As per our current Database, Nikolai Gritsenko has been died on 8 December, 1979 at Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
When Nikolai Gritsenko die, Nikolai Gritsenko was 67 years old.
| Popular As | Nikolai Gritsenko |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Age | 67 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | July 24, 1912 (Yasinovataya, Bakhmut uyezd, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Yasynuvata Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine]) |
| Birthday | July 24 |
| Town/City | Yasinovataya, Bakhmut uyezd, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Yasynuvata Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine] |
| Nationality | Ukraine] |
Nikolai Gritsenko’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Nikolai Gritsenko was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
Nikolai Gritsenko was a notable Russian actor known for the role as Kareni in Anna Karenina (1967) by director Aleksandr Zarkhi, and as Nazi General in TV series 'Semnadtsat mgnovenii vesny' by director Tatyana Lioznova.
He was born Nikolai Olimpiyevich Gritsenko on July 24, 1912, in Yasinovataya, Donetsk province, Russian Empire (now Donetsk, Ukraine). In 1934 he graduated from Makeevka School of musical drama, then studied acting in Kiev.
From 1937 - 1940 he studied acting at Shchukin Theatrical School of the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow, graduating in 1940 as an actor.From 1940 to 1979 Nikolai Gritsenko was a permanent member of the troupe at Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow.
There his stage partners were such actors as Mikhail Ulyanov, Ruben Simonov, Boris Zakhava, Mikhail Astangov, Vladimir Etush, Varvara Popova, Irina Kupchenko, Natalya Tenyakova, Yuliya Borisova, Lyudmila Maksakova, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Marianna Vertinskaya, Nina Ruslanova, Nikolai Plotnikov, Vasiliy Lanovoy, Yuriy Yakovlev, Vyacheslav Shalevich, Andrei Abrikosov, Grigori Abrikosov, Boris Babochkin, Nikolai Timofeyev, Aleksandr Grave, and Evgeniy Karelskikh, among others.
His most memorable stage performances were such roles as Fedor Protasov in "Zhivoy Trup" (1962) (aka.. The Living Corpse) after the eponymous novel by Leo Tolstoy, and the title role as Prince Myshkin in Dostoyevsky's "Idiot" (1958).
Gritsenko created the role as Tartalya in 'Princess Turandot' (1963), and delivered many acclaimed performances in the legendary Vakhtangov's production of Carlo Gozzi's comedy.Nikolai Gritsenko was designated People's Actor of the USSR (1964).
He was awarded the State Prize of Russia for his stage work, and was awarded the State Prize of the USSR (1951) for his role in the film Dream of a Cossack (1951). He died of a heart failure on December 8, 1979, in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, and was laid to rest in the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, Russia.
