Nikolay Cherkasov
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Biography
Filmography
Bibliography
Notes
Not to be confused with Nikolai P. Cherkas(s)ov, aka N. Cherkasov-Sergeiev, who played the title role in Pudovkin's "General Suvorov" (1941).
Biography
Forceful star of the Soviet stage and screen, best known in the west for his subdued yet flamboyant and powerful performances in the title roles of three Eisenstein films: "Alexander Nevsky" (1938), "Ivan the Terrible Part I" (1944) and "Ivan the Terrible Part II (1946). Cherkasov's autobiography, "Notes of a Soviet Film Actor," was published in 1953.
Life Events
1918
Began acting professionally
1927
Screen acting debut in "The Poet and the Czar"
1934
Joined Pushkin Theatre, Leningrad
1938
Elected Deputy for Kuibyshev district of Leningrad
Bibliography
Notes
Not to be confused with Nikolai P. Cherkas(s)ov, aka N. Cherkasov-Sergeiev, who played the title role in Pudovkin's "General Suvorov" (1941).
