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Yuri Nikulin

1921 - 1997

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Yuri Vladimirovich Nikulin (Russian: Юрий Владимирович Никулин; 18 December 1921 – 21 August 1997) was a Soviet and Russian actor and clown who starred in many popular films. He is best known for his roles in Leonid Gaidai's comedies, such as The Diamond Arm and Kidnapping, Caucasian Style, although he occasionally starred in dramatic roles and performed in Moscow Circus. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1973 and Hero of Socialist Labour in 1990. He also received a number of state awards, including the prestigious Order of Lenin, which he received twice in his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yuri Nikulin is the 1,025th most popular actor (down from 833rd in 2019), the 481st most popular biography from Russia (down from 457th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Russian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Yuri Nikulin ranks 1,025 out of 13,578. Before him are Song Joong-ki, Benicio del Toro, Jean Arthur, Néstor Carbonell, Lucy Liu, and River Phoenix. After him are Janet Gaynor, Mumtaz, Carel Struycken, Daniel Olbrychski, Mack Sennett, and Scott Wilson.

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Among people born in 1921, Yuri Nikulin ranks 95. Before him are Louis Jourdan, Stanley Ho, Philippe de Gaulle, Herschel Grynszpan, Mario Lanza, and Chris Marker. After him are Paul Schäfer, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Françoise Gilot, Dirk Bogarde, Raymond Goethals, and Herta Bothe. Among people deceased in 1997, Yuri Nikulin ranks 69. Before him are Miguel Najdorf, Marco Ferreri, Fela Kuti, Maria Prymachenko, Gerda Christian, and Louis, Prince Napoléon. After him are Bulat Okudzhava, Narciso Yepes, Roland Topor, Mate Boban, Georg Solti, and Nikolai Tikhonov.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Yuri Nikulin ranks 481 out of 3,761. Before him are Valery Bykovsky (1934), Valentin Pavlov (1937), Viktor Belenko (1947), Arsen Kotsoyev (1872), Alexander Danilovich Menshikov (1673), and Filipp Golikov (1900). After him are Catharina of Württemberg (1783), Shamil Basayev (1965), Mehmed I Giray (1465), Bulat Okudzhava (1924), Khertek Anchimaa-Toka (1912), and Elsa Triolet (1896).

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Among ACTORS In Russia

Among actors born in Russia, Yuri Nikulin ranks 6. Before him are Yul Brynner (1920), Armin Mueller-Stahl (1930), Michael Chekhov (1891), Lila Kedrova (1918), and Sacha Guitry (1885). After him are Vyacheslav Tikhonov (1928), Olga Knipper (1868), Yevgeny Leonov (1926), Innokenty Smoktunovsky (1925), George Sanders (1906), and Lyubov Orlova (1902).

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