This talented lyceum of the Soviet era was very responsible and demanding about his profession. His partners in the scene were venerable luminaries of the cinema: Georgy Zhzhenov, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Nikolai Olyalin, Tamara Semina. He considered himself an absolutely happy person. Why? Yes, because Nikolai Merzlikin was a sought-after actor, and he completely took part in the profession. After all, his filmography has about fifty memorable roles. He was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR, and in addition, he was a member of the Union of Russian Filmmakers. Not every person of the modern era can boast of this. How, then, a previously unknown guy from the province of Nikolai Merzlikin was able to transform into the guru of Soviet cinema? Let's consider this question in more detail.
Curriculum Vitae
Nikolai Nikolaevich Merzlikin - a native of the village of Sartinha, located in the Tyumen region.
He was born on April 16, 1945. The future actor spent most of his childhood in the small town of Emanzhelinsk (Chelyabinsk Region), where his father worked in a mine.
Studying acting
Nikolai Merzlikin, whose biography is a kaleidoscope of fateful meetings and outstanding events, was in love with the “great art” from his childhood. Having received a certificate of maturity, the young man, without hesitation for a long time, applied to the Sverdlovsk Theater School, but then he decided not to “swap his things” and went to the capital to become a student of GITIS. He manages to put his plans into practice. However, soon the young man is handed the summons, he joins the ranks of the Armed forces.
Triumphant film debut
Nikolai Merzlikin could not even imagine that, "paying off his debt to his homeland," he would act in films.
And not with anyone, but with Tatyana Lioznova herself, who immediately noticed a special bearing of the soldier, who until recently was enrolled in the students of the famous theater university. The director of “Seventeen Moments of Spring” at that time was working on filming the film “Early in the Morning”. Tatyana Lioznova approved Nikolai Nikolaevich for the role of Alyosha’s orphan, with whom he brilliantly dealt with.
Conscious choice
After successful filming in the film Early Morning, Nikolai Merzlikin wants to forever connect his life with the cinema. After the service, he returns to GITIS, where Joseph Rayevsky and Evgenia Kozyreva help him learn the basics of acting . Over the years of study, he manages to star in several popular films in which he has already begun to reveal his creative potential. This, in particular, is about “The Man I Love” (1966), “Three Days of Viktor Chernyshev” (1967), “Far in the West” (1968), “Once Again About Love” (1969) “Severe kilometers” (1968).
Peak career
The heyday of the professional career of a graduate of GITIS fell on the period 70-80s of the last century.
For the audience, he was remembered primarily for the films “There is no turning back” (1970), “Without the right to make a mistake” (1974), “The Bear in the North” (1979) ”,“ Fathers and Grandfathers (1982), “Demidovs” (1983) The Chronicle of One Summer (1984) and many others.
As already emphasized, Nikolay Merzlikin is an actor who "did not sit" without work. In recent years, directors with pleasure have involved the actor in "soap operas." The maestro’s last work was the series “Secret Guard”.
Work outside the cinema
In addition to cinema, Nikolai Nikolaevich had other interests. He was very eager to participate in creative meetings with young spectators, attended children's film festivals, shared his impressions of filming with movies with the guys. Of course, Nikolai Merzlikin is an actor with a capital letter and he did not get tired of repeating that the “great art” should educate the younger generation.
Over the years, he reincarnated as Santa Claus, who came to the children for the New Year’s performance, which was regularly organized at the Olimpiysky sports complex. With undisguised pleasure he amused the kids by giving them presents.
last years of life
At the final stage of his life, the actor began writing a memoir in which he described in detail his difficult childhood. Nikolai Merzlikin, whose family consisted of his beloved wife and daughter, died when he was soon to be 62 years old. According to tradition, he performed by Santa Claus at the New Year's holiday and after the event, when the actor returned home, he felt a pain in his heart. A heart attack occurred at night, but the ambulance did not manage to help. Nikolay Nikolayevich died on January 3, 2007. The actor was buried in Yemanzhelinsk of the Chelyabinsk region.