Ivan Mykolaichuk
Ivan Mykolaichuk | |
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Іван Миколайчук | |
Mykolaichuk as Cossack Vasyl in The Lost Deed | |
| Born | 15 June 1941 Chortoryia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 3 August 1987 (aged 46) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Karpenko-Karyi Memorial National University of Theatrical Arts |
| Occupation | Film industry |
| Years active | 1964–1987 |
| Known for | Acting, filmmaking |
| Title | Merited Artist of the Ukrainian SSR |
| Spouse | Maria Karpiuk |
| Awards | Lenin's Komsomol Prize of Ukrainian SSR (1967) Shevchenko State Prize of Ukrainian SSR (1988) |
Ivan Vasylyovych Mykolaichuk (Ukrainian: Іван Васильович Миколайчук; 15 June 1941 – 3 August 1987) was a Ukrainian actor, producer, and screen writer.
He is best known for playing the Hutsul Ivan in Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1964), based on Mykhailo Kotsyubynsky's book of the same name. He received the Komsomol prize of Ukraine in 1967, and the title of Honoured Artist of the Ukrainian SSR in 1968. He posthumously received the Shevchenko National Prize.