Nikolai Barmin was born on March 23, 1922 in Kolchugino, Kuznetsk uyezd, Tomsk Governorate, RSFSR as Nikolay Mikhaylovich Barmin. He was an actor, known for Kapitan 'Staroy cherepakhi' (1956), Chelovek v shtatskom (1973) and Dalyokie blizkie gody (1976). He died on January 12, 1997 in Moscow, Russia.