Biography: Volodymyr Mykytovych Artemenko (March 9, 1936, Melnyky – December 8, 2008, Kyiv) was a Soviet and Ukrainian actor and director of theater, film, and television. He was an Honored Artist of Ukraine. He was a laureate of the Y. Galan Prize (1984), a laureate of the Taras Shevchenko Foundation Prize (1995), and a multiple winner of various film festivals.