Yuriy Nikulin
Born
December 18, 1921
Died
August 21, 1997 (75 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Demidov, Smolenskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR
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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

Как уходили кумиры
Himself / ArchiveFootage · (1 episode)
2005

To Remember
Narrator · (1 episode)
1993

Captain Krokus
introductory and concluding remarks
1991

Scarecrow
Nikolay Bessoltsev - Lena's grandfather
1984

I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up
Kloun
1982
Here, Not Far Away
1979

Bobik Visiting Barbos
Bobik (voice)
1977

Twenty Days Without War
Major Vasily Nikolaevich Lopatin
1976

The Adventures of Travka
1976

Pyotr Martynovich And The Years Of Great Life
Himself
1976

They Fought for Their Motherland
pvt. Nekrasov
1975

Yeralash
(1 episode)
1974

Old Men: Robbers
Николай Мячиков
1972

Point, Point, Comma...
Alexey's father
1972

Telegram
Fyodor Fyodorovich
1972

12 Chairs
дворник Тихон
1971

Deniska's Stories
сосед Дениски из похожего дома
1970

The Diamond Arm
Семён Семёнович Горбунков
1969

New Girl
1969

Seven Old Men and One Girl
грабитель («Балбес»)
1968

Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
Балбес
1967

The Little Runaway
1966

Andrei Rublev
Patrikey
1966

Голубой огонек - в первый час
Self
1965

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures
"Балбес"
1965

Fantasizing
1965

Give Me a Complaints Book
продавец
1964

Big "Wick"
Петя-Петушок (нлвелла «Влип»)
1964

Come Here, Mukhtar!
Glasychev
1964

Strictly Business
thief (story «Makes the Whole World Kin»)
1963

No Fear, No Blame
clown
1963

Young-Green
Nikolai
1962

Fuse
(1 episode)
1962

Bootleggers
«Балбес»
1962

When the Trees Were Tall
Kuzma Kuzmich Iordanov
1961

The Taming of the Shrew
Boys' Choir Master
1961

Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross
«Балбес»
1961

Sovershenno seryozno
«Балбес» (новелла «Пёс Барбос и необычный кросс»)
1961

The Man from Nowhere
Militsioner (uncredited)
1961

My Friend, Kolka!
Vasya
1961

The Unamenables
Vasily Klyachkin
1959

A Girl with Guitar
Pyromancer Loser
1958