Nicholas Soussanin

Soussanin (left) with Emil Jannings in The Last Command

Nikolai Ilyich "Nicholas" Soussanin (Russian: Никола́й Ильи́ч Суса́нин; born 16 January 1889, Yalta, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire – died 27 April 1975, New York City, New York, USA)[1] was an actor from the Russian Empire who settled and worked in the United States. He was married to film star Olga Baclanova from 1929–1939. He had at least two children (a son born from a previous relationship before his marriage to Olga Baclanova), and a son, Nicholas Soussanin Jr., born with Baclanova in 1930. He was also the grandfather of actress Lanna Saunders.

  1. ^ "Nicholas Soussanin, Actor in Russia and Hollywood". The New York Times. April 29, 1975. Retrieved July 3, 2021.