Todor Petrov Kolev ( bg, Тодор Колев; 26 August 1939 – 15 February 2013) was a leading Bulgarian film and stage actor, singer, comedian and TV presenter.
Born in
Shumen
Shumen ( bg, Шумен, also romanized as ''Shoumen'' or ''Šumen'', ) is the tenth largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and economic capital of Shumen Province.
Etymology
The city was first mentioned as ''Šimeonis'' in 1153 by t ...
, his first major film was ''Tsar i General'' ''(Tsar and General)'' in 1966. He has appeared in more than 30 films. He is best known to the Bulgarian audience by his roles in comedies such as ''
Gospodin za edin den'' (''King for a day''), ''Dvoynikat'' (''The Double''), ''
Prebroyavane na Divite Zaytsi'' (''The Hare Census''), ''Tsarska Piesa'' (''Royal Play''), ''Posledniyat Ergen'' (''The Last Bachelor''), ''
Opasen Char
''Opasen char'' () is a comedy/crime film released in Bulgaria in 1984. It was directed by Ivan Andonov and written by Svoboda Bachvarova. The story is about a highly educated and charming gentleman, who is actually a brilliant con artist, who rob ...
'' (''Dangerous Charm'').
During the Communist rule, he was temporarily exiled from
Sofia to
Sliven for a joke he made in public that there were three Toshkos who made Bulgarians laugh ("Toshko" is the diminutive form of the name Todor in Bulgarian): the Communist leader
Todor Zhivkov, the clown
Toshko Kozarev and himself. However, in his biography ''Varnenskoto Sofianche Ot Shumen'', Todor Kolev denies having ever said this.
Todor Kolev was a host of the late night TV show "Kak Shte Gi Stignem with Todor Kolev" (1994-1998) and "Free Entry" (1998-1999).
He died on 15 February 2013 in Sofia, after serious illness of lung cancer.
Filmography
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, ''10 dni neplateni''
, Kapitanov
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, ''Treta sled slantzeto''
, Len
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, rowspan="2" , 1973
, ''Kato pesen''
, Kolev, Todor
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, ''
Prebroyavane na Divite Zaytsi''
, the young hunter
, bg, Преброяване на дивите зайци, italic=yes
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, rowspan="2" , 1974
, ''Ivan Kondarev''
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, ''
Posledniyat ergen''
, Tsokov
, bg, Последният ерген, italic=yes
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, 1975
, ''Nachaloto na denya''
, Zhurnalistat
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, rowspan="3" , 1978
, ''100 tona shtastie''
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, ''Vsichki i nikoy''
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, ''
Toplo / Warmth''
, master-builder
, bg, Топло, italic=yes
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, 1980
, ''
Dvoynikat''
, associate professor Denev, cousin Ivan
, bg, Двойникът, italic=yes
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, rowspan="2" , 1982
, ''Tzarska piesa''
, Petar, Tzaryat
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, ''Gde-to plachet ivolga...''
, Henri
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, 1983
, ''
Gospodin za edin den''
, Purko
, bg, Господин за един ден, italic=yes
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, rowspan="2" , 1984
, ''
Dangerous Charm
''Opasen char'' () is a comedy/ crime film released in Bulgaria in 1984. It was directed by Ivan Andonov and written by Svoboda Bachvarova. The story is about a highly educated and charming gentleman, who is actually a brilliant con artist, who r ...
''
, Gencho Gunchev
, bg, Опасен чар, italic=yes
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, ''Chernite lebedi''
, Bashtata na Violeta
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, 1985
, ''Smartta mozhe da pochaka''
, Maranzov
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, rowspan="2" , 1987
, ''
Samo ti, sartze''
, managing director Milchev
, bg, Само ти, сърце, italic=yes
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, ''Chovek na pavazha''
, Sledovatelyat
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, 1988
, ''
Noshtem po pokrivite''
, Kosta Rashkov
, TV movie, bg, Нощем по покривите, italic=yes
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, rowspan="4" , 1989
, ''Bez draskotina''
, Mosyu Len
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, ''Test '88''
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, ''Zona V-2''
, Bonev
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, ''Razvodi, razvodi...''
, Saprugat
, (Segment 1 Razvodat predi & segment 2 Razvodat sega)
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, rowspan="2" , 1990
, ''Poverie za beliya vyatar''
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, ''Nemirnata ptitza lyubov''
, Ozheneniyat razveden
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, rowspan="2" , 1998
, ''Ispanska muha''
, Batko
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, ''L'assicurazione''
, Inspector Meranzof
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1939 births
2013 deaths
Bulgarian male film actors
Bulgarian male stage actors
Bulgarian male television actors
Bulgarian comedians
20th-century Bulgarian male singers
Deaths from cancer in Bulgaria
Deaths from lung cancer
Members of the National Assembly (Bulgaria)
Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria) politicians
People from Shumen
20th-century Bulgarian male actors
National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts alumni
Academic staff of the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts