Yuri Nikulin

Yuri Nikulin
Юрий Никулин
Born	(1921-12-18)18 December 1921 Demidov, Smolensk Governorate, Russian SFSR
Died	21 August 1997(1997-08-21) (aged 75)[1] Moscow, Russia
Resting place	Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
Occupation(s)	Actor, clown, ringmaster, singer
Title	Hero of Socialist Labour (1990) People's Artist of the USSR (1973)
Awards	Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", Order of Lenin, Order of the Patriotic War, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For Courage", Medal "For Labour Valour", Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad", Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "Veteran of Labour", Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad", Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal of Zhukov, Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR

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.^[2]

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.