Asen Kisimov ( bg, Асен Кисимов, also known as Asen Angelov (Bulgarian: Асен Ангелов), 3 May 1936 – 13 July 2005) was a Bulgarian stage and film actor, singer and radio presenter. He is best known for the famous songs which he sang for the soundtracks to the children's films '' The Hedgehogs' War'' (1979) and '' Vasko da Gama ot selo Rupcha'' (1986). Kisimov appeared in about 30 feature films between 1956 and 2000, most notably '' Be Happy, Ani!'' (1961), '' The Kindest Person I Know'' (1973), '' Something Out of Nothing'' (1979) and '' Monday Morning'' (1966, released 1988). He is also known for numerous stage performances as well as his radio program “''An hour of the audience''” which was broadcast by the

Bulgarian National Radio Bulgarian National Radio ( bg, Българско национално радио, ''Bulgarsko natsionalno radio''; abbreviated to БНР, BNR) is Bulgaria's national radio broadcasting organisation. It operates two national and nine regional cha ...

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Selected filmography

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bg, Понеделник сутрин, italic=yes , - , rowspan="1" , 1973 , ''Nay - dobriyat chovek, kogoto poznavam / The Kindest Person I Know'' , Georgi Nedelchev , bg, Най-добрият човек, когото познавам, italic=yes , - , rowspan="1" , 1976 , ''Da izyadesh yabalkata / To Eat the Apple'' , the investigator Urumov , bg, Да изядеш ябълката, italic=yes , - , rowspan="1" , 1977 , ''Hora otdaleche / People from Afar'' , Iliev , bg, Хора отдалече, italic=yes , - , rowspan="1" , 1979 , ''Ot nishto neshto / Something Out of Nothing'' , the journalist , bg, От нищо нещо, italic=yes , - , rowspan="1" , 1987 , ''Eva na tretiya etazh / Eve on the Third Floor'' , Misho , bg, Ева на третия етаж, italic=yes

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kisimov, Asen 1936 births 2005 deaths Bulgarian male film actors Bulgarian male stage actors Bulgarian male television actors Actors from Plovdiv 20th-century Bulgarian male actors 21st-century Bulgarian male actors Musicians from Plovdiv