Ivan Mykolaychuk

Ivan Vasylyovych Mykolaychuk (Ukrainian: Іван Васильович Миколайчук) (15 June 1941, Chortoryia, Ukrainian SSR – 3 August 1987) was a Soviet actor, producer, and screen writer from Ukraine.He is best known for playing the Hutsul Ivan in Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (Тіні забутих предків) (1964), based on Mykhailo Kotsyubynsky's book of the same name. He received the Komsomol prize of Ukraine in 1967, and the title of Meritorious Artist of the Ukrainian SSR in 1968. He posthumously received the Taras Shevchenko prize.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 15, 1941
Birth place
Soviet Union , Chernivtsi Oblast , Kitsman Raion
Nationality
Ukrainians
Date of deathAugust 03, 1987
Place of death
Soviet Union , Kiev
Education
National University of Theatre Film and TV in Kiev
Spouse
Maria Karpiuk
Known for
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Hutsuls
TitleDistinguished Artist of Ukrainian SSR

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