As per our current Database, Nikolai Kryukov has been died on 30 April, 1993 at St. Petersburg, Russia.
When Nikolai Kryukov die, Nikolai Kryukov was 78 years old.
| Popular As | Nikolai Kryukov |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Age | 78 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Born | July 8, 1915 (Zamytye, Tver Governorate, Russian Empire [now Rameshki Raion, Tver Oblast, Russia]) |
| Birthday | July 8 |
| Town/City | Zamytye, Tver Governorate, Russian Empire [now Rameshki Raion, Tver Oblast, Russia] |
| Nationality | Russia] |
Nikolai Kryukov’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.
Nikolai Kryukov was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rabbit enjoy being surrounded by family and friends. They’re popular, compassionate, sincere, and they like to avoid conflict and are sometimes seen as pushovers. Rabbits enjoy home and entertaining at home. Compatible with Goat or Pig.
Nikolai Nikolaevich Kryukov was born on July 8, 1915, in a village in Tver province, USSR. His parents were farmers. Young Kryukov was fond of silent films. In 1930, he decided to become an actor and moved to Leningrad.
During the 1930s he was industrial worker at the "Sevkabel" plant in Leningrad. At that time he also attended acting class at the Bolshoi Drama Theatre (BDT) in Leningrad, graduating in 1935 as an actor.
From 1936 - 1941 he was permanent member of the troupe with E. Radlov's theatre, then at Lensoveta Theatre in Leningrad. In 1940, Kryukov made his film debut in 'Politruk Kolyvanov' (1940), but the film was not completed because of the hardship in the Second World War.
During WWII, Nikolai Nikolaevich Kryukov worked as actor during the siege of Leningrad. In the beginning of 1942, he was evacuated from besieged Leningrad to the city of Pyatigorsk. There he was arrested by the advancing Nazi Army and was taken to Germany as a POW.
In Germany, Nikolai Nikolaevich Kryukov worked as actor until liberation at the end of WWII. Then he was returned to the Soviet Union together with five million other POWs.After the war, Nikolai Nikolaevich Kryukov undergone interrogation by the Red Army intelligence and the KGB, before he was allowed to work again as a stage actor with various theatre companies in such cities as Tbilisi, Tver, Rostov, and Riga.
However, he was restricted from working in Leningrad/St. Petersburg until after the death of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin a series of political changes were initiated in the Soviet Union by Nikita Khrushchev.
In 1958 Nikolai Kryukov returned to Leningrad and became staff actor at the Lenfilm Studios. He was regarded for his roles in such films as Tumannost Andromedy (1967), Devushka i Grand (1982), and in the popular Russian series about Sherlock Holmes.
Nikolai Nikolaevich Kryukov was married to actress Lilia Gurova and the couple lived in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was designated Honorable Actor of Russia (1992) and was a highly respected actor in Russia.
He died of a heart failure on April 30, 1993, and was laid to rest in Serafimovskoe Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia.
