Igor Merkulov
Igor Merkulov was a Russian born actor.
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Biography
Born Igor Vladimirovich Merkulov on 21 June 1962, he became known as a child actor in the 1970s, appearing in films like for Sledstvie vedut znatoki (1971), Ptitsy nad gorodom (1974) and Venok sonetov (1977). Later films include , , and Odnazhdy v dekabre (1988)
He later became a stage director at the Theatre
He died on 14 June 2024.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
In 1992 he was imported from the Russia by PACOFS to play the role of the Russian ballet dancer in a performance of Vat So! (the Afrikaans version of Ray Cooney's Chase Me, Comrade!) at the Bloemfontein Civic Theatre. Merkulov played his role (loosely based on Rudolf Nuryenev) in Russian, as it had been in the original text. The play was done in Bloemfontein during February, then went on tour to Kroonstad, Welkom and Sasolburg.
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https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0580950/
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