Nikolai Gritsenko | |
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Микола Гриценко | |
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| Born | Mykola Olimpiyevych Hrytsenko 24 July 1912 |
| Died | 8 December 1979 (aged 67) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1937–1979 |
Nikolai Olimpievich Gritsenko or Mykola Hrytsenko (Russian: Николай Олимпиевич Гриценко, Ukrainian: Микола Олімпійович Гриценко; 24 July 1912 – 8 December 1979) was a Soviet Ukrainian theater and film actor.[1] He appeared in more than 30 films between 1942 and 1978. Gritsenko also was member of the Vakhtangov Theatre company in Moscow.[2] There he was designated Honored Artist of the RSFSR and People's Artist of the USSR. He died on 8 December 1979 after a "conflict" with patients at a hospital he was staying in, and was buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.[3]
