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Georgi Georgiev-Getz
Actor

Georgi Georgiev-Getz

4 Oct 1926Born
2 Sep 1996Died
69Age at death
42Credits

Biography

Georgi Georgiev-Getz (Georgi Ivanov Georgiev) was born in the village Razpopovtsi, today the town of Elena, Bulgaria. He graduated in "acting" in the class of Professor Filip Filipov at National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria (1949-1953). He has made a theatrical specialization in Moscow (1955-1956). He was a construction worker and contributor to newspapers. In 1953-91, he was at the National Theater in Sofia. He was a board member of Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers. He created bright images drawn from classical and contemporary Bulgarian dramaturgy. Part of his movies are "We Were Young", "Eighth", "A Peasant on a Bicycle", "Matriarchy", "Father".

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One of his best and well-known film roles is the role of Jordan in "A Peasant on a Bicycle." For this role he was awarded at the Varna and Moscow International Film Festivals. Nickname "Getz" was acquired by his colleague Dimitar Bochev (so called men named Georgi). After he retired, he continued to play with traveling theaters. He obtained stroke during a performance in Stara Zagora Drama Theater. He was rushed to a local hospital. His condition was deteriorating. After three days they operated him in Sofia, but it was too late and Getz died without regaining consciousness. He died on September 2, 1996 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1989Right to ChooseFilm
  2. 1989FatherFilm
  3. 1988Evenings in Antim's InnFilm
  4. 1986Васко да Гама от село РупчаSeries: Капитанът на кораба (6 episodes)
  5. 1986Day of RulersFilm: Dilon
  6. 1984I've Been Waiting For YouFilm
  7. 1983EquilibriumFilm: The Scriptwriter
  8. 1982Nicolo PaganiniSeries (4 episodes)
  9. 1982The Biggest SinFilm
  10. 1982Nicolo PaganiniFilm
  11. 1981AdventFilm
  12. 1980The Three Deadly SinsFilm: Kuzdo Karakozov
  13. 1977Soldiers of FreedomSeries: Christo Michajłow (4 episodes)
  14. 1977MatriarchyFilm
  15. 1974A Peasant on a BicycleFilm: Yordan
  16. 1974The Last BachelorFilm: the colonel
  17. 1974Dawn Over the DravaFilm: Major Boyan Vasilev
  18. 1973Y-17Film: Captain Rudev
  19. 1971There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad WeatherFilm: Emil Boev
  20. 1970The Citadel RespondedFilm: Petar Hariev
  21. 1970Four Men in a BoxcarFilm: Captain Draganov
  22. 1969The EighthFilm: Osmiyat
  23. 1969Every kilometerSeries: Войводата / The Voivode (1 episode)
  24. 1968The Sky Over VelekaFilm: Martin
  25. 1968The ProsecutorFilm: Miladin Voynov
  26. 1967The Tied Up BalloonFilm: Peasant
  27. 1967Taste of AlmondsFilm: Mihail Nikodimov
  28. 1966Between the TwoFilm: Halata, Plamen's father
  29. 1966MenFilm
  30. 1964UnrelentingFilm: Atanas
  31. 1964The Black RiverFilm: Dobri
  32. 1962The Golden ToothFilm: Captain Prodan Lipovski
  33. 1961The Steep PathFilm: Ivan Diviya
  34. 1961The Night of 13thFilm: General
  35. 1961We Were YoungFilm: Mladen
  36. 1960First LessonFilm: Pesho's brother
  37. 1958The Law of the SeaFilm: Petar
  38. 1957Life Flows Slowly By...Film: Petko
  39. 1956Item OneFilm
  40. 1955Troubled Road, a Man DecidesFilm: Kazaka
  41. 1952Our LandFilm: Dimo
  42. 1951Morning Over the MotherlandFilm: Shlosera

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