Georgi Georgiev-Getz ( bg, Георги Георгиев-Гец; October 4, 1926 – September 2, 1996) was a
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
n 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.
[Georgi Georgiev-Getz biography at www.cinefish.bg]
/ref> He appeared in many of the Bulgarian film classics such as '' We Were Young'' (1961), ''The Tied Up Balloon
''The Tied Up Balloon'' ( bg, Привързаният балон, translit=Privarzaniyat balon, italic=yes) is a Bulgarian satirical comedy-drama film released in 1967, directed by Binka Zhelyazkova, starring Georgi Partsalev, Grigor Vachkov, Ge ...
'' (1967), '' The Eighth'' (1969), '' Thorn Apple'' (1972), ''Matriarchy
Matriarchy is a social system in which women hold the primary power positions in roles of authority. In a broader sense it can also extend to moral authority, social privilege and control of property.
While those definitions apply in general ...
'' (1977) and probably his most notable role as Yordan in ''A Peasant on a Bicycle
''A Peasant on a Bicycle'' ( bg, Селянинът с Колелото, translit=Selyaninat s Koleloto, italic=yes) is a Bulgarian drama film released in 1974, directed by Lyudmil Kirkov, starring Georgi Georgiev - Gets, Diana Chelebieva, Georg ...
'' (1974) for which he received an award for Best Actor at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival in 1975.[Georgi Georgiev-Getz at IMDB](_blank)
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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
Elena may refer to:
People
* Elena (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name
* Joan Ignasi Elena (born 1968), Catalan politician
* Francine Elena (born 1986), British poet
Geography
* Elena (town), a town in Veliko ...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
. 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
The Ivan Vazov National Theatre ( bg, Народен театър „Иван Вазов“, ') is Bulgaria's national theatre, as well as the oldest and most authoritative theatre in the country and one of the important landmarks of Sofia, the ...
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
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and h ...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
.
Full filmography
* ''Utro nad Rodinata'' (1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
) as the Locksmith
in Bulgarian: Утро над Родината
in English: Dawn Over the Homeland
* ''Nasha zemya'' (1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
) as Dimo
in Bulgarian: Наша земя
in English: Our Land
* ''Nespokoen pat'' ( 1955) as the Khazak
in Bulgarian: Неспокоен път
in English: Troubled Road, a Man Decides
* ''Tochka parva
''Item One'' ( bg, Точка първа) is a 1956 Bulgarian drama film directed by Boyan Danovski. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Rumyana Chokoyska - Veska
* Zheni Bozhinova - Veska's mother
* Ruzha Delcheva - ...
'' (1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...
)
in Bulgarian: Точка първа
in English:Item One
* ''Zakonat na moreto'' (1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
) as Petar
in Bulgarian: Законът на морето
in English: The Law of the Sea
* '' Parvi urok'' (1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
* Jan ...
) as Pesho's Brother
in Bulgarian: Първи урок
in English: First Lesson
''The Old Lady'' in the UK
* '' A byahme mladi'' (1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 (K ...
) as Mladen
in Bulgarian: А бяхме млади
in English: We Were Young
* ''Noshtta sreshtu trinadeseti'' (1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 (K ...
) as General
in Bulgarian: Нощта срещу тринадесети
in English: On the Eve of the 13th
* ''Stramnata pateka'' (1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 (K ...
) as Ivan Diviya
in Bulgarian: Стръмната пътека
in English: The Steep Path
* ''Zlatniyat zab'' (1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
) as Captain Prodan Lipovski, The Golden Tooth
in Bulgarian: Златният зъб
in English: The Golden Tooth
* ''Le Tueur à la rose rouge'' (1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
)
in Bulgarian: Nur tote Zeugen schweigen
in English: Le Tueur à la rose rouge
* ''Chernata reka'' (1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
) as Dobri
in Bulgarian: Черната река
in English: The Black River
* ''Neprimirimite'' (1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
) as Atanas
in Bulgarian: Непримиримите
in English: The Intransigents
* ''Mazhe'' ( 1966)
in Bulgarian: Мъже
in English: Men
* ''Mezhdu dvamata'' ( 1966) as Halata, Plamen's father
in Bulgarian: Между двамата
in English: Between Parents
* ''Nay-dalgata nosht'' (1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
) as Stranger
in Bulgarian: Най-дългата нощ
in English: The Longest Night
* ''S dah na bademi'' (1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
) as Mihail Nikodimov
in Bulgarian: С дъх на бадеми
in English: Taste of Almonds
* ''The Tied Up Balloon
''The Tied Up Balloon'' ( bg, Привързаният балон, translit=Privarzaniyat balon, italic=yes) is a Bulgarian satirical comedy-drama film released in 1967, directed by Binka Zhelyazkova, starring Georgi Partsalev, Grigor Vachkov, Ge ...
/ Privarzaniyat balon'' (1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
) as Peasant
in Bulgarian: Привързаният балон
in English: The Tied Up Balloon
* ''Nebeto na Veleka'' (1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Janu ...
) as Martin
in Bulgarian: Небето на Велека
in English: The Sky Over the Veleka
* ''Osmiyat'' (1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
) as Osmiyat
in Bulgarian: Осмият
in English: The Eighth
* ''Trugni na put'' (1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
) as Predsedatelyat Radi Radulov
in Bulgarian: Тръгни на път
in English: Set Out Again
* ''Na vseki kilometar'' (1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
, TV Series) as the Voivode (unknown episodes)
in Bulgarian: На всеки километър
in English: At Each Kilometer
* ''Chetirimata ot vagona'' (1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
) as Kapitan Draganov
in Bulgarian: Четиримата от вагона
in English: Four Men in a Boxcar
* ''Tzitadelata otgovori'' (1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
) as Major Petar Hariev
in Bulgarian: Цитаделата отговори
in English: The Citadel Replied
* ''Nyama nishto po-hubavo ot loshoto vreme'' ( 1971) as Emil Boev
in Bulgarian: Няма нищо по-хубаво от лошото време
in English: There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather
* ''Tatul'' (1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
) as Ganchovski
in Bulgarian: Татул
in English: Thorn Apple
* ''Igrek 17 '' (1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: ...
) as Kapitan Rudev
in Bulgarian: Игрек 17
in English: Y-17
* ''Zarevo nad Drava'' ( 1974) as Major Boyan Vasilev
in Bulgarian: Зарево над Драва
in English: Dawn Over the Drava
Dawn Over the Drava ( bg, Зарево над Драва, Zarevo nad Drava) is a Bulgarian war-drama film from 1974, directed by Zako Heskiya.
Plot
The Liberation of the Chamber of Communists and the Communist Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina, ...
* ''Posledniyat ergen'' ( 1974) as the Colonel
in Bulgarian: Последният ерген
in English: The Last Bachelor
* '' Selyaninat s Koleloto'' ( 1974) as Yordan
in Bulgarian: Селянинът с колелото
in English: A Peasant on a Bicycle
''A Peasant on a Bicycle'' ( bg, Селянинът с Колелото, translit=Selyaninat s Koleloto, italic=yes) is a Bulgarian drama film released in 1974, directed by Lyudmil Kirkov, starring Georgi Georgiev - Gets, Diana Chelebieva, Georg ...
* ''Dopalnenie kam zakona za zashtita na darzhavata'' (1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 ...
) 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 State
* ''Matriarhat (1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...
) as Milor
in Bulgarian: Матриархат
in English: Matriarchy
* ''Sami sred valtzi'' (1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...
, TV Series) as Geshev
in Bulgarian: Сами сред вълци
in English: Alone Among Wolves
* ''Patyat kam Sofia'' (1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...
, TV Mini-Series) as Kliment Budinov
in Bulgarian: Пътят към София
in English: The Way to Sofia
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* ''Trite smurtni gryaha'' ( 1980) as Kuzdo Karakozov
in Bulgarian: Трите смъртни гряха
in English: Three Deadly Sins
* ''Uoni'' ( 1980) as Ivan Gyaurov - Uoni
in Bulgarian: Уони
in English: Wonny (Europe)
* ''Milost za zhivite'' (1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
) as Bay Stefan
in Bulgarian: Милост за живите
in English: Mercy for the Living
* ''Prishestvie'' (1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
)
in Bulgarian: Пришествие
in English: Advent
* ''Udarat'' (1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
)
in Bulgarian: Ударът
in English: The Thrust
* ''Spirka "Berlin"'' ( 1982)
in Bulgarian: Спирка `Берлин`
in English: 'Berlin' Station
* ''Nay-tezhkiyat gryah'' ( 1982) as Simeonov-Vedrin
in Bulgarian: Най-тежкият грях
in English: The Worst Sin
* ''Niccolo Paganini'' ( 1982, TV Mini-Series)
* '' Ravnovesie'' (1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...
) as the Script-writer
in Bulgarian: Равновесие
in English: Balance
* ''Otkoga te chakam'' (1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
) as Former director
in Bulgarian: Откога те чакам
in English: It's Nice to See You
* ''Stenata'' (1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
) as Chichov
in Bulgarian: Стената
in English: The Dam
* ''Mechtanie sam az'' (1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
)
in Bulgarian: Мечтание съм аз
in English: I Am a Dream
* ''Denyat na vladetelite'' (1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
**Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal enter ...
) as Dilon
in Bulgarian: Денят на владетелите
in English: The Day of the Rulers
* ''Te naddelyaha'' (1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
**Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal enter ...
) as Bay Dragan
in Bulgarian: Те надделяха
in English: They Prevailed
* ''Vasko de Gama ot selo Rupcha'' (1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
**Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal enter ...
, TV Series) as Captain of the Ship
in Bulgarian: Васко де Гама от село Рупча
in English: Vasko de Gama from Rupcha Village
* ''Vecheri v Antimovskiya han'' (1988
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicenten ...
, TV Series) as Kalmuka
in Bulgarian: Вечери в Антимовския хан
in English: Evenings in the Antim's Inn
* ''Prokurorat'' (1988
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicenten ...
) as the prosecutor Miladin Voynov
in Bulgarian: Прокурорът
in English: The Prosecutor
* ''Zhivotut si teche tiho...'' (1988
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicenten ...
) as Petko
in Bulgarian: Животът си тече тихо...
in English: Life Flows Slowly by...
* ''Bashta'' (1989
File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs ...
) as the Father
in Bulgarian: Баща
in English: Father
* ''Pravo na izbor'' (1989
File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs ...
)
in Bulgarian: Право на избор
in English: Right to Choose
* ''Pod igoto'' (1990
File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicist ...
, TV Series) as Chorbadzhi Marko
in Bulgarian: Под игото
in English: Under the Yoke
* ''Kragovrat'' (1993
File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefu ...
) as Shanov (final film role)
in Bulgarian: Кръговрат
in English: Circle
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Georgiev-Getz, Georgi
1926 births
Bulgarian male film actors
Bulgarian male stage actors
1996 deaths
People from Elena, Bulgaria
20th-century Bulgarian male actors