Nicolas Koline (1878–1973) was a Russian stage and film actor. He established himself in Russia as a stage performer with the

Moscow Art Theatre The Moscow Art Theatre (or MAT; russian: Московский Художественный академический театр (МХАТ), ''Moskovskiy Hudojestvenny Akademicheskiy Teatr'' (МHАТ)) was a theatre company in Moscow. It was f ...

. He emigrated from Russia after the

October Revolution The October Revolution,. officially known as the Great October Socialist Revolution. in the Soviet Union, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key moment ...

of 1917 and came to France with

La Chauve-Souris ''La Chauve-Souris'' (French: ''The Bat'') was the name of a touring revue during the early 1900s. Originating in Moscow and then Paris, and directed by Nikita Balieff, the revue toured the United States, Europe, and South Africa. The show consist ...

cabaret run by Nikita Balieff. In Paris he then joined

Joseph Ermolieff Joseph N. Ermolieff (1889–1962) was a Russian-born film producer. Ermolieff was a prominent figure in early Russian cinema during the Russian Empire, Imperial era, owning large studios in Yalta and Moscow. He fled to France following the Russian ...

's film company at Montreuil. He appeared in numerous French and German films during his career, initially often as a leading player during the silent era and later in supporting roles.Michelangelo Capua. ''Anatole Litvak: The Life and Films''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2015. p. 6.

Selected filmography

* 1923: '' La Maison du mystère'' / ''The House of Mystery'' (dir. Alexandre Volkoff) * 1923: ''

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'' (dir.

Ivan Mosjoukine Ivan Ilyich Mozzhukhin ( rus, Иван Ильич Мозжухин, p=ɪˈvan ɨˈlʲjitɕ mɐˈʑːʉxʲɪn; —18 January 1939), usually billed using the French transliteration Ivan Mosjoukine, was a Russian silent film actor. Career in R ...

) * 1924: '' Kean ou Désordre et génie'' / ''Kean'' (dir. Alexandre Volkoff) * 1924: '' Âme d'artiste'' / ''Heart of an Actress'' (dir.

Germaine Dulac Germaine Dulac (; born Charlotte Elisabeth Germaine Saisset-Schneider; 17 November 1882 – 20 July 1942)Flitterman-Lewis 1996 was a French filmmaker, film theorist, journalist and critic. She was born in Amiens and moved to Paris in early child ...

) * 1926: ''

Michel Strogoff ''Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar'' (french: Michel Strogoff) is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876. Critic Leonard S. Davidow, considers it one of Verne's best books. Davidow wrote, "Jules Verne has written no better book than thi ...

'' (dir.

Victor Tourjansky The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

) * 1926: '' 600,000 francs par mois'' / ''600,000 Francs a Month'' (dir. Nicolas Koline and

Robert Péguy Robert Péguy (14 December 1883 – 21 July 1968) was a French film director best known for his films of the 1920s and 1930s. He directed some 30 films between 1910 and 1946. His career peaked in the 1930s. Selected filmography * ''600,000 ...

) * 1927: ''

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'' (dir.

Abel Gance Abel Gance (; born Abel Eugène Alexandre Péréthon; 25 October 188910 November 1981) was a French film director and producer, writer and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: ''J ...

) * 1927: ''

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'' (dir.

Louis Mercanton Louis Mercanton (4 May 1879 – 29 April 1932) was a Swiss film director, screenwriter and actor. Mercanton was born in Nyon, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Partial filmography Director * ''Les Amours de la rei ...

) * 1928: '' Hurrah! Ich lebe!'' / ''Hurrah! I Live!'' (dir.

Wilhelm Thiele Wilhelm Thiele (1890–1975) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. He directed over 40 films between 1921 and 1960. Life and career Thiele started his show career as a stage actor. He got his start in Austrian and German film during t ...

) * 1928: '' Geheimnisse des Orients'' / ''Shéhérazade'' / ''Secrets of the Orient'' (dir. Alexandre Volkoff) * 1935: ''

Varieté ''Variety'' (german: Varieté , also known by the alternative titles ''Jealousy'' or ''Vaudeville'') is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont based on the 1912 novel '' The Oath of Stephan Huller'' by Felix Hollaender ...

'' / ''Variety'' (dir.

Nicolas Farkas ''The native form of this personal name is Farkas Miklós. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.'' Nicolas Farkas ( Margitta, Austro-Hungarian Empire, July 27, 1890 – New York, March 22, 1982) was a Hungarian-born cine ...

) * 1937: '' Patrioten'' / ''Patriots'' (dir. Karl Ritter) * 1937: '' Menschen ohne Vaterland'' / ''Men Without a Fatherland'' (dir.

Herbert Maisch Herbert Maisch (born 10 December 1890in Nürtingen, Württemberg, died 10 October 1974 in Köln) was a German film director. Selected filmography * '' The Royal Waltz'' (1935) * ''Boccaccio'' (1936) * '' Love's Awakening'' (1936) * '' Men Witho ...

) * 1938: '' Geheimzeichen LB 17'' / ''Secret Code LB 17'' (dir.

) * 1939: '' Alarm auf Station III'' / ''Alarm at Station III'' (dir.

Philipp Lothar Mayring Philipp Lothar Mayring (19 September 1879 – 6 July 1948) was a German screenwriter, actor and film director. He worked on the screenplays for over seventy films, and directed another twelve. Selected filmography Screenwriter * '' Love's Carn ...

) * 1939: '' Der Gouverneur'' / ''The Governor'' (dir.

) * 1940: '' Feinde'' / ''Enemies'' (dir.

) * 1942: '' Anschlag auf Baku'' / ''Attack on Baku'' (dir.

Fritz Kirchhoff Fritz Kirchhoff (1901–1953) was a German screenwriter, film producer and director. He was a noted director during the Nazi era, directing film such as the anti-British propaganda thriller ''Attack on Baku'' (1942). His 1942 film '' 5 June'' ...

) * 1944: ''

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'' (dir.

) * 1948: '' Die Zeit mit dir'' / ''The Time with You'' (dir.

George Hurdalek George Hurdalek (6 February 1908 – 15 June 1980) was a German screenwriter. He wrote for more than 40 films between 1934 and 1975. He was born in Görlitz, Germany, and died in Munich, Germany. Selected filmography * ''The Valiant Navi ...

) * 1948: ''

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'' / ''Film Without a Title'' (dir.

Rudolf Jugert Rudolf Jugert (1907–1979) was a German film director. Selected filmography * ''Film Without a Title'' (1948) * ''Hello, Fraulein!, Hallo, Fräulein!'' (1949) * ''A Day Will Come (1950 film), A Day Will Come'' (1950) * ''Nights on the Road'' (195 ...

) * 1948: '' Der Apfel ist ab'' / ''The Original Sin'' (dir.

Helmut Käutner Helmut Käutner (25 March 1908 – 20 April 1980) was a German film director active mainly in the 1940s and 1950s. He entered the film industry at the end of the Weimar Republic and released his first films as a director in Nazi Germany. Käu ...

) * 1949: '' Der blaue Strohhut'' / ''The Blue Straw Hat'' (dir.

) * 1949: '' Nachtwache'' / ''Keepers of the Night'' (dir.

Harald Braun Harald Braun (26 April 1901 – 24 September 1960) was a German film director, screenwriter and film producer. He directed 21 films between 1942 and 1960. Selected filmography * ''The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl'' (dir. Carl Froelich, 193 ...

) * 1950: '' Der Mann, der sich selber sucht'' / ''The Man in Search of Himself'' (dir.

Géza von Cziffra Géza von Cziffra (; 19 December 1900 – 28 April 1989) was a Hungarian and Austrian film director and screenwriter. Life Cziffra was a Banat German in origin, born in 1900 in Arad in the Banat region, at that date in the Kingdom of Hungary ...

) * 1950: '' Die Treppe'' / ''The Staircase'' (dir.

Alfred Braun Alfred Braun (13 May 1888 – 3 January 1978) was a German screenwriter, actor and film director. Filmography Actor * ''Das Leid der Liebe'' (1916) * ''Der Sohn der Magd'' (1919) * '' The Gambler'' (1920) - Stöckel * ''Rosenmontag'' (1924) * ' ...

and Wolfgang Staudte) * 1951: '' Der Tiger Akbar'' / ''The Tiger Akbar'' (dir.

Harry Piel Heinrich Piel (12 July 1892 – 27 March 1963), known professionally as Harry Piel, was a prolific German actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer who was involved in over 150 films. Piel became a director in 1912, turning out such ...

) * 1952: ''

Cuba Cabana ''Cuba Cabana'' is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Fritz Peter Buch and starring Zarah Leander, O.W. Fischer and Paul Hartmann. It was the second film of an early 1950s comeback for Leander, who had been a major star during the Nazi e ...

'' (dir. Fritz Peter Buch) * 1952: '' Lockende Sterne'' / ''Shooting Stars'' (dir. Hans Müller) * 1952: '' Gift im Zoo'' / ''Poison in the Zoo'' (dir. Hans Müller and Wolfgang Staudte) * 1953: '' Salto Mortale'' (dir.

) * 1954: '' Der letzte Sommer'' / ''The Last Summer'' (dir.

) * 1954: '' Bildnis einer Unbekannten'' / '' Portrait of an Unknown Woman'' (dir.

) * 1955: '' Der dunkle Stern'' / ''The Dark Star'' (dir.

Hermann Kugelstadt Hermann Kugelstadt (1912–2001) was a German screenwriter and film director.Von Dassanowsky p.171 In the 1950s he directed a number of productions in the popular heimatfilm tradition. During the 1960s he switched to television work. Selected fil ...

)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Koline, Nicolas 1878 births 1966 deaths Russian male film actors Russian male stage actors Male actors from Saint Petersburg Russian emigrants to France Russian emigrants to Germany People who emigrated to escape Bolshevism