Nikolai Gritsenko

Nikolai Gritsenko
Born	24 July 1912(1912-07-24) Yasynuvata, Donetsk, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
Died	8 December 1979(1979-12-08) (aged 67) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1942 – 1978

Nikolai Olimpievich Gritsenko (Russian: Николай Олимпиевич Гриценко, Ukrainian: Микола Олімпійович Гриценко Mykola Olimpiyovych Hrytsenko, 24 July 1912 – 8 December 1979) was a Soviet actor of Russian-Ukrainian heritage. He appeared in 33 films between 1942 and 1978. Gritsenko also was member of the Vakhtangov Theatre company in Moscow, Russia. There he was designated Honorable actor of Russia and People's Actor of the USSR. He died on December 8, 1979, and was laid to rest in the Novodevichy Cemetery, in Moscow, Russia.

Selected filmography

• The Night Before Christmas (1951)
• Dream of a Cossack (1951)
• Hostile Whirlwinds (1953)
• Marina's Destiny (1953)
• A Big Family (1954)
• Anna Karenina (1967)
• Razvyazka (1969)
• Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973)

External links

• Nikolai Gritsenko at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Gritsenko, Nikolai
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	1912-7-24
Place of birth	Yasinovataya, Donetsk, Russia (now Ukraine)
Date of death	1979-12-8
Place of death	Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union