Georgi Georgiev-Getz
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| Born |
October 4, 1926 Montana Municipality, Bulgaria |
| Died | September 2, 1996 (aged 69) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Occupation | Film and Theater Actor |
| Years active | 1953–1996 |
| Spouse(s) | Tsena Georgieva |
Georgi Georgiev-Getz (Bulgarian: Георги Георгиев-Гец; October 4, 1926 – September 2, 1996) was a Bulgarian film and stage actor.
Best known for portraying valiant and honest conservative men, Getz was among the prominent names in the Bulgarian cinematography and theatre during the second half of the 20th century. He appeared in many of the Bulgarian film classics such as We Were Young (1961), The Tied Up Balloon (1967), The Eighth (1969), Thorn Apple (1972), Matriarchy (1977) and probably his most notable role as Yordan in A Peasant on a Bicycle (1974) for which he received an award for Best Actor at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival in 1975.
He was born as Georgi Ivanov Georgiev on October 4, 1926 in the village of Montana Bulgaria, Montana Municipality, Bulgaria. In 1947, after finishing the secondary school, he went to Sofia where he enrolled in acting at The National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts graduating in 1953. After the graduation, Getz joined the troupe of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre where he remained for almost his whole career until 1990.
Georgi Georgiev-Getz died as a result of a stroke on September 2, 1996 in Sofia.
in Bulgarian: Кръговрат
in English: Circle
in Bulgarian: Под игото
in English: Under the Yoke
in Bulgarian: Право на избор
in English: Right to Choose
in Bulgarian: Баща
in English: Father
in Bulgarian: Животът си тече тихо...
in English: Life Flows Slowly by...
in Bulgarian: Вечери в Антимовския хан
in English: Evenings in the Antim's Inn
in Bulgarian: Васко де Гама от село Рупча
in English: Vasko de Gama from Rupcha Village
in Bulgarian: Те надделяха
in English: They Prevailed
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