About

Known credits:
44
Birthday:
1903-07-27
Place of birth:
St Petersburg, Russian Empire
Website:
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Nikolai Cherkasov

Overview

An outstanding Soviet theater and film actor. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1937). People's Artist of the RSFSR (03/11/1939). People's Artist of the USSR (02.26.1947). He graduated from the Institute of Performing Arts (1926). Since 1919 - a mimic artist of the Petrograd Mariinsky Opera and Ballet Theater, the Bolshoi Drama Theater and other theaters. In the years 1926-1929 - actor of the Leningrad Youth Theater. In 1929-1931 - artist of the Leningrad and Moscow music halls. In the years 1931-1933 - artist of the Leningrad Mobile Theater "Comedy". In 1933-1965 - artist of the Leningrad Academic Drama Theater named after Pushkin. Nikolai Cherkasov is the only actor whose face is imprinted on the order. Stalin personally chose and approved the portrait of Cherkasov for one of the highest state awards - the Soviet Order of Alexander Nevsky. Member of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR 1-2 convocations. Member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR 3-4 convocations (1950-1958). Chairman of the Leningrad branch of the WTO (since 1948). Member of the Soviet Peace Committee (since 1949). Member of the CPSU (b) since 1940. September 14, Nikolai Konstantinovich died at the 64th year of life. When the great actor passed away, one of his students said that he died not from heart failure, but from insufficient heartiness... The actor was buried in the Necropolis of Artists of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra in Leningrad. July 27, 1970 the name of Cherkasov was assigned to one of the streets in Leningrad.

Known for

Acting
1966 Little Tragedies Actor N/A
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1965 Nights of Farewell Actor Gedeonov 58
Average
1963 Мелодии Дунаевского Actor N/A
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1963 All Remains to People Actor scientist Fyodor Dronov 58
Average
1959 Актёр Николай Черкасов Actor Himself N/A
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1958 Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot Actor Czar Ivan IV 62
Fair
1957 Don Quixote Actor Don Quixote de la Mancha / Alonso Quixano 59
Average
1955 They Knew Mayakovsky Actor N/A
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1953 Rimsky-Korsakov Actor Stasov 58
Average
1950 Mussorgsky Actor Vladimir Stasov 58
Average
1949 The Battle of Stalingrad Actor President Franklin D. Roosevelt 58
Average
1949 Happy Sailing Actor kapitan Levashov N/A
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1949 Alexander Popov Actor 58
Average
1949 Academician Ivan Pavlov Actor Maxim Gorky N/A
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1947 Pirogov Actor Lyadov 59
Average
1947 New Home Actor Mikhail Andreevich Kostousov 59
Average
1947 Spring Actor Arkadi Mikhailovich Gromov 59
Average
1946 In the Name of Life Actor Lukich 59
Average
1944 Ivan the Terrible, Part I Actor Czar Ivan IV 62
Fair
1943 Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia Actor Alexander Nevsky 59
Average
1943 The Invincible Actor Rodionov the father, a worker 58
Average
1942 His Name Is Sukhe-Bator Actor baron von Ungern-Sternberg N/A
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1942 Defense of Tsaritsyn Actor 58
Average
1940 60 Days Actor 58
Average
1940 Концерт на экране Actor N/A
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1939 Lenin in 1918 Actor Maksim Gorky 58
Average
1939 Friends Actor осетин Бета 59
Average
1938 Alexander Nevsky Actor Alexander Nevsky 62
Fair
1938 Peter the First, Part II Actor Prince Alexei 58
Average
1937 Treasure Island Actor Billy Bones 58
Average
1937 For the Soviet Motherland Actor 58
Average
1937 Peter the First, Part I Actor Prince Alexei 58
Average
1937 Treasure Island Actor N/A
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1937 Baltic Deputy Actor 58
Average
1936 Capt. Grant's Family Actor Jacques Paganel 59
Average
1936 The Girlfriends Actor white officer (uncredited) 58
Average
1935 Granitsa Actor N/A
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1935 Hectic Days Actor 59
Average
1934 Crown Prince of the Republic Actor 58
Average
1934 Happiness Actor 58
Average
1929 Moon on the Left Actor Kalugin N/A
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1929 Brother Actor N/A
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1928 His Excellency Actor Tall Clown 59
Average
1928 My Son Actor Pat N/A
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