Mykola Hrynko
Acting
Biography
Mykola Hryhorovych Hrynko or Nikolai Grigoryevich Grinko (Ukrainian: Микола Григорович Гринько; Russian: Николай Григорьевич Гринько) was a Soviet and Ukrainian actor. His film debut was in the role of a rebel in the film "Taras Shevchenko" by Igor Savchenko. He is best known for his roles in the films of Andrei Tarkovsky, including: "Ivan's Childhood", "Andrei Rubliov", "Solaris", "Mirror", and "Stalker", as well as Sergei Parajanov's "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors".
Born: May 22, 1920
Place of Birth: Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Known For
War and Peace
The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.
Vesenniye perevyortyshi
A story of a thirteen year old boy who lives in North Russia and is forced to make some difficult decisions.
No Unknown Soldiers
A story about a few days during the defense of Kiev at the beginning of WWII.
Stalker
Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted.
Mirror
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.
At the Beginning of Glorious Days
Andrei Rublev
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.
Ivan's Childhood
In WW2, twelve year old Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev works for the Soviet army as a scout behind the German lines and strikes a friendship with three sympathetic Soviet officers.
Afonya
The 1975 film by Georgi Daneliya "Afonya" was an unexpected commercial hit in USSR. The main character "Afonya" Borshev is a plumber, who spends his life partying with "buddies", many of whom he doesn't even remember after nights of heavy drinking. His wife leaves him, his boss places him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn't realize it. Afonya met Katya at a dance club, yet didn't pay her much attention. But she is the one, who can save him... In this movie Daneliya achieves a perfect balance of satire and drama. Quotes from the movie gained a cult status in USSR.
Solaris
A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.
Filmography
as archivefootage
as akademik Stanislav Sheshko
as Grandfather
as учитель
as Ivan Timofeevich
as Fedin (segment "Kleveta")
as father
as Del Simone
as дедушка «Кроша»
as Ilya Lyova
as Grandfather
as Ivan Ivanovich
as полковник Шалыгин
as Горелов
as Фёдор Петрович Калашников
as Ermolin - resident of the NKGB USSR
as курортник
as Razin
as старший пират Толстяк
as старец Нектарий
as Nektaryi
as Коротченко
as Aleksandr Mihaylovich
as Профессор Громов
as Professor Gromov
as (voice)
as Stetsko (voice)
as Professor
as Demyan Sergeyevich Korotchenko
as Nikolai Grigorievich
as tovarish Demyan
as Savashevich
as Лавров Валерий — дирек. фут. клуба высшей лиги
as Nikitin
as General Bradley
as Корней Корнеевич Полунин
as Vyacheslav
as Uncle Styopa, Militiaman
as Полковник
as дядя Егор
as Papa Carlo / Папа Карло
as конюх Василий
as Папа Карло
as Аркадий Николаевич Смелков (профессор)
as Father
as Printery Director
as Ivan Kuzmich
as Vice-Admiral
as Старостин
as "Uncle Vanya"
as папа Олега, музыкант на контрабасе
as Don Quixote
as Лепендин
as head teacher
as Аристарх Иванович Занозов
as Pakhomov
as Boris Mikhaylovich Komarovskiy
as Kelvin's Father
as Arefiev
as Jean Barthes
as министр
as Bishop
as Keller
as Andrei Maksimovich / Viscount de Cordel
as Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
as Denis Korneyevich Prokhorenko
as Zolotarenko
as Desalles
as Desalles
as Mironov, secretary of the Party Committee
as school director
as Daniil Chornyy
as Desale
as Артём
as Ivan Chortomlyk
as Military physician
as Batag
as brigade commander
as дядя Боря
as Gryaznov
as шофёр-американец
as рабочий Сарафанов