Mykola Yakovchenko
Date of birth: 1900-05-03
Place of birth: Pryluky, USSR
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Яковченко Микола Федорович, Микола Яковченко, Nikolay Yakovchenko
Biography
Mykola Fedorovych Yakovchenko (April 20 (May 3), 1900, Pryluky — September 11, 1974, Kyiv) was an outstanding Soviet Ukrainian theater and film actor who played character roles. He was named a People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR in 1970. He was born in Pryluky (now Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, then Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire) into the family of an assistant manager of the Astrakhan fishing industry. His mother had four other children besides him. His family had its origins in the Don Cossacks — the family moved to the Poltava province from Rostov-on-Don and had a patriarchal structure, where a penchant for art was not particularly encouraged. In 1912, he enrolled in the Second Prilutsk Higher Primary School named after Kislov. In 1916, he enrolled in the city Jewish gymnasium, where he became interested in amateur art, performing his first roles in the gymnasium theater. At the same time, he thoroughly studied the Greek language. During the revolutionary events, he went to the front. His grandson, Mykola Bohonko-Yakovchenko, said, "It is not known for certain on whose side he fought — for the Reds or the Whites. According to documents, he spent the entire war on a Red Army medical train. However, over time, he became enthusiastic about talking about General Shkuro's cavalry; he once obtained two well-hidden St. George's Crosses." In 1918, he made his debut on the amateur stage in Pryluky. From the amateur group, he moved to the troupe of Pylyp Khmara's theater, which was Russian at the time, and from 1919 — Ukrainian, then Soviet. At this time, he played in plays by Leonid Andreyev — Tyukha in Savva and Second Lieutenant Grigory Mironov in Days of Our Lives. From 1920 to 1927, he worked in theaters in Lubny, Pryluky, Simferopol, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv. From 1927, he was an actor at the Frank Ukrainian Academic Theater in Kyiv (with breaks).
Movie Credits
Martyn Borulya
1953-06-12
The main film character, an ordinary peasant Martyn Borylya, decided to get a noble order. Having ch
Earth
1954-11-01
XIX century. The village of Dymka in Bukovina. The wealthy peasant Ivonic and his wife Maria have tw
Stolen Happiness
1952-07-01
Based on a play by Ivan Franko. Anna married Mykola, but does not love him. She likes young Michael.
Chasing Two Hares
1961-12-21
Based on the Ukrainian vaudeville by Mykhailo Starytskyi, the famous Ukrainian writer. The leading c
The Grandfather of the Left Winger
1973-01-01
Trofim Bessarab has been working as a house painter for all his life. He is a pensioner now and it s
Maksim Perepelitsa
1955-12-12
Maxim Perepelitsa is a cheerful, mischievous and resourceful young man from a Ukrainian village. He
Zakhar Berkut
1972-04-03
This film is based on the classic novel of the same name by writer Ivan Franko, one of the most famo
The Month of May
1965-01-03
Students Galya and Sergey want to marry. In the civil registry, they are given a month's time, as st
Varka's Land
1970-03-02
Varya Kravets remains on her native collective farm after graduating from school. Her first love als
Trust
1972-12-04
Problems of modern villages and economic use of land.
Party Secretary
1971-03-30
Collective farmer is unanimously elected secretary of the party committee by her fellow villagers.
The Kyiv Resident
1958-11-03
The story of the growing up of the orphan Gali between the Revolution and the Great Patriotic War. L
Gas Station Queen
1963-02-18
Lyudmila doesn't have any luck in finding the perfect job. She tried to be an air hostess, newscaste
A Dream
1964-12-12
Poetic treatment of the early life of Ukrainian poet and painter Taras Shevchenko. A biopic made on
Cheerful Frogscreamers
1973-07-16
The film tells the story of the life and customs of a Ukrainian village in the distant past. After a
In The Ukrainian Steppe
1952-12-12
The performance of the Kiev state academic Ukrainian drama theater about two friends, in the past —
A Great Road Ahead
1963-04-27
About the great Czech satirist Jaroslav Hašek, who was captured by the Russians during the First Wor
Years of Young
1958-03-08
A musical comedy about students and graduates of a theater school - about young people who have just
The Kyiv Direction
1968-06-10
Historical and military film about the exploits of fighters during Kyiv defense against the onset of
Nesterka
1955-09-05
Adventures of Tarapunka and Shtepsel
1971-01-02
About cheerful adventures of popular perfoming artists Shtepsel and Tarapunka, with elements of vari
The First Lad
1959-07-11
A gem from Paradjanov's early oeuvre is a musical agitation film or a romantic comedy, made by the y
Carrot Head
1961-03-20
Save Our Souls
1960-07-25
The vessel "Zaporozhets" sails on another overseas voyage. When the ship was already in the open oce
Coordinates Unknown
1957-10-02
Two tankers loaded with gasoline made the Tuapse - Leningrad flight. Suddenly they were fired upon b
Димка-велогонщик
1969-02-14
Lada from the Berendeyev Country
1971-03-05
A simple girl named Lada finds herself in the kingdom of Magnum IV, where a singing competition is b
Pharaohs
1964-02-02
Comedy film-performance of the Franko Theater based on the play by Oleksa Kolomiyets. The place of a
Viy
1967-11-27
Based on the story by Nikolai Gogol, an Orthodox priest on monastery holiday kills an old witch in a
Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka
1961-12-15
The story that happened on the farm near Dikanka on the night before Christmas, when the village bla
The Star of the Ballet
1965-07-19
Engineer Stepan Mitin, having arrived in Kiev on business, accidentally gets to the performance "Ukr
Malevolent Fate
1969-01-01
Where are you, Knights?
1971-12-30
Young musician Zhenya Kovalchuk falls in love with aerobatic pilot Yulia. The feeling is mutual, but
That Very Night
1970-09-07
Anton Cheremys returns to his hometown, where he has not been for several years. Meeting with the pa
Lushka
1964-12-31
The Great Actor M. F. Yakovchenko
2003-01-01
About the outstanding Ukrainian theater and film actor Mykola Fedorovych Yakovchenko (1900-1974).
Shors
1939-05-02
The year is 1919. German troops retreat from Ukraine. The Directory, the Ukrainian national governme
Here We Live
1973-08-27
The film depicts the challenging daily life of rural workers.