Yuri Nikulin

Soviet and Russian actor and clown (1921-1997)

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Lived 1921–1997, aged 76

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1921–1997
Aged 76
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Andrei Rublev
1966

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Updated 2026-06-21

Yuri Vladimirovich Nikulin 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 the Moscow Circus.

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Order of Lenin
Zhukov Medal
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Hero of Socialist Labour
People's Artist of the USSR
Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Order of the Badge of Honour
Medal "For Courage"
Medal "For Labour Valour"
Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"
Medal "Veteran of Labour"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR
People's Artist of the RSFSR
Merited Artist of the RSFSR
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
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 "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"
Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad"
Kinotavr
Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude