Valentin Nikulin


Valentin Yuryevich Nikulin was a Soviet, Russian and Israeli theater and film actor.

Biography

Nikulin was born in the family of the playwright Yuri Nikulin and pianist Eugeniya Brooke ; nephew of the writer Lev Nikulin and actors Konstantin Shayne and Tamara Shayne, and a grandson of impresario Veniamin Nikulin.
Nikulin graduated from Moscow State University with a degree in law in 1957 and from the School-Studio at the Moscow Art Theatre. From 1960-90, and from 1999 until his death, he was an actor at the Sovremennik Theatre. He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than hundred roles.

Partial filmography