Valentin Gaft
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. 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. ----- Content From 12 Presskit http://www.sonyclassics.com/12/externalLoads/12_presskit.pdf -----
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- Born:
- Sep 2, 1935 In Moscow, USSR (now Russia)
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 118
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Murder on Dante Street 1956-06-02
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Chosen Ones 2018-09-27
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Chosen Ones | himself | 2018-09-27 |
| Movie | The Scoundrel | 2017-11-02 | |
| Movie | Milky Way | 2016-01-01 | |
| Movie | Breaking The Vicious Circle | 2014-12-04 | |
| Movie | The Story of an Old Woman | 2014-04-10 | |
| Movie | Iron Mountain | Preobrazhensky | 2013-12-13 |
| Movie | Fiery River | 2013-12-12 | |
| Movie | Six Degrees of Celebration 3 | 2013-12-26 | |
| Movie | Wings | Byvaly (Voice) | 2012-08-08 |
| Series | The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik (Once in Odessa) | 2011-11-09 | |
| Movie | Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus | Pimen | 2010-04-22 |
| Movie | The Book of Masters | Magic mirror | 2009-10-29 |
| Movie | Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later | политтехнолог Борис Глебович | 2007-01-01 |
| Movie | The Husband, the Wife and the Lover | 2007-02-07 | |
| Movie | 12 | Juror #4 | 2007-06-06 |
| Series | Nine Unknowns | Viktor Sevidov - britanskiy millioner | 2006-01-10 |
| Movie | The Master and Margarita | Woland | 2006-06-01 |
| Series | The Master and Margarita | Иосиф Каифа, человек во френче | 2005-12-19 |
| Movie | Snow Love, or A Dream on a Winter Night | Oleh Kostiantynovych | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | Old Hags | General | 2000-03-03 |
| Movie | Tender Age | Саледон старший (известный скульптор-диссидент) | 2000-06-06 |
| Movie | Watch Without Hands | 2000-12-01 | |
| Movie | House for the Rich | Roman Rumyanov | 2000-07-01 |
| Movie | Sky in Diamonds | 1999-11-03 | |
| Movie | Sympathy Seeker | Magician | 1997-12-07 |
| Movie | The Career of Arturo Ui | 1996-06-07 | |
| Movie | I'm Free, I Belong to Nobody | 1994-06-06 | |
| Movie | I want to go to America | 1993-01-01 | |
| Movie | Encore, Once More Encore! | Fyodor Vasilyevich Vinogradov | 1992-06-06 |
| Movie | Night Fun | Езепов | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | Promised Heaven | President | 1991-01-28 |
| Movie | The Terrorist | 1991-10-01 | |
| Movie | Lost in Siberia | Beria | 1991-04-08 |
| Movie | Футболист | 1991-07-01 | |
| Movie | The Suicide | конферансье | 1990-01-08 |
| Movie | Mister Perrichon's Trip | 1990-08-30 | |
| Movie | The Visit | Alfred III | 1989-06-30 |
| Movie | The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants | 1989-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with Stalin | Beriya | 1989-11-06 |
| Series | The Life of Klim Samgin | Trifonov | 1988-03-28 |
| Movie | Aelita, Do Not Pester Men | 1988-06-06 | |
| Movie | Expensive Pleasure | 1988-12-01 | |
| Movie | Kings of Crime | Artur | 1988-06-06 |
| Movie | About the Cat... | 1987-02-08 | |
| Movie | Time to Fly | Виктор Иванович, саксофонист, пассажир | 1987-01-18 |
| Movie | Intervention | Entente Soldier | 1987-05-10 |
| Movie | Forgotten Tune for the Flute | Одинков, чиновник | 1987-10-23 |
| Series | Visit to the Minotaur | Pavel Petrovich Ikonnikov | 1987-11-09 |
| Movie | Visiting the Minotaur | Иконников | 1987-11-09 |
| Movie | Fouetté | Poet | 1986-10-15 |
| Movie | Through Main Street with an Orchestra | Kostya | 1986-05-12 |
| Movie | Year of a Calf | Valerian Sergeyevich | 1986-12-15 |
| Movie | My Dearly Beloved Detective | Inspector Lester | 1986-11-03 |
| Movie | Eight Days of Hope | Игорь Белоконь, директор шахты | 1985-01-10 |
| Movie | Contract of the Century | 1985-06-01 | |
| Movie | Monsieur Lenoir, Who... | Borescou | 1984-05-12 |
| Movie | Romeo and Juliet | Капулетти | 1983-12-31 |
| Movie | If the Enemy Doesn't Surrender... | 1982-12-26 | |
| Movie | Vertical Races | Алексей Дедушкин, «Батон», вор-рецидивист | 1982-10-10 |
| Series | Magicians | Сатанеев | 1982-12-31 |
| Movie | Magicians | Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev | 1982-12-31 |
| Movie | The Black Hen, or Living Underground | Deforge | 1981-08-26 |
| Movie | Esop | Agnostos | 1981-01-01 |
| Movie | The Dog in Boots | The Noble (voice) / Благородный (Атос) | 1981-10-03 |
| Movie | Hurry to Do Good | 1980-01-01 | |
| Movie | Three Years | Ivan Yartsev | 1980-01-01 |
| Movie | Say a Word for the Poor Hussar | Полковник Покровский | 1980-01-01 |
| Movie | The Morning Round | Alik | 1980-04-09 |
| Movie | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | John Jasper | 1980-09-15 |
| Movie | Today and Tomorrow | Александр Григорьевич Рассолов | 1980-03-03 |
| Series | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | John Jasper | 1980-09-15 |
| Movie | The Centaurs | Andres | 1979-01-29 |
| Movie | Cabbages and Kings | Frank Goodwin | 1979-09-29 |
| Movie | The Garage | Сидорин, председатель гаражного кооператива, ветврач | 1979-11-23 |
| Movie | The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut | Тенвиль | 1979-12-31 |
| Movie | Fight in a Blizzard | 1978-02-27 | |
| Movie | Players | 1978-08-10 | |
| Movie | Islands in the Stream | 1978-11-25 | |
| Movie | The Golden Fleece | 1977-01-13 | |
| Movie | Do You Want to Be an Actress, Girl? | 1977-06-01 | |
| Movie | An Almost Funny Story | 1977-07-27 | |
| Movie | Story of an Unknown Actor | 1976-01-01 | |
| Movie | Daylight Train | 1976-06-06 | |
| Movie | Ivan and Marya | казначей | 1975-07-28 |
| Movie | From Lopatin's Notes | 1975-02-02 | |
| Movie | The Magic Skin | 1975-10-11 | |
| Movie | For the Rest of My Life | 1975-06-15 | |
| Series | Olga Sergeevna | Троянкин | 1975-10-13 |
| Movie | Hello, I'm Your Aunt! | Brasset, Lackey | 1975-12-26 |
| Movie | Olga Sergeevna | Troyakin | 1975-10-13 |
| Movie | Lot | Innokentiy Zhiltsov | 1974-06-06 |
| Movie | Sergeev Seeking Sergeev | Anatoliy Anatolyevich Petelin | 1974-01-01 |
| Movie | Dombey & Son | 1974-09-04 | |
| Movie | Long-Haired Wonder | 1974-06-06 | |
| Movie | Girl Without Dowry | Сергей Сергеевич Паратов | 1974-11-19 |
| Movie | Tanya | German | 1974-11-13 |
| Movie | Moscow, My Love | choreographer | 1974-10-17 |
| Movie | Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière | 1973-05-07 | |
| Movie | Balalaykin and K | 1973-05-28 | |
| Series | Seventeen Moments of Spring | Gewernitz | 1973-08-11 |
| Movie | The Pickwick Papers | 1972-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Night at 14th Parallel | 1972-03-20 | |
| Movie | The Amazing Boy | Doctor Kapa | 1971-01-01 |
| Movie | Allow Take-Off! | Viktor Azancheyev | 1971-12-08 |
| Movie | The Road to Rübezahl | Apanasenko | 1971-07-26 |
| Movie | Family Happiness | 1970-06-08 | |
| Movie | A Ballad of Love | Nikolai | 1970-02-20 |
| Movie | An Ordinary History | Surkov | 1970-12-31 |
| Movie | New Girl | 1969-04-07 | |
| Movie | Wait For Me, Anna | 1969-09-29 | |
| Movie | Калиф-аист | 1968-01-01 | |
| Movie | The First Courier | Nikolay Fon Getsberg | 1968-03-01 |
| Movie | We, The Russian People | Boer | 1966-01-16 |
| Movie | Normandy - Neman | Mille | 1960-02-24 |
| Movie | Russian Souvenir | Claude Gerald | 1960-06-27 |
| Movie | Aleksa Dundic | 1958-05-18 | |
| Movie | Murder on Dante Street | Marsel Ruzhe | 1956-06-02 |
| Movie | Poet | 1956-12-31 |