Nikolay Grinko is a Soviet actor who has managed during the years of life to embody the images of diverse characters on the screen, from Pope Carlo in the children's music film "The Adventures of Buratino" to Professor in Stalker Tarkovsky. On May 22, 2020, the outstanding artist would have turned 100 years old - unfortunately, Nikolai Grigorievich died in 1989, the cause of death was leukemia.
For the anniversary of the birth of the actor, the editorial office of 24cmi has prepared a selection of interesting facts from his creative biography and personal life.
On recognition
Nikolay Grinko is the first Ukrainian actor who received the title of People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR. Despite this, his cinematographic career was mainly over the limits of Ukraine - the talent was first assessed by Mosfilm. Subsequently, Ginko has repeatedly worked with prominent Soviet directors, from Andrei Tarkovsky to Sergey Bondarchuk, and was demanded not only in the Soviet Union, but also in Europe.At the same time, at the native Kiev film studio named after Alexander Dovzhenko, Nikolay Grigorievich got only a modest role - not a single serious there was never offered him.
About Female
Grinc's first marriage with the artist of the Zaporizhia Theater broke up quickly. With the violinist Aishe Chulak-Kyzi, his second spouse, Nikolai Grigorievich met in 1957 during a speech - broke the feeling turned out to be mutual.
The girl to ride the tour along with his beloved husband, threw a conservatory on the fifth year. Many years later, to the surprise of the artist's wife, Professor Viktor Goldfeld, who has learned that before, supported her decision, saying that Aishe did the right thing, for her husband is worthy of such actions.
When Aishe recalled Nikolai Grigorievich, the love of which did not fade in her and years after the death of the spouse, always noted that Grinko never lied in his life. Why sometimes came across difficulties.
About Americans
In the art film "The World of Incoming" Nikolai Grinko fulfilled the role of the American chauffeur. And so played that at the Venetian Film Festival, guests from the United States were confident that their compatriot was filmed in the picture. For this tape (in fact, for the advertisement "Studekewer", which the hero of Nikolai Grigorievich managed in the picture), American car firm decided to give the car to the actor. But before the artist, the present did not reach the bosses.About Tarkovsky
Tarkovsky called Grinko's favorite actor, almost his talisman - the actor played in many pictures of the director. However, by the opinion of the artist during filming, Andrei Arsenyevich was rarely listened. The latter was upset by Nikolai Grigorievich, although he understood that such an appeal was characteristic of Tarkovsky and in relation to other actors.
And to work in the "Ivanov Childhood", from which prolonged cooperation began with the famous director, Grinko, according to its own assessment, was not serious. Simultaneously with the filming, fishing, in the interruptions between the doubles, taking the "zero". Subsequently, he was very worried about this.
On the share of the scenario
Ginko was not limited to acting only. I also tried to write scripts for films for Ukrainian cinema. But when they said that the paintings were needed by the local cinema, first of all with the national flavor, stopped attempts.About colors
Nikolai Grinko's wife often recalled: when the fans gave her husband's flowers, he immediately passed the bouquet for his beloved wife.
On the monument
When Nikolai Ginko died to make a worthy monument on the grave, Aisha gave all the savings. Only 2 rings left himself. One thing - inherited from his own father, the second presented Nikolai Grigorievich.