Nikolai Karachentsov
| Nikolai Karachentsov | |
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![]() Karachentsov in his forties. | |
| Born |
Nikolai Petrovich Karachentsov October 27, 1944 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Stage and film actor |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Spouse(s) | Liudmila Porgina |
| Awards | People's Artist of the RSFSR (1989) |
Nikolai Petrovich Karachentsov (Russian: Николай Петрович Караченцов, born October 27, 1944, Moscow, Russia) is a Soviet/Russian cinema star, stage actor (Lenkom Theatre), and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1989). State Prize of the Russian Federation (2003).[1]
Selected filmography

Karachentsov as Rezanov in Juno and Avos stage portrait.
- The Twelve Chairs
- The Witches Cave as Jean, the cosmolinguist
- The Adventures of the Electronic as Urrie
- The Cat Who Walked by Herself
- A Man from the Boulevard des Capuchines as Billy King
- Moonzund as Von Knupfer
- The Trust That Has Burst as Jeff Peters
- Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as Jefferson Hope
- Errors of Youth
- Juno and Avos (rock opera also published as a TV film) as Nikolay Rezanov
- Dog in Boots as Gascon Dog (voice) [2]
Injury
On February 28, 2005, Karachentsov was driving to Moscow in a hurry after finding out about the death of his mother-in-law. Due to his hurry, he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a street light pole, suffering a traumatic brain injury. After a month-long coma, he began regaining motor skills, finally being able to get up onto a stage and talk to an audience in 2007.
He is still severely disabled.
References
External links
- Nikolai Karachentsov at the Internet Movie Database
- Official website of Nikolai Karachentsov
- (Russian) Nikolai Karachentsov profile on Lenkom website
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