Valentin Yuryevich Nikulin (Russian: Валенти́н Ю́рьевич Нику́лин; 7 July 1932, Moscow — 6 August 2005, Moscow) was a Soviet, Russian and Israeli theater and film actor.
Nikulin was born in the family of the playwright Yuri Nikulin (1907-1958) and pianist Eugeniya Brooke (1909-1982); nephew of the writer Lev Nikulin and actors Konstantin Shayne and Tamara Shayne, and a grandson of impresario Veniamin Nikulin.
Nikulin graduated from Moscow State University with a degree in law in 1957 and from the School-Studio at the Moscow Art Theatre (1956–60). From 1960-90, and from 1999 until his death, he was an actor at the Sovremennik Theatre. He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than hundred roles.
Filmography
Nine Days in One Year (Russian: Девять дней одного года, 1962) as young physicist
The Road to Berth (Путь к причалу, 1962) as Marat Lepin
The Big Ore (Большая руда, 1964) as Vladimir
Adventures of a Dentist (Похождения зубногo врача, 1965) as patient
Three Fat Men (Три толстяка, 1966) as Dr. Haspar Arnery
The Mysterious Wall (Таинственная стена, 1967) as Canadian traveler
The Brothers Karamazov (Братья Карамазовы, 1969) as Smerdyakov
Day by Day (День за днём, 1971) as Dima
Failure of Engineer Garin (Крах инженера Гарина, 1973) as Portier
The Little Mermaid (Русалочка, 1976) as Sulpitius / Hans Christian Andersen
The Nose (Нос, 1977) as janitor
Kind Men (Добряки, 1979) as Orest Ivanovich Muzhesky
Behind the Blue Nights (За синими ночами, 1983) as Kirill Averichev
Visit to Minotaur (Визит к Минотавру, 1987) as Andrea Guarneri
Entrance to the Labyrinth (Вход в лабиринт, 1989) as Fiscal
Stalin's Funeral (Похороны Сталина, 1990) as neighbor
Coffee with Lemon (Кофе с лимоном, 1994) as pianist
The Master and Margarita (Мастер и Маргарита, 1994) as episode
Yana's Friends (Друзья Яны, 1999) as neighbour
