Mykola Hryhorovych Hrynko (Ukrainian: Микола Григорович Гринько; 22 May 1920 – 10 April 1989) was a Soviet Ukrainian actor.

Biography

Mykola Hrynko was born on 22 May 1920 in Kherson, then in Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine). He died on 10 April 1989 in Kiev, in present-day Ukraine.

His wife was Ayshe Rafetovna Chulak-ogly (born 1932), a violinist of the State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra of the Ukrainian SSR, a jazz-symphonic ensemble Dnepr.

Career

In 1961, Hrynko switched to cinema. But at his "native" Dovzhenko Film Studio, he was not considered a "native" actor, appearing in very few films and not in any leading roles. His screenplay based on Ivan Franko's play Stolen Happiness had been lying in the studio offices for 6 years and was shelved.

Hrynko is well known for his roles in the films of Andrei Tarkovsky, including: Ivan's Childhood, Andrei Rublev, Solaris, Mirror, and Stalker.

He also starred in the 1981 film Teheran 43.

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