Nikolay Olyalin was born on May 22, 1941 in Opikhalino, Vologda Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia] as Nikolai Vladimirovich Olyalin. He was an actor and director, known for Night Watch (2004), Day Watch (2006) and Ne otstrelennaya muzyka (1990). He was married to Nelly Ivanovna Olyalina. He died on November 17, 2009 in Kiev, Ukraine.