Georgi Georgiev-Getz
Georgi Georgiev-Getz (October 4, 1926 – September 2, 1996) was a Bulgarian film and stage actor. Best known for portraying valiant and honest conservative men, Getz was among the prominent names in the Bulgarian cinematography and theatre during the second half of the 20th century. He appeared in many of the Bulgarian film classics such as We Were Young (1961), The Tied Up Balloon (1967), The Eighth (1969), Thorn Apple (1972), Matriarchy (1977) and probably his most notable role as Yordan in A Peasant on a Bicycle (1974) for which he received an award for Best Actor at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival in 1975.
Georgi Georgiev-Getz
- Name
- Georgi Georgiev-Getz
- Born
- 4 October 1926
- Birthplace
- village of Razpopovtsi, Bulgaria
- Died
- 2 September 1996
- Place of death
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Occupation
- Film and Theater Actor
- Spouse
- Tsena Georgieva
- Nationality
- Bulgaria
- Education
- Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts
- Languages
- Bulgarian
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• Name — Georgi Georgiev-Getz • Born — 4 October 1926 • Birthplace — village of Razpopovtsi, Bulgaria • Died — 2 September 1996 • Place of death — Sofia, Bulgaria • Occupation — Film and Theater Actor • Years Active — 1953–1996 • Spouse — Tsena Georgieva
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Georgi Georgiev-Getz (4 October 1926 – 1996) was an actor.
Biography and career
Biography and career
He was born as Georgi Ivanov Georgiev on October 4, 1926, in the village of Razpopovtsi, today neighborhood of the town of Elena, Bulgaria. In 1947, after finishing the secondary school, he went to Sofia where he enrolled in acting at The National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts graduating in 1953. After the graduation, Getz joined the troupe of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre where he remained for almost his whole career until 1990. Georgi Georgiev-Getz died as a result of a stroke on September 2, 1996, in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Georgi Georgiev-Getz was born on 4 October 1926 in Racpopovici and died in 1996.
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• Utro nad Rodinata (1951) as the Locksmith in Bulgarian: Утро над Родината in English: Dawn Over the Homeland • Nasha zemya (1952) as Dimo in Bulgarian: Наша земя in English: Our Land • Nespokoen pat (1955) as the Khazak in Bulgarian: Неспокоен път in English: Troubled Road, a Man Decides • Tochka parva (1956) in Bulgarian: Точка първа in English:Item One • Zakonat na moreto (1958) as Petar in Bulgarian: Законът на морето in English: The Law of the Sea • Parvi urok (1960) as Pesho's Brother in Bulgarian: Първи урок in English: First Lesson The Old Lady in the UK • A byahme mladi (1961) as Mladen in Bulgarian: А бяхме млади in English: We Were Young • Noshtta sreshtu trinadeseti (1961) as General in Bulgarian: Нощта срещу тринадесети in English: On the Eve of the 13th • Stramnata pateka (1961) as Ivan Diviya in Bulgarian: Стръмната пътека in English: The Steep Path • Zlatniyat zab (1962) as Captain Prodan Lipovski, The Golden Tooth in Bulgarian: Златният зъб in English: The Golden Tooth • Hypnosis (1962 film) (1962) in German: Nur tote Zeugen schweigen in French: Le Tueur à la rose rouge • Chernata reka (1964) as Dobri in Bulgarian: Черната река in English: The Black River • Neprimirimite (1964) as Atanas in Bulgarian: Непримиримите in English: The Intransigents • Mazhe (1966) in Bulgarian: Мъже in English: Men • Mezhdu dvamata (1966) as Halata, Plamen's father in Bulgarian: Между двамата in English: Between Parents • Nay-dalgata nosht (1967) as Stranger in Bulgarian: Най-дългата нощ in English: The Longest Night • S dah na bademi (1967) as Mihail Nikodimov in Bulgarian: С дъх на бадеми in English: Taste of Almonds • The Tied Up Balloon / Privarzaniyat balon (1967) as Peasant in Bulgarian: Привързаният балон in English: The Tied Up Balloon • Nebeto na Veleka (1968) as Martin in Bulgarian: Небето на Велека in English: The Sky Over the Veleka • Osmiyat (1969) as Osmiyat in Bulgarian: Осмият in English: The Eighth • Trugni na put (1969) as Predsedatelyat Radi Radulov in Bulgarian: Тръгни на път in English: Set Out Again • Na vseki kilometar (1969, TV Series) as the Voivode (unknown episodes) in Bulgarian: На всеки километър in English: At Each Kilometer • Chetirimata ot vagona (1970) as Kapitan Draganov in Bulgarian: Четиримата от вагона in English: Four Men in a Boxcar • Tzitadelata otgovori (1970) as Major Petar Hariev in Bulgarian: Цитаделата отговори in English: The Citadel Replied • Nyama nishto po-hubavo ot loshoto vreme (1971) as Emil Boev in Bulgarian: Няма нищо по-хубаво от лошото време in English: There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather • Tatul (1972) as Ganchovski in Bulgarian: Татул in English: Thorn Apple • Igrek 17 (1973) as Kapitan Rudev in Bulgarian: Игрек 17 in English: Y-17 • Zarevo nad Drava (1974) as Major Boyan Vasilev in Bulgarian: Зарево над Драва in English: Dawn Over the Drava • Posledniyat ergen (1974) as the Colonel in Bulgarian: Последният ерген in English: The Last Bachelor • Selyaninat s Koleloto (1974) as Yordan in Bulgarian: Селянинът с колелото in English: A Peasant on a Bicycle • Dopalnenie kam zakona za zashtita na darzhavata (1976) as the Man with the cigarette in Bulgarian: Допълнение към закона за защита на държавата in English: Amendment to the Law for the Defense of the State • Matriarhat (1977) as Milor in Bulgarian: Матриархат in English: Matriarchy • Sami sred valtzi (1979, TV Series) as Geshev in Bulgarian: Сами сред вълци in English: Alone Among Wolves • Patyat kam Sofia (1979, TV Mini-Series) as Kliment Budinov in Bulgarian: Пътят към София in English: The Way to Sofia • Trite smurtni gryaha (1980) as Kuzdo Karakozov in Bulgarian: Трите смъртни гряха in English: Three Deadly Sins • Uoni (1980) as Ivan Gyaurov - Uoni in Bulgarian: Уони in English: Wonny (Europe) • Milost za zhivite (1981) as Bay Stefan in Bulgarian: Милост за живите in English: Mercy for the Living • Prishestvie (1981) in Bulgarian: Пришествие in English: Advent • Udarat (1981) in Bulgarian: Ударът in English: The Thrust • Spirka "Berlin" (1982) in Bulgarian: Спирка `Берлин` in English: 'Berlin' Station • Nay-tezhkiyat gryah (1982) as Simeonov-Vedrin in Bulgarian: Най-тежкият грях in English: The Worst Sin • Niccolo Paganini (1982, TV Mini-Series) • Ravnovesie (1983) as the Script-writer in Bulgarian: Равновесие in English: Balance • Otkoga te chakam (1984) as Former director in Bulgarian: Откога те чакам in English: It's Nice to See You • Stenata (1984) as Chichov in Bulgarian: Стената in English: The Dam • Mechtanie sam az (1985) in Bulgarian: Мечтание съм аз in English: I Am a Dream • Denyat na vladetelite (1986) as Dilon in Bulgarian: Денят на владетелите in English: The Day of the Rulers • Te naddelyaha (1986) as Bay Dragan in Bulgarian: Те надделяха in English: They Prevailed • Vasko de Gama ot selo Rupcha (1986, TV Series) as Captain of the Ship in Bulgarian: Васко де Гама от село Рупча in English: Vasko de Gama from Rupcha Village • Vecheri v Antimovskiya han (1988, TV Series) as Kalmuka in Bulgarian: Вечери в Антимовския хан in English: Evenings in the Antim's Inn • Prokurorat (1988) as the prosecutor Miladin Voynov in Bulgarian: Прокурорът in English: The Prosecutor • Zhivotut si teche tiho... (1988) as Petko in Bulgarian: Животът си тече тихо... in English: Life Flows Slowly by... • Bashta (1989) as the Father in Bulgarian: Баща in English: Father • Pravo na izbor (1989) in Bulgarian: Право на избор in English: Right to Choose • Pod igoto (1990, TV Series) as Chorbadzhi Marko in Bulgarian: Под игото in English: Under the Yoke • Kragovrat (1993) as Shanov (final film role) in Bulgarian: Кръговрат in English: Circle
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- Gencheva, Galina. Bulgarian Feature Films encyclopedia. Publishing house "Dr Ivan Bogorov". 2008. 978-954-316-069-3.
- Kovachev, Pencho. 50 Golden Bulgarian Films. Publishing house "Zahariy Stoyanov". 2008. 978-954-09-0281-4.
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