Nikolay Salamov was born on December 12, 1922 in Ardon, Terek Oblast, Russian Empire as Nikolay Mikhaylovich Salamov. He was an actor, known for Pishite pisma (1981), Buynyy Terek (1981) and I oglyanulsya putnik (1985). He died on December 9, 2003 in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia-Alania, Russia.