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Gennadi Nilov (1 october, 1936) – Soviet and Russian actor.

Biography

Gennadi Nilov was born in 1936 in the town of Luga, Leningad Oblast (now St. Petersburg). His father was a clerk, his mother was a cook. Because of the constant changes of residence, the young Gennadi had to study three times in the first grade and for this reason he completed his first grade only at the age of 9 in Kiev.

His uncle on mother’s side is Pavel Kadochnikov. After the war Nilovs family had been sharing the apartment with the famous actor for some time. It was at that time that Gennadi expressed his interest in acting. While studying at school, he was the head of the drama club, he used to stage performances and pick costumes for actors himself. When Pavel Kadochnikov was shooting for the movie “Secret Agent”, Gennadi took part as an extra in the movie.