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

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and

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, and a grandson of impresario Veniamin Nikulin. Nikulin graduated from

Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...

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 Moscow Sovremennik Theatre (russian: Московский театр «Современник») is a theatre company in Moscow founded in 1956. "Sovremennik" means "Contemporary".

. He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than hundred roles.

Filmography

* '' Nine Days in One Year'' (russian: Девять дней одного года, 1962) as young physicist * ''

The Road to Berth ''The Road to Berth'' (russian: Путь к причалу, Put k prichalu) is a 1962 Soviet drama film directed by Georgiy Daneliya. Plot The film tells about a guy named Vasya, who decides to go to the Arctic. There he finds a job on the sea ...

'' (Путь к причалу, 1962) as Marat Lepin * '' The Big Ore'' (Большая руда, 1964) as Vladimir * ''

Adventures of a Dentist ''Adventures of a Dentist'' (russian: Похождения зубного врача, Pokhozhdyeniya zubnovo vracha) is a 1965 Soviet dark comedy/drama feature film directed by Elem Klimov on Mosfilm. It is currently available to view through the ...

'' (Похождения зубногo врача, 1965) as patient * ''

Three Fat Men ''Three Fat Men'' (Три толстяка) written in 1924, by Yury Olesha, was published in 1928. It was the first revolutionary fairy tale in Soviet literature. The critical reaction at first was varied. V. Boichevsky in an article "How Storie ...

'' (Три толстяка, 1966) as Dr. Haspar Arnery * '' The Mysterious Wall'' (Таинственная стена, 1967) as Canadian traveler * ''

The Brothers Karamazov ''The Brothers Karamazov'' (russian: Братья Карамазовы, ''Brat'ya Karamazovy'', ), also translated as ''The Karamazov Brothers'', is the last novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky spent nearly two years writing '' ...

'' (Братья Карамазовы, 1969) as Smerdyakov * '' Day by Day'' (День за днём, 1971) as Dima * ''

Failure of Engineer Garin ''Failure of Engineer Garin'' (russian: Крах инженера Гарина, translit. Krakh inzhenera Garina) is a 1973 Soviet television film in four parts loosely based on a novel '' Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin'' by Alexei Tolstoy. ...

'' (Крах инженера Гарина, 1973) as Portier * ''

The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" ( da, Den lille havfrue) is a literary fairy tale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The story follows the journey of a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea as a mermaid to gain a ...

'' (Русалочка, 1976) as Sulpitius /

Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consist ...

* '' The Nose'' (Нос, 1977) as janitor * ''

Kind Men , image = , caption = , director = Karen Shakhnazarov , producer = Vladimir Klimenko , writer = Leonid Zorin , starring = , music = Mark Minkov , cinematography = Vladimir Shevtsik , editing = Tamara Belyayeva , released = 1979 , stud ...

'' (Добряки, 1979) as Orest Ivanovich Muzhesky * '' 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 ''The Master and Margarita'' (russian: Мастер и Маргарита) is a novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov, written in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1940 during Stalin's regime. A censored version, with several chapters cut by ...

'' (Мастер и Маргарита, 1994) as episode * ''

Yana's Friends ''Yana's Friends'' ( he, החברים של יאנה, translit=HaHaverim shel Yana) is a 1999 Israeli film directed by Arik Kaplun. script editor: Savi Gabizon. Critically acclaimed, it won 10 Israeli Academy Awards including the Ophir Award for B ...

'' (Друзья Яны, 1999) as neighbour

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* 1932 births 2005 deaths People's Artists of the RSFSR Soviet male actors Russian emigrants to Israel Moscow State University alumni Moscow Art Theatre School alumni Male actors from Moscow {{Russia-actor-stub