Georgi Georgiev-Getz
Georgi Georgiev-Getz 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, The Tied Up Balloon, The Eighth, Thorn Apple, Matriarchy and probably his most notable role as Yordan in A Peasant on a Bicycle for which he received an award for Best Actor at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival in 1975.
Biography and career
He was born as Georgi Ivanov Georgiev on October 4, 1926, in the village of Razpopovtsi, today neighborhood of the town of Elena, 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, Bulgaria.
Full filmography
Utro nad Rodinata as the Locksmithin Bulgarian: Утро над Родината
in English: Dawn Over the HomelandNasha zemya as Dimo
in Bulgarian: Наша земя
in English: Our LandNespokoen pat as the Khazak
in Bulgarian: Неспокоен път
in English: Troubled Road, a Man DecidesTochka parva
in Bulgarian: Точка първа
in English:Item OneZakonat na moreto as Petar
in Bulgarian: Законът на морето
in English: The Law of the SeaParvi urok as Pesho's Brother
in Bulgarian: Първи урок
in English: First Lesson
The Old Lady in the UKA byahme mladi as Mladen
in Bulgarian: А бяхме млади
in English: We Were Young Noshtta sreshtu trinadeseti as General
in Bulgarian: Нощта срещу тринадесети
in English: On the Eve of the 13thStramnata pateka as Ivan Diviya
in Bulgarian: Стръмната пътека
in English: The Steep PathZlatniyat zab as Captain Prodan Lipovski, The Golden Tooth
in Bulgarian: Златният зъб
in English: The Golden Tooth'
in German: Nur tote Zeugen schweigen
in French: Le Tueur à la rose rougeChernata reka as Dobri
in Bulgarian: Черната река
in English: The Black RiverNeprimirimite as Atanas
in Bulgarian: Непримиримите
in English: The IntransigentsMazhe
in Bulgarian: Мъже
in English: MenMezhdu dvamata as Halata, Plamen's father
in Bulgarian: Между двамата
in English: Between ParentsNay-dalgata nosht as Stranger
in Bulgarian: Най-дългата нощ
in English: The Longest NightS dah na bademi as Mihail Nikodimov
in Bulgarian: С дъх на бадеми
in English: Taste of AlmondsThe Tied Up Balloon / Privarzaniyat balon as Peasant
in Bulgarian: Привързаният балон
in English: The Tied Up BalloonNebeto na Veleka as Martin
in Bulgarian: Небето на Велека
in English: The Sky Over the VelekaOsmiyat as Osmiyat
in Bulgarian: Осмият
in English: The EighthTrugni na put as Predsedatelyat Radi Radulov
in Bulgarian: Тръгни на път
in English: Set Out AgainNa vseki kilometar as the Voivode
in Bulgarian: На всеки километър
in English: At Each KilometerChetirimata ot vagona as Kapitan Draganov
in Bulgarian: Четиримата от вагона
in English: Four Men in a BoxcarTzitadelata otgovori as Major Petar Hariev
in Bulgarian: Цитаделата отговори
in English: The Citadel RepliedNyama nishto po-hubavo ot loshoto vreme as Emil Boev
in Bulgarian: Няма нищо по-хубаво от лошото време
in English: There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather Tatul as Ganchovski
in Bulgarian: Татул
in English: Thorn AppleIgrek 17 as Kapitan Rudev
in Bulgarian: Игрек 17
in English: Y-17Zarevo nad Drava as Major Boyan Vasilev
in Bulgarian: Зарево над Драва
in English: Dawn Over the DravaPosledniyat ergen as the Colonel
in Bulgarian: Последният ерген
in English: The Last BachelorSelyaninat s Koleloto as Yordan
in Bulgarian: Селянинът с колелото
in English: A Peasant on a BicycleDopalnenie kam zakona za zashtita na darzhavata as the Man with the cigarette
in Bulgarian: Допълнение към закона за защита на държавата
in English: Amendment to the Law for the Defense of the StateMatriarhat as Milor
in Bulgarian: Матриархат
in English: MatriarchySami sred valtzi as Geshev
in Bulgarian: Сами сред вълци
in English: Alone Among WolvesPatyat kam Sofia as Kliment Budinov
in Bulgarian: Пътят към София
in English: The Way to SofiaTrite smurtni gryaha as Kuzdo Karakozov
in Bulgarian: Трите смъртни гряха
in English: Three Deadly SinsUoni as Ivan Gyaurov - Uoni
in Bulgarian: Уони
in English: Wonny Milost za zhivite as Bay Stefan
in Bulgarian: Милост за живите
in English: Mercy for the LivingPrishestvie
in Bulgarian: Пришествие
in English: AdventUdarat
in Bulgarian: Ударът
in English: The Thrust Spirka "Berlin"
in Bulgarian: Спирка `Берлин`
in English: 'Berlin' StationNay-tezhkiyat gryah as Simeonov-Vedrin
in Bulgarian: Най-тежкият грях
in English: The Worst SinNiccolo Paganini Ravnovesie as the Script-writer
in Bulgarian: Равновесие
in English: BalanceOtkoga te chakam as Former director
in Bulgarian: Откога те чакам
in English: It's Nice to See YouStenata as Chichov
in Bulgarian: Стената
in English: The DamMechtanie sam az
in Bulgarian: Мечтание съм аз
in English: I Am a DreamDenyat na vladetelite as Dilon
in Bulgarian: Денят на владетелите
in English: The Day of the RulersTe naddelyaha as Bay Dragan
in Bulgarian: Те надделяха
in English: They PrevailedVasko de Gama ot selo Rupcha as Captain of the Ship
in Bulgarian: Васко де Гама от село Рупча
in English: Vasko de Gama from Rupcha VillageVecheri v Antimovskiya han as Kalmuka
in Bulgarian: Вечери в Антимовския хан
in English: Evenings in the Antim's InnProkurorat as the prosecutor Miladin Voynov
in Bulgarian: Прокурорът
in English: The ProsecutorZhivotut si teche tiho... as Petko
in Bulgarian: Животът си тече тихо...
in English: Life Flows Slowly by...Bashta as the Father
in Bulgarian: Баща
in English: FatherPravo na izbor
in Bulgarian: Право на избор
in English: Right to ChoosePod igoto as Chorbadzhi Marko
in Bulgarian: Под игото
in English: Under the YokeKragovrat'' as Shanov
in Bulgarian: Кръговрат
in English: Circle