Nikolay Cherkasov

About Nikolay Cherkasov

Who is it?: Actor, Director
Birth Day: July 27, 1903
Birth Place: St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Height: 6' 6" (1.98 m)
Birth Name: Nikolai Konstantinovich Cherkasov

Nikolay Cherkasov

The preeminent Russian actor, at least in Western eyes, of the first half of the twentieth century. He became interested...
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As per our current Database, Nikolay Cherkasov has been died on 14 September, 1966 at Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].

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When Nikolay Cherkasov die, Nikolay Cherkasov was 63 years old.

Popular As Nikolay Cherkasov
Occupation Actor
Age 63 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born July 27, 1903 (St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia])
Birthday July 27
Town/City St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Nationality Russian Empire [now Russia]

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Nikolay Cherkasov’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.

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The preeminent Russian actor, at least in Western eyes, of the first half of the twentieth century. He became interested in the theatre as a teenager and joined the Teatr Mariinskij as a stagehand in 1918.

He apprenticed with various traveling companies and therein learned ballet, pantomime, and acrobatics. He studied at the St. Petersburg (Leningrad) Theater Institute and made his stage debut in 1926. The following year, he entered films and his commanding presence soon brought him leading roles and enormous acclaim, as well as the approbation of the Soviet leadership, which elected him a deputy of the Supreme Soviet.

His greatest fame world-wide came with his work in the films of Sergei M. Eisenstein. Following the masterpieces _Aleksandr Nevsky (1938)_ and _Ivan Groznyj I (1945)_ he was named to the Order of Lenin and made People's Artist of the USSR, respectively.

He died in 1966. He should not be confused with the actor Nikolay P. Cherkasov who starred in many Russian films.

Nikolay Cherkasov WIFE, FAMILY, KIDS

  • Nina Nikolaevna Veitbrekht (1929 - 14 September 1966) ( his death) ( 1 child)

Nikolay Cherkasov Movies

  • Alexander Nevsky (1938) as Aleksandr Nevsky
  • Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944) as Czar Ivan IV
  • Mussorgsky (1950) as Stasov, the critic
  • Baltic Deputy (1937) as Professor Dmitriy Illarionovich Polezhayev

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