Nikolay Grinko

Born: 1920-05-22 Kherson, USSR (Ukraine)

Died: 1989-04-10

Nikolai Grigoryevich Grinko or Mykola Hryhorovych Hrynko (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'.