MOSCOW , Jun 3 Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, Honored Artist of Russia Nikolai Malinkin died at the age of 76, according to the website of the Moscow Firebird Puppet Theater.
The actor died on Thursday, the reasons for his death not specified.
As noted in the obituary, the artist served in the «Firebird» for more than 30 years and was one of the founders of the theater.
Malinkin was born on May 19, 1948, graduated in 1985 GITIS. The actor made his film debut in 1977 in the drama Sky over Chile, other works with his participation are Semyon Dezhnev, the TV series Volkov-3, The Fifth Guard, Academy.
In 2001, Malinkin was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Russia.