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Valentin Gaft
Actor

Valentin Gaft

2 Sep 1935Born
12 Dec 2020Died
85Age at death
144Credits

Biography

Valentin Yosifovich Gaft was born on September 2, 1935 to Ukrainian parents recently relocated to Moscow. Gaft entered the Moscow Theater School in 1953 at age 18 and made his film debut three years later in Mikhail Romm’s “Murder on Dante Street”. Over a half century of performing Valentine Gaft has been associated with the Mossovet and Leninsky Komsomol Theater troupes and the Sovremennik Theater which Gaft joined in 1969 and where he continues to work to this day.

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Gaft was named a People’s Artist of the Soviet Union in 1984 and has authored series of highly acidic epigrams satirizing members of the Russian film and theater communities.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 144 credits.

  1. 2017The ScoundrelFilm
  2. 2016ЧетвертыйFilm
  3. 2016Milky WayFilm
  4. 2014Breaking The Vicious CircleFilm
  5. 2014The Story of an Old WomanFilm
  6. 2013Six Degrees of Celebration 3Film
  7. 2013Iron MountainFilm: Preobrazhensky
  8. 2013Fiery RiverFilm
  9. 2012WingsFilm: Byvaly (Voice)
  10. 2011The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik (Once in Odessa)Series (12 episodes)
  11. 2011MorpekhiSeries (8 episodes)
  12. 2011The Master and MargaritaFilm: Woland
  13. 2011One Day of Zhora VladimovFilm
  14. 2010Burnt by the Sun 2: ExodusFilm: Pimen
  15. 2010Сон Гафта, пересказанный ВиктюкомFilm: Screenplay
  16. 2009The Book of MastersFilm: Magic mirror
  17. 2008New Adventures of Babka EzhkaFilm
  18. 200712Film: juror #4
  19. 2007The Husband, the Wife and the LoverFilm
  20. 2007Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years LaterFilm: политтехнолог Борис Глебович
  21. 2006Мастер и МаргаритаSeries: Воланд (4 episodes)
  22. 2006Nine UnknownsSeries: Viktor Sevidov - britanskiy millioner (12 episodes)
  23. 2005The Master and MargaritaSeries: Caiaphas / Lavrentiy Beria (10 episodes)
  24. 2003Snow Love, or A Dream on a Winter NightFilm: Oleh Kostiantynovych
  25. 2002On the Other Side of the WolvesSeries (4 episodes)
  26. 2001Сыщик с плохим характеромFilm
  27. 2000Watch Without HandsFilm
  28. 2000House for the RichFilm: Roman Rumyanov
  29. 2000Tender AgeFilm: Саледон старший (известный скульптор-диссидент)
  30. 2000Old HagsFilm: General
  31. 1999Sky in DiamondsFilm
  32. 1997Sympathy SeekerFilm: Magician
  33. 1996The Career of Arturo UiFilm
  34. 1994I'm Free, I Belong to NobodyFilm
  35. 1993Ночные забавыSeries: Езепов (2 episodes)
  36. 1993I want to go to AmericaFilm
  37. 1992Encore, Once More Encore!Film: Fyodor Vasilyevich Vinogradov
  38. 1992Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Film: Джордж
  39. 1991The TerroristFilm
  40. 1991The FootballerFilm
  41. 1991Lost in SiberiaFilm: Beria
  42. 1991Promised HeavenFilm: President
  43. 1991Night FunFilm: Езепов
  44. 1990Mister Perrichon's TripFilm
  45. 1990The SuicideFilm: конферансье
  46. 1989The Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with StalinFilm: Beriya
  47. 1989The VisitFilm: Alfred III
  48. 1989The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its InhabitantsFilm
  49. 1988Expensive PleasureFilm
  50. 1988Aelita, Do Not Pester MenFilm
  51. 1988Kings of CrimeFilm: Artur
  52. 1988The Life of Klim SamginSeries: Trifonov (14 episodes)
  53. 1987Visiting the MinotaurFilm: Иконников
  54. 1987Visit to the MinotaurSeries: Pavel Petrovich Ikonnikov (5 episodes)
  55. 1987Forgotten Tune for the FluteFilm: Odinkov
  56. 1987The Magic BellsFilm: The King (voice)
  57. 1987About the Cat...Film
  58. 1987Time to FlyFilm: Виктор Иванович, саксофонист, пассажир
  59. 1986Year of a CalfFilm: Valerian Sergeyevich
  60. 1986My Dearly Beloved DetectiveFilm: Inspector Lester
  61. 1986FouettéFilm: Poet
  62. 1986Through Main Street with an OrchestraFilm: Kostya
  63. 1985RunFilm: Яков Борисович Левин, капитан
  64. 1985Contract of the CenturyFilm
  65. 1985Eight Days of HopeFilm: Игорь Белоконь, директор шахты
  66. 1984Monsieur Lenoir, Who...Film: Borescou
  67. 1983Romeo and JulietFilm: Капулетти
  68. 1983If the Enemy Doesn't Surrender...Film
  69. 1982MagiciansFilm: Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev
  70. 1982MagiciansSeries: Сатанеев (2 episodes)
  71. 1982CustomsFilm: Владимир Николаевич Никитин
  72. 1982Vertical RacesFilm: Алексей Дедушкин, «Батон», вор-рецидивист
  73. 1982Saturday and SundayFilm
  74. 1981The Dog in BootsFilm: The Noble (voice) / Благородный (Атос)
  75. 1981The Black Hen, or Living UndergroundFilm: Deforge
  76. 1981EsopFilm: Agnostos
  77. 1980The Mystery of Edwin DroodSeries: John Jasper (4 episodes)
  78. 1980Today and TomorrowFilm: Александр Григорьевич Рассолов
  79. 1980The Circus BoyFilm
  80. 1980Three YearsFilm: Ivan Yartsev

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