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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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...
Known for
FuseSeries • 1962
YeralashSeries • 1974
To RememberSeries • 1993
Andrei RublevMovie • 1966
Operation Y and Other Shurik's AdventuresMovie • 1965
Kidnapping, Caucasian StyleMovie • 1967
The Diamond ArmMovie • 1969
They Fought for Their MotherlandMovie • 1975
Twenty Days Without WarMovie • 1976
Dog Barbos and Unusual CrossMovie • 1961
ScarecrowMovie • 1983
12 ChairsMovie • 1971
Give Me a Complaints BookMovie • 1965
Old Men: RobbersMovie • 1972
When the Trees Were TallMovie • 1961
Strictly BusinessMovie • 1963
Come Here, Mukhtar!Movie • 1964
BootleggersMovie • 1961
Seven Old Men and One GirlMovie • 1968
Bobik Visiting BarbosMovie • 1977