He won the USSR State Prize (1977) and was a People's Artist of the RSFSR (1982).

The actor became widely recognized after the release of the 1974 Elem Klimov's film Agony, where Romashin played the role of Nicholas II.

[2] In recent years, he played in the Moscow Luna Theater [ru] under the directorship of Sergei Prokhanov.

[2] Romashin was killed in an accident on the evening of August 8, 2000 near the town of Pushkino, Moscow Oblast.

The actor was crushed by an old pine tree that he was attempting to cut down with a chainsaw while staying at his dacha.