Nikolai Grabbe was considered the unsurpassed master of the episode. From childhood, aspiring to the profession of operator, Nikolai Karlovich became an actor. And never after regretted such a choice. He has a lot of theatrical works and film roles. The creative abilities of the actor were wide: Grabbe was not the worst artist, he loved to perform in theatrical "skits". The heroes of the many films he voiced speak Grabbe's voice.
Nikolai Grabbe: touches on biography
N. Grabbe was born in the Russian capital on December 19, 1920. His mother first worked as a secretary, then she was in charge of the household. Dad, Latvian by nationality, was an accountant. The head of the family was born in Liepaja, and moved to Moscow at the age of sixteen.
Grabbe went to school in 1928. Even then, Kolya showed considerable interest in the profession of a cameraman and decided to connect life with this fascinating profession. Nikolai attended an amateur drama club, where he plunged headlong into creativity.
The school time has ended. Nikolai decided to go to VGIK, choosing the camera department. Alas, the young man was not lucky - that year there was no recruitment for such a specialty. Why not become an actor? No sooner said than done. Grabbe successfully passed the selection, taking a look at S. Eisenstein himself, who praised the young man’s abilities.
But war soon began. Grabbe became a participant in the harsh battle on the difficult labor front. I had to work near Vyazma, then - in the vicinity of Podolsk. In 1942, the institute went into an emergency evacuation. I had to go to Alma-Ata. But Nikolai was finishing his studies again in Moscow.
