Occupation Actor Years active 1960—2005 | Name Valentin Nikulin Role Film actor | |
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Native name Валентин Юрьевич Никулин Died August 6, 2005, Moscow, Russia | ||
Valentin Yuryevich Nikulin (Russian: Валенти́н Ю́рьевич Нику́лин; July 7, 1932, Moscow — August 6, 2005, ib) was a Soviet, Russian and the Israeli theater and film actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1990).
Valentin 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 Konstantin Shayne and Tamara Shayne, grandson impresario Veniamin Nikulin.
Nikulin graduated from Moscow State University with a degree in law in 1957 and from the School-Studio at the Moscow Art Theatre (1956–1960). During 1960—1990, and from 1999 until death, he was an actor at the Sovremennik Theatre.
He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than hundred roles.