Nikolay Yakovchenko was born on May 3, 1900 in Priluki, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for
Viy (1967),
The Night Before Christmas (1961) and
Koroleva benzokolonki (1963). He died on September 11, 1974 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine].