Nikolai Grigoryevich Grinko or Mykola Hryhorovych Hrynko (Ukrainian: Микола Григорович Гринько; Russian: Никола́й Григо́рьевич Гринько́; 22 May 1920, Kherson – 10 April 1989, Kyiv) was a Soviet and Ukrainian actor.

Nikolai Grinko
Born
Mykola Hryhorovych Hrynko

(1920-05-22)22 May 1920
Died10 April 1989(1989-04-10) (aged 68)
NationalityUkrainian
OccupationActor
Years active1946–1989

Biography edit

Nikolai Grinko was born on 22 May 1920[1]) in Kherson, then in Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine).[2] He died on 10 April 1989[1] in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (now Ukraine).[2]

His wife was Ayshe Rafetovna Chulak-ogly (born 1932), a violinist of the State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra of the Ukrainian SSR, a jazz-symphonic ensemble Dnepr.[3]

Career edit

In 1961, Mykola Hrynko switched to cinema. But at his "native" Dovzhenko Film Studio, he was not considered a "native" actor, he was filmed very little, and was not offered any leading roles. His screenplay for Ivan Franko's Stolen Happiness had been lying in the studio offices for 6 years and was put on the shelf.

Grinko is well known for his roles in the films of Andrei Tarkovsky, including: Ivan's Childhood, Andrei Rublev, Solaris, Mirror, and Stalker.[4][5]

He also starred in the 1981 film Teheran 43.[citation needed]

Selected filmography edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Страница Н. Г. Гринько Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b IMDb
  3. ^ Интервью Айше Чулак-оглы
  4. ^ "Как играть гения". day.kyiv.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  5. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 272–273. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.

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