Height, weight, age. Years of life of Nikolai Kryuchkov
Fans of Nikolai Afanasyevich’s enormous talent strive to clarify his height, weight, and age. The years of Nikolai Kryuchkov’s life are also of interest among Russians, so it is worth noting that the man was born in 1910 (according to other sources in 1911) and died in 1994.
At the time of his death, the actor was eighty-three years old, but Nikolai Kryuchkov: photos in his youth are still in demand today, since his talent is limitless.
The zodiac circle gave Kryuchkov the sign of a stable, talented, jealous and touchy Capricorn, and the Eastern horoscope added character traits such as loyalty and charisma, characteristic of Dogs.
The actor’s height was approximately one meter and seventy-five centimeters, but the handsome man weighed eighty kilograms.
Biography and personal life of Nikolai Kryuchkov
The biography and personal life of Nikolai Kryuchkov were unexpected and tragic. He was born in Moscow, and his father, Afanasy Kryuchkov, and mother were ordinary workers.
Later, my mother became a housewife, and my father simply died suddenly, as his health was undermined by wars and overwork. There were seven brothers and sisters in the family, whose names cannot be named, since six died of hunger and disease in childhood.
The man had a granddaughter, Ekaterina Borisova, who wanted to enter the Vakhtangov School, but graduated from MGIMO. In 1997, the woman gave her grandfather a great-granddaughter, Anfisa.
Little Nikolai did not go to school, because he was forced to get the profession of an engraver at a college, abandoning his childhood. In parallel with his studies, he played the button accordion, sang for friends, played in the theater of working youth and danced tap, so he was given the nickname artist.
The actor's personal life was stormy, but he constantly married the objects of his novels. Many of them ended tragically, but the last wife managed to live with him to a ripe old age.
Fishing on the balcony
- I KNOW, he was an avid fisherman...
“He didn’t need luxury resorts. For him, the best recreation was fishing. Wherever he went, he always looked for a river or lake. Kryuchkov said: “If you lose the dawn, you’ll lose the day.” At the end of his life, he could no longer fish due to health reasons (he underwent two operations), and I did it for him. We have a pond next to the dacha, I caught gobies for our cat. And Nikolai Afanasyevich looked at me from the balcony...
- Could Kryuchkov hammer a nail into the wall?
- No. I can say: in our entire life together, he never opened the refrigerator or put on the kettle. I remember the incident. One day we went on vacation to the south. I came from the beach and clasped my hands: “Oh, I forgot my clothespins in Moscow.” The next day Kryuchkov left for filming. When he returned, he began to take gifts for his daughter out of the suitcase and said to me: “Mother, I brought you some clothespins.” I sat there for two minutes and couldn’t come to my senses. “Did you go to the hardware store yourself?” He says: “What do I have to do with it? I asked the young actors, gave them money, and they brought it to me.”
In our life together, he never cooked fish soup. But he told me the recipe. If I violated it, Kryuchkov said: “I overcooked it for two minutes... I undercooked it for a minute.” One day I definitely did everything and finally realized myself: “Oh, that’s what it’s all about. Not fish soup, but real fish soup.”
— Was he romantic?
— Once I met his plane from Siberia. And Nikolai Afanasyevich brought me a huge bouquet of scarlet roses. In winter! We got into a taxi, and I began to torture him: “Where can I get fresh flowers in Siberia?” He just laughed in response. Then I asked him at home: “Well, this question is tormenting me!” - “Well, I bought it in the greenhouse.”
— How was your relationship with Kryuchkov’s sons from other marriages?
(The actor got married for the first time in his early youth, when he worked at the Trekhgornaya manufactory as an engraver-knurler. In this marriage, which lasted less than a year, a son, Boris, was born. The second son, Nikolai, was born to N. Kryuchkova by actress Alla Parfanyak, who later became the wife of actor Mikhail Ulyanov. The third The artist’s wife was an athlete, ski champion Zoya Kochanovskaya, who tragically died three months after the wedding under the wheels of a car right in front of the actor. - O. Sh.)
— Both the eldest son and the youngest came to visit us. I did not interfere in their relationship, I perceived Borya and Nikolai as the sons of my husband. We didn’t have any unpleasant “stepmother and stepson” incidents.
Our daughter Elya is an English translator. She didn't want to be an actress. And after school, granddaughter Katya was going to enter the Vakhtangov School. But a month before taking the exams, Nikolai Afanasyevich passed away... She suffered this loss so hard that she was unable to continue preparing for the exams for the acting department. Soon Katya should graduate from MGIMO.
Filmography: films starring Nikolai Kryuchkov
Since 1930, the talent was noticed and invited to play a role in the movie “Outskirts”, since then the filmography has been replenished with the films “Komsomolsk”, “Tractor Drivers”, “Salavat Yulaev”, “The Pig Farmer and the Shepherd”, “Maksimka”, “The Ballad of a Soldier”, “Virgin Soil Upturned”, “Alenka”, “Stalingrad”, “Angels of Death”.
In addition to filming films, Nikolai Afanasyevich starred in a documentary film, did dubbing, and played in TRAM.
Kryuchkov Nikolai Afanasyevich: biography, film debut
However, one should not think that the difficult years left an incurable imprint of sadness and tragedy on Kryuchkov. The guy managed to do everything: study, work, and relax well. He played the harmonica superbly, sang wonderfully and danced dashingly, so he never remained in the shadows. His talents always distinguished the young man from among his friends. But his main passion was not dancing and singing. He loved the theater. While studying in the drama club, he amazingly showed his talent in any production. For example, in the debut theatrical production “1905,” Nikolai Kryuchkov had to play three diverse roles at once, which the guy coped with excellently. But at that time he was only 16 years old.
Of course, his mother saw his hobby and was very unhappy with this. This is understandable, because the smart, diligent Kolya could have a serious and profitable profession, which he would have mastered without problems. But what could the mother do? Nikolai still worked at Trekhgorka, provided for his family, and devoted all his free time to the theater.
Since 1928, Kryuchkov has been playing at the Theater of Working Youth, where eminent artists Khmelev, Savchenko, and Sudakov became his teachers. He played small roles, but devoted himself completely to art. Boris Barnet could not help but notice such talent and dedication. He saw him in the play “Call me Fabcom!” By the way, Boris Barnet was a film director and by that time had released the film “Cutter from Torzhok” with Igor Ilyinsky in the title role. Barnet was also the husband of Natalia Glan, who worked as the chief choreographer in a youth theater and taught dancing to the actors. It was at these dances that the film director noticed Kryuchkov and immediately invited him to play a role in the new film “Outskirts”.
Kryuchkov Nikolai Afanasyevich agreed. Moreover, he got used to the role of Senka the shoemaker so seriously that, as Nikolai Afanasyevich himself recalled, it seemed to him that all his life he had only been engaged in the craft of a shoemaker. The first film role for Kryuchkov became a ticket to cinema, because the film became so popular that it was even featured at the Venice festival. Thus began the actor’s long and bright road to cinema.
Family and children of Nikolai Kryuchkov
Nikolai Kryuchkov’s family and children are his support and support, but he constantly had problems with his children. The fact is that Nikolai’s family was incomplete, since his father went through the fire of wars and revolutions, he constantly worked in hazardous work and was malnourished, giving everything to his son, and because of this he died suddenly.
Kolya never had a new father, so the guy did not know how to build relationships with the opposite sex, which influenced the young man’s future marriages.
Kryuchkov has three children from different women, with whom he had different relationships, but it is worth noting that the information that Nikolai Kryuchkov is the father of Svetlana Kryuchkova is untrue. Nikolai and Svetlana are not father and daughter, but ordinary namesakes.
Death and memory of the actor
At the end of his days, the actor and his wife lived in the small village of Iksha. Many said that the family lived quite poorly. Kryuchkov practically did not speak in the early 90s. Smoking caused an inoperable tumor in his throat. After the death of her husband, Lydia Kryuchkova admitted that the artist spent the last days of his life joking. The woman visited her husband every day until he died. Nikolai Afanasyevich died on April 14, 1994. How the artist died was a question that worried many fans. The cause of death was a tumor. The man's funeral took place at the Novodevichy cemetery. A monument (bas-relief) with his self-portrait was erected at the actor’s grave. In 2001, postage stamps with the image of the Soviet artist were issued.
Son of Nikolai Kryuchkov - Boris Kryuchkov
The son of Nikolai Kryuchkov, Boris Kryuchkov, was born presumably in 1944 or 1945. His mother was the actor’s first wife, Maria Pastukhova, who did not live with Nikolai for long.
At the same time, practically nothing is known about how Bori’s life turned out, except that the boy was active and creative. After his parents' divorce, the baby lived with his mother, but he almost never met his father.
The man is now over seven decades old, but no one will ever know who he became and how his future life developed. It is impossible to find information about Boris in the archives of film societies and registry offices.
Son of Nikolai Kryuchkov - Nikolai Kryuchkov
The son of Nikolai Kryuchkov, Nikolai Kryuchkov, is also a child with a difficult fate, who was born in his second marriage to actress Alla Parfanyak, presumably in the fifties.
The son of Nikolai Kryuchkov was also not raised by his father, since his wife went to Mikhail Ulyanov, taking Kolya with her. The boy grew up sickly and nervous, he suffered from frequent depressive disorders.
At the same time, Nikolai often worried about his son, since he often quarreled with his mother and stepfather, so he was evicted to his own apartment. However, this did not bring happiness: the guy began to defend the disgraced Solzhenitsyn and even sent a petition to Brezhnev.
Soon after this, the guy was sent to a psychiatric hospital for an invented reason. When he was released on bail to his famous parents, he repeated this several more times. Then Kolya renounced his USSR citizenship and went to Germany.
No dynasties
The children of Nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov did not follow in their father’s footsteps; no dynasties happened here. Only the youngest daughter, Elvira, became interested in cinema. She even imagined a film with her father. True, the young woman’s career was not as eventful as her father’s.
But Kryuchkov was constantly worried about his middle son Nikolai, and there were reasons for this. Because of a quarrel with his mother, the guy began to live separately in an apartment bought by his parents. After Solzhenitsyn was expelled, Nikolai sent an angry petition to Brezhnev and ended up in a mental hospital. The big names of the parents played their role, and the guy was released a month later, but he did not learn any lesson. This went on several times. As a result, he renounced his citizenship and moved to live in Germany.
Daughter of Nikolai Kryuchkov - Elvira Kryuchkova
The daughter of Nikolai Kryuchkov, Elvira Kryuchkova, is the pride of her father and his closest person. She was born presumably in 1963, and her mother was her fourth wife, Lydia Kryuchkova.
Nikolai Kryuchkov’s daughter, Elvira, is the only person who grew up in her father’s family and knew him from the cradle. Elya grew up an obedient and dutiful girl. She was an excellent student, and foreign languages were especially easy for her, so the girl became a translator.
At the same time, Elvira had long been in love with cinema, but did not become a professional actress, but often presented her father’s films for foreign delegations.
The ex-wife of Nikolai Kryuchkov - Maria Pastukhova
Nikolai Kryuchkov’s ex-wife, Maria Pastukhova, appeared in his life back in 1939, when the guys starred together in the film “Tractor Drivers.” The bright and talented girl immediately attracted the attention of the seasoned actor, who began to court her.
Almost all of Nikolai Kryuchkov’s wives were compared with Maria, since she was the actor’s first love. The marriage broke up in 1945, simply because two talented people could not live together due to their own ambitions.
However, Maria said that the marriage broke up precisely because of the love of Kryuchkov himself, who cheated on her with Alla Parfanyak.
Movies
In 1930, director Boris Barnet visited a rehearsal of the troupe of the Moscow Theater of Working Youth. Of all the actors, he singled out only Kryuchkov and soon invited him to shoot the film “Outskirts”. This picture was warmly received by the audience and became a ticket to Soviet cinema for the aspiring artist. A year later, Nikolai Kryuchkov starred in another film by the same director called “By the Blue Sea.” The cheerful sailor Alyosha fell in love with many viewers, and new fans became interested in the actor’s creative biography.
Nikolai Kryuchkov in the film “On the Border”
From that moment on, Kryuchkov began to receive numerous proposals for filming. In subsequent years there were roles in the films “The Return of Maxim”, “For the Soviet Motherland”, “Golden Taiga”, “Vyborg Side”, “On the Border”, “Man with a Gun”.
Another great success came to Nikolai Kryuchkov in 1939, after the release of the musical film “Tractor Drivers” with his participation. The film by Ivan Pyryev was so loved by the audience that the leading actors Marina Ladynina, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Boris Andreev, Pyotr Aleinikov became real folk heroes.
In 1939, filming of the drama “Member of the Government” was completed, about how the former farm worker Alexandra (Vera Maretskaya) managed to become a people’s deputy from the collective farm. Nikolai played the role of the merry fellow Nikita, the brother of the jealous husband of the collective farmer Efim (Vasily Vanin).
Nikolai Kryuchkov in the film “Far Stanitsa”
In the same year, the actor starred in episodic roles in the drama “Shchors” and the comedy “Far Stanitsa.” A year later, Kryuchkov appeared in the film “Yakov Sverdlov” and the film adaptation of “The Hero’s Brother.” The second film was dedicated to the events of the Finnish war, in which Nikolai portrayed the Red Army soldier Boykov, carrying out a mission behind enemy lines. During a reconnaissance operation, a soldier is mortally wounded.
As soon as the war began, Kryuchkov began to rush to the front, but the military commissar refused to approve his application, citing the fact that by acting in films he would bring no less benefit to the Motherland. The period of Kryuchkov’s creative heyday coincided with the years of the Great Patriotic War. Despite the difficult time, Nikolai continued to act.
In the mid-40s, war films “Kotovsky”, “A Guy from Our City”, “In the Name of the Motherland”, “Front” were released with the participation of Kryuchkov. The actor’s most famous works at that time were the musical film “The Pig Farmer and the Shepherd,” where the main roles were also played by Marina Ladynina and Vladimir Zeldin, and the lyrical comedy “Heavenly Slug” with Alla Parfanyak as a young journalist.
Nikolai Kryuchkov in the film “Kotovsky”
After the end of the war, the patriotic film “Light over Russia” was released, based on the memoirs of sailor Rybakov, a participant in the October Revolution. The main role went to Nikolai Kryuchkov. In 1948, the actor starred in the film “Three Meetings,” which dealt with the first peaceful years after the war.
At the end of the 40s, the artist’s work followed in the war dramas “Star” and “Battle of Stalingrad”. In 1949, Kryuchkov joined the main cast of the musical comedy “Happy Flight” along with Mikhail Zharov and Vera Orlova. The film told about the carefree life and first love of a young driver.
In the post-war period, paintings with the participation of Nikolai Kryuchkov continued to support his popularity. Among them are “Maximka”, “Sadko”, “The Rumyantsev Case”, “Cruelty”.
Nikolai Kryuchkov in the film “Immortal Garrison”
In 1956, the artist’s filmography was replenished with another war film, “The Immortal Garrison,” about the defenders of the Brest Fortress. The film received an honorary diploma from the Venice International Film Festival. In the same year, Kryuchkov appeared in Grigory Chukhrai’s film “The Forty-First,” where the main characters were played by Isolda Izvitskaya and Oleg Strizhenov. The plot was based on real events that occurred during the Civil War.
In 1958, filming of the film about the besieged city “Leningrad Symphony” was completed, in which Nikolai Kryuchkov played the main role. The end of the 50s was marked for Kryuchkov with another leading role in the popular film “The Ballad of a Soldier,” which also starred Vladimir Ivashov, Zhanna Prokhorenko, and Evgeniy Urbansky.
If in the 1950s Nikolai Kryuchkov starred mainly in films about the historical heritage of the Fatherland, then in the 1960s he began to appear more often in comedies. During that period, the actor appeared in the comedy films “The Marriage of Balzaminov”, “The Big Wick”, “Give me a Book of Complaints”.
Nikolai Kryuchkov in the film “The Hussar Ballad”
In the musical comedy “The Hussar Ballad” by Eldar Ryazanov, the famous artist appeared before the audience in the role of an elderly servant. The leading actors - Larisa Golubkina, Yuri Yakovlev, Igor Ilyinsky - woke up famous after the film was released. In the first year of release, the comedy was watched by 48 million viewers.
In the drama by Semyon Tumanov “Come to me, Mukhtar!”, where the main role was played by Yuri Nikulin, Nikolai Kryuchkov played the role of a police general. In the film adaptation of F. Dostoevsky’s work “Uncle’s Dream,” the artist tried on the image of Moskalev, the wife of the first lady of the city, Maria Alexandrovna (Lidiya Smirnova).
Nikolai Kryuchkov also starred in the films “Once Upon a Time There Were an Old Man and an Old Woman,” “Doctor Vera,” “Two Comrades Served.” In the 70s, the most successful works were “Telegram”, “Address of Your House”, “Citizens”, “Velvet Season”, “My Friend Uncle Vanya”, “Autumn Marathon”.
Nikolai Kryuchkov in the film “My Friend Uncle Vanya”
With the advent of the 80s, Nikolai Afanasyevich acted much less frequently. Among the films of that period are "Ladies' Tango", "I Believe in Love", "Let's Remember, Comrade!", "Stalingrad".
The actor last worked in the films “Tsar Ivan the Terrible” and “Angels of Death,” which were released in 1991 and 1993.
The ex-wife of Nikolai Kryuchkov - Alla Parfanyak
The ex-wife of Nikolai Kryuchkov, Alla Parfanyak, was a bright Russian beauty and a talented theater and film actress, who met the actor on the set of the film “Heavenly Slug.”
The girl was thirteen years younger than her chosen one, but she understood Nicholas perfectly and was his Muse. Alla was at that time a student at the Shchukin School, but decided to marry Kryuchkov.
The marriage lasted almost ten years, and then the girl fell in love with Mikhail Ulyanov and went to him. Alla Petrovna lived with Mikhail Alexandrovich his entire life until his death in 2007.
Parfagnac herself outlived her husband by only two years, as she had a hard time with his death.
The ex-wife of Nikolai Kryuchkov - Zoya Kochanovskaya
The ex-wife of Nikolai Kryuchkov, Zoya Kochanovskaya, came to the set of the film “Home” in 1959 by accident, since she had never been a professional actress. Zoya was a professional skier and even received the title of Honored Master of Sports.
Kochanovskaya became love at first sight, she became his wife, but a couple of months after the marriage a terrible tragedy occurred. Zoya was hit to death by a Studebaker with military personnel as she was leaving a Leningrad perfume salon.
The girl died in the arms of her husband, and he fell into a prolonged depression, from which his new love saved him.
The beginning of a glorious journey
Nikolai Kryuchkov was captivated by his passion for amateur performances as a teenager. Thanks to this, the guy got on the theater stage.
Even then, Nikolai’s character showed firmness and the desire to always be fair, which aroused the genuine admiration of those around him.
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Nikolai Kryuchkov's wife - Lydia Kryuchkova
Nikolai Kryuchkov’s wife, Lydia Kryuchkova, became his last love, with whom he lived for thirty years before his death. The woman was twenty years younger than Nikolai, but was able to fall in love with the great actor.
Lida and Nikolai met on the set, where he was an actor and she was an assistant director. The marriage turned out to be happy, but the woman had to adapt to her husband, since he turned out to be completely unsuited to family life.
She looked after him like a child, since he could not even boil his own tea or boil an egg for breakfast. In the event that his wife did not have time to return from work on time, Nikolai simply sat and waited for her, not even bothering to look in the refrigerator.
It was the wife’s love and understanding that helped save the marriage, since Kryuchkov did not want to leave home.
Wikipedia Nikolai Kryuchkov
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