Georgi Rusev
Georgi Rusev | |
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Георги Илиев Русев | |
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Born | 7 May 1928 Kostenets, Bulgaria |
Died | 1 April 2011 (aged 82) Sofia, Bulgaria |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1959–2005 |
Spouse(s) | Nadya |
Georgi Iliev Rusev (Bulgarian: Георги Илиев Русев; 7 May 1928 – 1 April 2011) was a Bulgarian actor. He created a gallery of colorful characters for a four-decade career, and became famous as a master of the so-called "second plan roles".
Biography and Career[]
Georgi Rusev was born on 7 May 1928 in the village of Kostenets, Sofia Province. In 1952 he graduated as an actor in Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts.
His professional debut is on the stage of the as Aesop in the staging by Leon Daniel after the novel of the same name. In the following years he played on the stage of the , Sofia and from 1966 until 1990, Rusev is a member of a theatrical company with the being its leader from 1977. In 1990 he is among the founders of the , Sofia. Rusev also played roles for other theaters in Sofia in the years before his retiring. In 2006 he is honorary awarded with , Bulgarian award of theater art.
Rusev's career in the film acting started comparatively late at the age of 38. He say that he had no interest in filming in those years. He became interested in cinema works after the first of 's screenplays were screened. As a result, Georgi Rusev created numerous colorful characters in some of the cult films in the Bulgarian cinema. Portraying usually roles of small-minded persons, placed in the second plan around the main character, Rusev built up his own distinguishable style of acting. By way of example it can be listed the films: The Hare Census, A Peasant on a Bicycle, Villa Zone, Ladies' Choice, Dangerous Charm not to mention his episodic appearance in A Nameless Band which turned into an illustrious allegory about the life folklore of the time.
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1966 | Bulgarian: Началото на една ваканция | ||
1967 | a policeman | Bulgarian: Най-дългата нощ | |
1969 | Bulgarian: Признание | ||
1971 | Bay Mirko | Bulgarian: Не се обръщай назад | |
TV series Bulgarian: Демонът на империята | |||
1972 | the press-man | Bulgarian: Глутницата | |
1973 | Bulgarian: Като песен | ||
Bulgarian: Опак човек | |||
Prebroyavane na Divite Zaytsi / The Hare Census | the veterinarian | Bulgarian: Преброяване на дивите зайци | |
Bulgarian: Деца играят вън | |||
1974 | Bulgarian: Вечни времена | ||
Bulgarian: Зарево над Драва | |||
Penchev, Mitko's father | Bulgarian: Изпити по никое време | ||
a Dimitar's friend | Bulgarian: На чисто | ||
Selyaninat s Koleloto / A Peasant on a Bicycle | Docho Bulgurov | Bulgarian: Селянинът с колелото | |
1975 | Terziev | Bulgarian: Този хубав живот | |
Wilna Zona / Villa Zone | a neighbour | Bulgarian: Вилна зона | |
Bulgarian: Буна | |||
Sledovatelyat i gorata / Judge and the Forest | Stoyan | Bulgarian: Следователят и гората | |
1976 | Bulgarian: Да изядеш ябълката | ||
Vetev | sequel of The Boy Turns Man Bulgarian: Не си отивай! | ||
Dimov, the headmaster of the school | TV Bulgarian: Светъл пример | ||
the gallery man | Bulgarian: Самодивско хоро | ||
1977 | Boychev | Bulgarian: Матриархат | |
1978 | TV series Bulgarian: Нечиста сила | ||
Bulgarian: Пантелей | |||
Bulgarian: Покрив | |||
1979 | TV series Bulgarian: Фильо и Макензен | ||
Pauncho | Bulgarian: Черешова градина | ||
1980 | Kolev | Bulgarian: С поделена любов | |
the general executive | Bulgarian: Двойникът | ||
Bulgarian: Илюзия | |||
Dami kanyat / Ladies' Choice | Baltiev, the lawyer | TV Bulgarian: Дами канят | |
1981 | Bulgarian: Ударът | ||
1982 | TV series Bulgarian: Рицарят на бялата дама | ||
Orkestar bez ime / A Nameless Band | Bay Petar | Bulgarian: Оркестър без име | |
1983 | Bulgarian: Хотел Централ | ||
1984 | Opasen char / Dangerous Charm | Bulgarian: Опасен чар | |
1985 | Bulgarian: Грехът на Малтица | ||
1986 | Maykata, the cook | TV series Bulgarian: Васко де Гама от село Рупча | |
Strastna Nedelya / Holy Week | the mayor | Bulgarian: Страстна Неделя | |
1987 | The English Teacher | Bulgarian: 13та годеница на принца | |
the dispatcher | Bulgarian: Човек на паважа | ||
a technician | TV series Bulgarian: Време за път | ||
1988 | Vchera / Yesterday | Tsonchev, the head of the school | Bulgarian: Вчера |
the general executive | Bulgarian: Съседката | ||
Bulgarian: Изложение | |||
1989 | Adio, Rio | Bay Slavi, the neighbour | Bulgarian: Адио, Рио |
the general executive | Bulgarian: Заплахата | ||
Longurov | Bulgarian: Зона В-2 | ||
a chairman of the court | Bulgarian: Разводи, разводи... |
References[]
- Bulgarian National Film Archive (in English)
- Actors Biography
- Standart newspaper interview (in Bulgarian)
External links[]
- Georgi Rusev at IMDb
- Bulgarian male stage actors
- Bulgarian male film actors
- 1928 births
- 2011 deaths
- People from Sofia Province
- 20th-century Bulgarian male actors