Nikolay Nikolaevich Trofimov (russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Трофи́мов; January 21, 1920,
Sevastopol
Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...
— November 7, 2005,
St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
) was a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor.
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 ...
(1990).
Biography
Nikolay Trofimov was born into a working-class family. Stage career began in 1934.
During the
Great Patriotic War
The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of conflict between the European Axis powers against the Soviet Union (USSR), Poland and other Allies, which encompassed Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Northeast Europe (Baltics), and Sout ...
he served in the
navy
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.
On the stage
Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater
Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater (russian: Большой драматический театр имени Г. А. Товстоногова; literally ''Tovstonogov Great Drama Theater''), formerly known as Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater (russian: ...
played more than 40 roles. In the cinema, Nikolai Trofimov played mostly small roles.
Nikolay Nikolaevich Trofimov died on the night of November 7, 2005 in the St. Petersburg Alexandrovsky hospital from the consequences of a stroke. He was buried on November 14 at the Literary Sheds of
Volkovskoye Cemetery.
Selected filmography
* ''
Pirogov'' (russian: Пирогов, 1947) as ''pieman''
* ''
Belinsky'' (Белинский, 1951) as ''typographic worker''
* ''
Tamer of Tigers
''Tamer of Tigers'' (released in English as ''Tiger Girl'', russian: Укротительница тигров, Ukrotitelnitsa tigrov) is a 1955 Soviet-era comedy film released by Lenfilm, directed by Nadezhda Kosheverova and Aleksandr Ivanovs ...
'' (Укротительница тигров, 1954) as ''Myshkin''
* ''
Striped Trip
''Striped Trip'' (russian: Полосатый рейс, Polosatyi reys) is a 1961 Soviet comedy film directed by Vladimir Fetin, with the acclaimed tiger tamer Margarita Nazarova in the main role. The movie was seen by 45.8 mil. viewers on the y ...
'' (Полосатый рейс, 1961) as ''navigator''
* ''
Cain XVIII
''Cain XVIII'' (russian: Каин XVIII) is a 1963 film from the Soviet Union, adapted from Evgeny Shvarts' play, ''Two friends''. The Soviet film industry reported that 21.7 million spectators saw the film.
Plot
A famous inventor ("The Profess ...
'' (Каин XVIII, 1963) as ''Agent 214''
* ''
Torrents of Steel
''Torrents of Steel'' (russian: Железный поток, Zhelezniy potok) is a 1967 Soviet war drama film directed by Efim Dzigan based on the eponymous story by Alexander Serafimovich.
Plot
The plot is based on a heavy campaign by the Taman ...
'' (Железный поток, 1967) as ''soldier Chirik''
* ''
War and Peace
''War and Peace'' (russian: Война и мир, translit=Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: ; ) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy that mixes fictional narrative with chapters on history and philosophy. It was first published ...
'' (Война и мир, 1967) as ''captain Tushin''
* ''
Chronicles of a Dive Bomber
''Chronicles of a Dive Bomber'' (russian: Хроника пикирующего бомбардировщика, Khronika pikiruyuschego bombardirovschika) is a 1967 Soviet war film directed by Naum Birman based on the novel of the same name by Vla ...
'' (Хроника пикирующего бомбардировщика, 1967) as ''major, commandant of the airfield''
* ''
The Diamond Arm
''The Diamond Arm'' (russian: Бриллиантовая рука ''Brilliantovaya ruka'') is a Soviet crime comedy film made by Mosfilm and first released in 1969. The film was directed by director Leonid Gaidai and starred several famous Soviet ...
'' (Бриллиантовая рука, 1968) as ''Colonel of militsiya''
* ''
On the Way to Berlin'' (На пути в Берлин) as ''Ivan Zaytsev''
* ''
Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , group=n ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally. He wrote some of the most popu ...
'' (Чайковский, 1970) as ''chief of police''
* ''
Afrikanych
''Afrikanych'' (russian: Африканыч) is a 1970 Soviet comedy film directed by Mikhail Yershov.
Plot
The film tells about a man who lived all his life in the village with his wife Katerina, who gave birth to six children and became ill. ...
'' (Африканыч, 1970) as ''Ivan Afrikanych''
* ''
About the Little Red Riding Hood
''About the Little Red Riding Hood'' (russian: Про Красную Шапочку, Pro Krasnuyu Shapochku, italic=yes) is a 1977 Soviet two-part musical TV movie based on the ideas of Charles Perrault and directed by Leonid Nechayev. The story i ...
'' (Про Красную Шапочку, 1977) as ''Small Fat Wolf''
* ''
The Circus Princess
' (''The Circus Princess'') is an operetta in three acts by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán to a German libretto by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald. It premiered at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on 26 March 1926 and went on to 344 ...
'' (Принцесса цирка, 1982) as ''Duke''
* ''
In the Old Rhythms
''In the Old Rhythms'' (russian: В старых ритмах) is a 1982 Soviet comedy film directed by Mikhail Yershov.
Plot
The film takes place in the 30s of the 20th century in Leningrad. Nikita Fedotov could not enter the conservatory and ...
'' (В старых ритмах, 1982) as Shtykov
Awards
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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 ...
(1960)
*
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 ...
(1974)
*
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 ...
(December 12, 1990) - ''for great services in the development of Soviet theater art''
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Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (russian: Орден «За заслуги перед Отечеством», ''Orden "Za zaslugi pered Otechestvom"'') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by P ...
4th class (2000) - ''for the great contribution to the development of the domestic theatrical art''
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Order of the Patriotic War
The Order of the Patriotic War (russian: Орден Отечественной войны, Orden Otechestvennoy voiny) is a Soviet military decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisan ...
2nd class (1985)
*
Order of the Red Star
The Order of the Red Star (russian: Орден Красной Звезды, Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 193 ...
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References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Trofimov, Nikolay
1920 births
2005 deaths
Soviet male film actors
Soviet male stage actors
Russian male film actors
Russian male stage actors
Honored Artists of the RSFSR
Russian people of World War II
People's Artists of the USSR
People's Artists of the RSFSR