''Balzaminov's Marriage'' () is a 1964 Soviet historical comedy-drama film directed by Konstantin Voynov and loosely based on three plays by Alexander Ostrovsky: "Celebratory Daydream is Only Before Dinner", "Two Dogs Fight, the Third Keep Away" ...

'' (1964) * '' Come Here, Mukhtar!'' (1965) * '' There Was an Old Couple'' (1965) * '' Give me a complaints book'' (1965) * ''

Two Comrades Were Serving ''Two Comrades Were Serving'' (, translit. ''Sluzhili dva tovarishcha'') is a 1968 Soviet war film directed by Yevgeny Karelov with a script by Yuli Dunsky and Valeri Frid. The film is about the Russian Civil War, in particular, the battle f ...

'' (1968) * '' Town People'' (1975) * '' Autumn Marathon'' (1979) * ''

Battle of Moscow The Battle of Moscow was a military campaign that consisted of two periods of strategically significant fighting on a sector of the Eastern Front during World War II, between October 1941 and January 1942. The Soviet defensive effort frustrated H ...

'' (1985) * ''

Stalingrad Volgograd,. geographical renaming, formerly Tsaritsyn. (1589–1925) and Stalingrad. (1925–1961), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The city lies on the western bank of the Volga, covering an area o ...

'' (1989)

Awards and honors

* Three Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1939, 1967, 1971) * Two

Orders of Lenin The Order of Lenin (, ) was an award named after Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the October Revolution. It was established by the Central Executive Committee on 6 April 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration bestowed by the Soviet ...

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/ref> * Stalin Prize, 1st class (1941) *

Honored Artist of the RSFSR Honored Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Zasluzhenny artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achievements in the ...

(1942) *

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star () was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 1930 but its statute was only defined in decree of the Presidium of the ...

(1944) *

People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, actors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achiev ...

(1950) *

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти ...

(1965) *

Order of the October Revolution The Order of the October Revolution (, ''Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii'') was instituted on 31 October 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferred upon individuals or groups for services furthering communis ...

(1974) *

Hero of Socialist Labour The Hero of Socialist Labour () was an Title of honor, honorific title in the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries from 1938 to 1991. It represented the highest degree of distinction in the USSR and was awarded for exceptional achievem ...

(1980) *

Order of the Patriotic War The Order of the Patriotic War () is a Soviet Union, Soviet military Order (decoration), decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to Partisan (military), partisans for heroic deeds in the Easte ...

, 1st class (1985) *

Nika Award for the Lifetime Achievement Award Nika may refer to: People and fictional characters * Nika (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Nika (surname), a list of people * Nika King, stage name of 21st century American actre ...

(1991)

Notes

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* * 1911 births 1994 deaths Male actors from Moscow Actors from Moscow Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Russian male film actors Russian male silent film actors Russian male stage actors Russian male voice actors Soviet male film actors Soviet male silent film actors Soviet male stage actors Soviet male voice actors 20th-century Russian male actors Socialist realism Soviet military personnel of World War II People's Artists of the USSR People's Artists of the RSFSR Honored Artists of the RSFSR Heroes of Socialist Labour Recipients of the Stalin Prize Recipients of the Nika Award Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the October Revolution Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of the Red Star Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery {{USSR-actor-stub