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Nikolai Kryuchkov
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Actor Born: January 6, 1911 Death: April 13, 1994 Biography:Specializing in portraying an idealized version of the Average Man, "Nikolai Kryuchkov" was one of the Soviet Union's most popular movie stars of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Acting was his passion and he was always complimented on his professionalism and willingness to be the role model offscreen that he was in the movies. Learning his craft at the Moscow Young Workers theater, where he studied under "Nikolai Khmelev" and "Igor Savchenko", Kryuchkov was discovered for films by "Boris Barnet" who cast him as Senka the Shoemaker in "Okraina"/"Patriots" (1933). Senka, as with the other characters in which he would specialize, was a modern socialist, optimistic about his life, always looking to improve, and eager to work hard. Initially, due in large part to the fact that he was so recognizable, the actor was sometimes criticized for not so much acting as simply playing himself, but Kryuchkov denied it,... Full Biography
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