Kiril Gospodinov
Кирил Господинов Kiril Gospodinov | |
---|---|
Born | village, Varna, Bulgaria | 24 May 1934
Died | 24 April 2003 | (aged 68)
Occupation | Film and Theater Actor |
Years active | 1966–1991 |
Kiril Ivanov Gospodinov (Bulgarian: Кирил Иванов Господинов) (1934–2003) was a Bulgarian theater and film actor. His acting created one of the eminent characters in the Bulgarian film art.
Biography and Career[]
Gospodinov was born on 24 May 1934 in village, Varna Province. After graduating as an actor in The National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in 1966, he started working with the where he has stayed for five years. In 1971 he moved to Sofia to work with the .
The first films featuring him are (1966) and The Swedish Kings (1968). In 1970 the Bulgarian National Television released the TV film Bash Maystorat / The Past-Master with Kiril Gospodinov in the leading role as Rangel Lelin-the past-master. This satirical comedy turned him and his character in "Trade Mark" for the Bulgarian film art. The film had four more sequels throughout the years. Generations have identified Gospodinov as The Past-Master till nowadays.
Another landmark in his career, apart from the past-master roles, turned out to be the film Three Reservists. Released in 1971, the film won numerous awards in the Varna Film Festival one of which was for Gospodinov's leading role .
He continued filming as well as performing on the stage of the theater during the next two decades leaving fadeless trail with his roles such as his remarkable performance in the film classic from 1972 - The Boy Turns Man. In 1984 he was decorated with the high government prize the Order Of Saint Cyril And Saint Methodius.
The miserable economic and culture conditions in the country during the 1990s had an awful effect on the film industry as well as on the actors living standard.
Kiril Gospodinov died in 2003 at the age of 69.
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1966 | Ponedelnik Sutrin / Monday Morning | Aleksi | Released 1988. Bulgarian: Понеделник сутрин |
1968 | Shvedskite Krale / The Swedish Kings | Spas | Bulgarian: Шведските крале |
Bulgarian: Случаят Пенлеве | |||
1969 | Ivanitsa | Bulgarian: Свобода или смърт | |
Nikifor | Bulgarian: Птици и хрътки | ||
Bulgarian: Армандо | |||
1970 | Bash Maystorat / The Past-Master | Rangel Lelin - the past-master | TV film Bulgarian: Баш Майсторът |
1971 | the captain | Bulgarian: Не се обръщай назад | |
Trimata ot Zapasa / Three Reservists | Spiro Stoimenov | Won Best Actor in a Leading Role (Golden Rose Film Fest) Bulgarian: Тримата от запаса | |
1972 | Cherniya | Bulgarian: Глутницата | |
Momcheto Si Otiva / The Boy Turns Man | Filip K. Filipov (Tinka's husband) | Bulgarian: Момчето си отива | |
Het | Bulgarian: Трета след слънцето | ||
Bulgarian: Вятърът на пътешествията | |||
1973 | the bridegroom | Bulgarian: Като песен | |
1975 | the boatswain | Bulgarian: Виза за Океана | |
Bulgarian: Незабравимият ден | |||
1976 | Tinka's husband | sequel of The Boy Turns Man Bulgarian: Не си отивай! | |
Dva Dioptara Dalekogledstvo / Farsighted for Two Diopters | the taxi driver | Bulgarian: Два диоптъра далекогледство | |
1977 | Kosta | Bulgarian: Хора отдалече | |
Chetvartoto izmerenie / The Fourth Dimension | Georgi | TV series Bulgarian: Четвъртото измерение | |
Bai Lyubo | Bulgarian: Слънчев удар | ||
1978 | Bulgarian: 100 тона щастие | ||
Bulgarian: Пантелей | |||
1979 | Ganev | Bulgarian: Кратко слънце | |
1980 | Rangel Lelin - the past-master | sequel of The Past-Master Bulgarian: Баш майсторът на екскурзия | |
Bulgarian: Уони | |||
1981 | Rangel Lelin - the past-master | sequel of The Past-Master Bulgarian: Баш Майсторът фермер | |
1982 | Rangel Lelin - the past-master | sequel of The Past-Master Bulgarian: Баш Майсторът на море | |
1983 | Kosta | TV mini-series Bulgarian: Почити ревизия | |
Rangel Lelin - the past-master | sequel of The Past-Master Bulgarian: Баш Майсторът началник | ||
Trifon | Bulgarian: Бон шанс, инспекторе! | ||
1984 | Bulgarian: Стената | ||
1987 | the boss Zhelyazoto | Bulgarian: Петък вечер | |
1988 | Ponedelnik Sutrin / Monday Morning | Aleksi | Filmed 1966, Released 1988 Bulgarian: Понеделник сутрин |
Bulgarian: Изложение | |||
1990 | a person in charge of the health service | Bulgarian: Карнавалът | |
1991 | the mayor | Bulgarian: Веществено доказателство | |
the pharmacist | Bulgarian: О, Господи, къде си? | ||
1996 | Bulgarian: Трака-трак | ||
2004 | the father | Bulgarian: Другият наш възможен живот |
References[]
- Bulgarian National Film Archive (in English)
- Actors Biography
- Bulgarian National Television - Film details
External links[]
- Bulgarian male film actors
- Bulgarian male stage actors
- 1934 births
- 2003 deaths
- People from Varna Province
- 20th-century Bulgarian male actors
- 21st-century Bulgarian male actors