Valentin Ganev
Valentin Atanassov Ganev (born 7 April 1956) is a Bulgarian theatre and film actor and theatre director.
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- Name
- Valentin Ganev
- Born
- 7 April 1956
- Birthplace
- Ruse, Bulgaria
- Occupation
- Actor, director
- Nationality
- Bulgaria
- Education
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
- Languages
- Bulgarian
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Valentin Atanassov Ganev (born 7 April 1956) is a Bulgarian theatre and film actor and theatre director.
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Valentin Ganev (born 1956) is a Bulgarian actor and film actor. The actor was born in Ruse. Valentin Ganev studied at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Languages used include Bulgarian.
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• Name — Valentin Ganev • Native Name — Валентин Атанасов Ганев • Born — 7 April 1956 • Birthplace — Ruse, Bulgaria • Occupation — Actor, director
Career
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Born in Ruse, Bulgaria, Ganev graduated from the All Russian State Institute for Cinematography, Moscow (actor's classes of Sergey Bondarchuk). He is known for his work on East/West (Est-Ouest) (1999), Icon (2005), Hushove (2006), The Abandoned (2006), The Prince & Me 3: A Royal Honeymoon (2008), The Way Back (2010), J'étais à Nüremberg (2010) etc. He is quite active on stage. Since 1996 he has been an actor at The National Theatre of Bulgaria.
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Filmography
Film • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1999 — Est-Ouest — Volodya Petrov • 2003 — In Hell — Bolt • 2004 — Spartacus — Marcus Servius • 2005 — Icon — Vladimir Tonkin • 2006 — The Abandoned — Andrei Misharin / Kolya Kaidavosky • Undisputed II: Last Man Standing — Warden Markov • 2009 — Ninja — Yuri Klimitov • 2010 — Undisputed III: Redemption — Warden Markov • 2011 — The Task — Warden • 2012 — El Gringo — Deputy Chief Logan • 2014 — Firequake — Zeleny — TV film • Asylum — Priest • | 2015 — The Throwaways — Bulgarian Official • 2016 — Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich — Bishop Grün • King of the Belgians — Kerim • 2017 — Boyka: Undisputed — Warden Markov
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