Georgi Iliev Rusev ( bg, Георги Илиев Русев; 7 May 1928 – 1 April 2011) was a Bulgarian actor. He created a gallery of colorful characters for a four-decade career, and became famous as a master of the so-called "second plan roles".

Biography and Career

Georgi Rusev was born on 7 May 1928 in the village of

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. In 1952 he graduated as an actor in

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. His professional debut is on the stage of the Plovdiv Theater as

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in the staging by Leon Daniel after the novel of the same name. In the following years he played on the stage of the Mladezhki Theater,

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and from 1966 until 1990, Rusev is a member of a theatrical company with the Pernik Theater being its leader from 1977. In 1990 he is among the founders of the Small City Theater "Zad Kanala",

. Rusev also played roles for other theaters in Sofia in the years before his retiring. In 2006 he is honorary awarded with ASKEER, Bulgarian award of theater art. Rusev's career in the film acting started comparatively late at the age of 38. He say that he had no interest in filming in those years. He became interested in cinema works after the first of Georgi Mishev's screenplays were screened. As a result, Georgi Rusev created numerous colorful characters in some of the cult films in the Bulgarian cinema. Portraying usually roles of small-minded persons, placed in the second plan around the main character, Rusev built up his own distinguishable style of acting. By way of example it can be listed the films: The Hare Census,

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 ...

Villa Zone ''Villa Zone'' ( bg, Вилна зона, translit=Vilna zona, italic=yes) is a Bulgarian comedy-drama film released in 1975, directed by Eduard Zahariev, starring Itzhak Fintzi, Katya Paskaleva, Naum Shopov, Anton Karastoyanov, Evstati Stratev, ...

, Ladies' Choice, Dangerous Charm not to mention his episodic appearance in A Nameless Band which turned into an illustrious allegory about the life folklore of the time.

Filmography

} , - , rowspan="1" , 1967 , '' Nay-dalgata nosht / The Longest Night'' , a policeman , bg, Най-дългата нощ, italic=yes , - , rowspan="1" , 1969 , '' Priznanie / Confession'' , , bg, Признание, italic=yes , - , rowspan="2" , 1971 , '' Ne se Obrashtay Nazad / Don't Turn Back'' , Bay Mirko , bg, Не се обръщай назад, italic=yes , - , '' Demonat na Imperiyata / The Demon of the Empire'' , , TV series
bg, Демонът на империята, italic=yes , - , rowspan="1" , 1972 , '' Glutnitsata / The Pack of Wolves'' , the press-man , bg, Глутницата, italic=yes , - , rowspan="4" , 1973 , '' Kato Pesen / Like a Song'' , , bg, Като песен, italic=yes , - , '' Opak Chovek / Maverick'' , , bg, Опак човек, italic=yes , - , '' Prebroyavane na Divite Zaytsi / The Hare Census'' , the veterinarian , bg, Преброяване на дивите зайци, italic=yes , - , '' Detsa Igrayat Van / Children Play Out of Doors'' , , bg, Деца играят вън, italic=yes , - , rowspan="5" , 1974 , '' Vechni Vremena / Eternal Times'' , , bg, Вечни времена , italic=yes , - , '' Zarevo nad Drava / Dawn Over the Drava'' , , bg, Зарево над Драва, italic=yes , - , '' Izpiti po Nikoe Vreme / Exams at Any Odd Time'' , Penchev, Mitko's father , bg, Изпити по никое време, italic=yes , - , '' Na Chisto / Squared Accounts'' , a Dimitar's friend , bg, На чисто, italic=yes , - , '' Selyaninat s Koleloto / A Peasant on a Bicycle'' , Docho Bulgurov , bg, Селянинът с колелото, italic=yes , - , rowspan="4" , 1975 , '' Tozi hubav zhivot / This Wonderful Life'' , Terziev , bg, Този хубав живот, italic=yes , - , '' Wilna Zona / Villa Zone'' , a neighbour , bg, Вилна зона, italic=yes , - , '' Buna / Riot'' , , bg, Буна, italic=yes , - , '' Sledovatelyat i gorata / Judge and the Forest'' , Stoyan , bg, Следователят и гората, italic=yes , - , rowspan="4" , 1976 , '' Da izyadesh yabalkata / To Eat the Apple'' , , bg, Да изядеш ябълката, italic=yes , - , '' Ne Si Otivay! / Don't Go Away'' , Vetev , sequel of ''The Boy Turns Man''
bg, Не си отивай!, italic=yes , - , '' Svetal Primer / A Bright Example'' , Dimov, the headmaster of the school , TV
bg, Светъл пример, italic=yes , - , '' Samodivsko horo / Fairy Dance'' , the gallery man , bg, Самодивско хоро, italic=yes , - , rowspan="1" , 1977 , '' Matriarhat / Matriarchy'' , Boychev , bg, Матриархат, italic=yes , - , rowspan="3" , 1978 , '' Nechista sila / Evil Powers'' , , TV series
bg, Нечиста сила, italic=yes , - , '' Panteley'' , , bg, Пантелей, italic=yes , - , '' Pokriv / A Roof'' , , bg, Покрив , italic=yes , - , rowspan="2" , 1979 , '' Filyo and Makenzen'' , , TV series
bg, Фильо и Макензен, italic=yes , - , '' Chereshova Gradina / The Cherry Orchard'' , Pauncho , bg, Черешова градина , italic=yes , - , rowspan="4" , 1980 , '' S podelena lyubov / With Shared Love'' , Kolev , bg, С поделена любов, italic=yes , - , '' Dvoynikat / The Double'' , the general executive , bg, Двойникът, italic=yes , - , '' Ilyuzia / Illusion'' , , bg, Илюзия, italic=yes , - , '' Dami kanyat / Ladies' Choice'' , Baltiev, the lawyer , TV
bg, Дами канят, italic=yes , - , rowspan="1" , 1981 , '' Udarat / The Thrust'' , , bg, Ударът, italic=yes , - , rowspan="2" , 1982 , '' Ritsaryat na byalata dama / The Knight of the White Lady'' , , TV series
bg, Рицарят на бялата дама, italic=yes , - , '' Orkestar bez ime / A Nameless Band '' , Bay Petar , bg, Оркестър без име, italic=yes , - , rowspan="1" , 1983 , ''

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'' , , bg, Хотел Централ, italic=yes , - , rowspan="1" , 1984 , '' Opasen char / Dangerous Charm'' , , bg, Опасен чар, italic=yes , - , rowspan="1" , 1985 , '' Grehat na Maltitza / Sin of Maltitza'' , , bg, Грехът на Малтица, italic=yes , - , rowspan="2" , 1986 , '' Vasko de Gama ot selo Rupcha / Vasko de Gama from Rupcha Village'' , Maykata, the cook , TV series
bg, Васко де Гама от село Рупча, italic=yes , - , '' Strastna Nedelya / Holy Week'' , the mayor , bg, Страстна Неделя, italic=yes , - , rowspan="3" , 1987 , '' 13ta godenitsa na printsa / The Thirteenth Bride of the Prince'' , The English Teacher , bg, 13та годеница на принца, italic=yes , - , '' Chovek na pavazha / The Man on the Road'' , the dispatcher , bg, Човек на паважа, italic=yes , - , '' Vreme za pat / Time for Traveling'' , a technician , TV series
bg, Време за път, italic=yes , - , rowspan="3" , 1988 , '' Vchera / Yesterday'' , Tsonchev, the head of the school , bg, Вчера, italic=yes , - , '' Sasedkata / The Neighbour'' , the general executive , bg, Съседката, italic=yes , - , '' Izlozhenie / Report'' , , bg, Изложение, italic=yes , - , rowspan="4" , 1989 , '' Adio, Rio'' , Bay Slavi, the neighbour , bg, Адио, Рио, italic=yes , - , '' Zaplahata / The Threat'' , the general executive , bg, Заплахата, italic=yes , - , '' Zone V-2'' , Longurov , bg, Зона В-2, italic=yes , - , '' Razvodi, razvodi... / Divorces, Divorces...'' , a chairman of the court , bg, Разводи, разводи..., italic=yes

References

Bulgarian National Film Archive

Standart newspaper interview

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rusev, Georgi 1928 births 2011 deaths 20th-century Bulgarian male actors Bulgarian male stage actors Bulgarian male film actors People from Sofia Province