Nikolai Sergeyevich Plotnikov (russian: Николай Сергеевич Пло́тников; 5 November 1897 – 3 February 1979) was a Soviet

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

. He appeared in the 1949 biopic ''

Ivan Pavlov Ivan Petrovich Pavlov ( rus, Ива́н Петро́вич Па́влов, , p=ɪˈvan pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ˈpavləf, a=Ru-Ivan_Petrovich_Pavlov.ogg; 27 February 1936), was a Russian and Soviet experimental neurologist, psychologist and physiol ...

''.

Selected filmography

* ''

Dawn of Paris ''Dawn of Paris'' (russian: Зори Парижа) is a 1936 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Roshal. Plot The film tells about the Polish revolutionary democrat, Jaroslav Dombrowski, who led the army of the Paris Commune in 1871. Cast * ...

'' (1936) as General Dombrovsky *'' The Lonely White Sail'' (1937) as The Plainclothes Agent of the Tsar * ''

The Oppenheim Family The Oppenheim Family (russian: Семья Оппенгейм, Semja Oppengejm) is a 1938 (released in May 1939 in the USA) Soviet drama film, directed by Grigori Roshal. It is one of the earliest film directly dealing with the persecution of Jews i ...

'' (1939) as Edgar Oppenheim * ''

Lenin in 1918 ''Lenin in 1918'' (russian: Ленин в 1918 году, ''Lenin v 1918 godu'') is a Soviet biographical drama film released in 1939. It gives the background of the Russian Civil War after the October Revolution. The film was directed by Mikhai ...

'' (1939) as the kulak from Tamborsk *'' Gorky 2: My Apprenticeship'' (1939) as Nikiforytch *'' Gorky 3: My Universities'' (1940) as Nikiforytch * '' The Wedding'' (1944) as the best man * '' The Vow'' (1946) as Ivan Yermilov *'' The White Fang (1946)'' as Handsome Smith * ''

'' (1949) as Nikodin Vasilyevich *''

The Battle of Stalingrad The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 19422 February 1943) was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II where Nazi Germany and its allies unsuccessfully fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (later re ...

'' (1949) as Commissioner Gurov * '' The Fall of Berlin'' (1950) as

Walther von Brauchitsch Walther Heinrich Alfred Hermann von Brauchitsch (4 October 1881 – 18 October 1948) was a German field marshal and the Commander-in-Chief (''Oberbefehlshaber'') of the German Army during World War II. Born into an aristocratic military family ...

*'' Least We Forget'' (1954) as Vsevolod Yevgenevich Yarchuk * ''

Nine Days in One Year ''Nine Days in One Year'' (russian: Девять дней одного года) is a 1962 Soviet black-and-white drama film directed by Mikhail Romm about nuclear particle physics, physicists and their relationships. The film is based on true eve ...

'' (1962) as Professor Sintsov *'' Your Contemporary'' (1967) as Professor Nitochkyn *''

The Seagull ''The Seagull'' ( rus, Ча́йка, r=Cháyka, links=no) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramatises t ...

'' (1972) as Piotr Nikolaïévitch Sorin

Awards

Honored Artist of the RSFSR Honored Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Zasluzhenny artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achievements in the ...

(1933) *

Stalin Prize Stalin Prize may refer to: * The State Stalin Prize in science and engineering and in arts, awarded 1941 to 1954, later known as the USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, ...

of the first degree (1947) *

People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (russian: Народный артист РСФСР, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchest ...

(1957)Театральная Энциклопедия. драма опера балет оперетта цирк эстрада драматург режиссёр
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People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

(1966) *

All-Union Film Festival The All-Union Film Festival (russian: Всесоюзный кинофестиваль; tr.:''Vsesoyuznyy kinofestival'', also known as ВКФ; ''VKF'') was one of the most important film festivals of the Soviet Union. It was founded in 1958 and hel ...

(1968) — Best Actor (''Your Contemporary'') *

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has become ...

(1968) — Best Actor (''Your Contemporary'') *Stanislavsky State Prize of the RSFSR (1970)Большая Советская Энциклопедия. Гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров, 3-е изд. Т. 20. Плата — Проб. 1975. 608 стр., илл.; 21 л. илл. и карт. *two

Orders of Lenin The Order of Lenin (russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina, ), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration b ...

(1972, 1977) *

Order of the Red Banner of Labor The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...

(1967) In

Vyazma Vyazma (russian: Вя́зьма) is a town and the administrative center of Vyazemsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Vyazma River, about halfway between Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast, and Mozhaysk. Throu ...

there is a street named after him.

References

Bibliography

* Beumers, Birgit. ''Directory of World Cinema: Russia''. Intellect Books, 2011.

External links

* 1897 births 1979 deaths People from Vyazma People from Vyazemsky Uyezd Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Soviet male film actors Soviet male stage actors Soviet theatre directors Academic staff of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography Russian military personnel of World War I Recipients of the Order of Lenin People's Artists of the USSR Stalin Prize winners Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery {{Soviet-bio-stub