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Georgi Georgiev-Getz

Biography

Georgi Georgiev-Getz (Georgi Ivanov Georgiev) was born in the village Razpopovtsi, today the town of Elena, Bulgaria. He graduated in "acting" in the class of Professor Filip Filipov at National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria (1949-1953). He has made a theatrical specialization in Moscow (1955-1956). He was a construction worker and contributor to newspapers. In 1953-91, he was at the National Theater in Sofia. He was a board member of Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers. He created bright images drawn from classical and contemporary Bulgarian dramaturgy. Part of his movies are "We Were Young", "Eighth", "A Peasant on a Bicycle", "Matriarchy", "Father". One of his best and well-known film roles is the role of Jordan in "A Peasant on a Bicycle." For this role he was awarded at the Varna and Moscow International Film Festivals. Nickname "Getz" was acquired by his colleague Dimitar Bochev (so called men named Georgi). After he retired, he continued to play with traveling theaters. He obtained stroke during a performance in Stara Zagora Drama Theater. He was rushed to a local hospital. His condition was deteriorating. After three days they operated him in Sofia, but it was too late and Getz died without regaining consciousness. He died on September 2, 1996 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Known For

Between the Two
Between the Two
The Steep Path
The Steep Path
The Eighth
The Eighth
The Tied Up Balloon
The Tied Up Balloon
First Lesson
First Lesson
Matriarchy
Matriarchy
I've Been Waiting For You
I've Been Waiting For You
The Biggest Sin
The Biggest Sin

Filmography

1989 Right to Choose
as
1989 Father
as
1988 Evenings in Antim's Inn
as
1986 Васко да Гама от село Рупча
as Капитанът на кораба
1986 Day of Rulers
as Dilon
1984 I've Been Waiting For You
as
1983 Equilibrium
as The Scriptwriter
1982 The Biggest Sin
as
1982 Nicolo Paganini
as
1981 Advent
as
1980 The Three Deadly Sins
as Kuzdo Karakozov
1977 Soldiers of Freedom
as Christo Michajłow
1977 Matriarchy
as
1974 A Peasant on a Bicycle
as Yordan
1974 The Last Bachelor
as the colonel
1974 Dawn Over the Drava
as Major Boyan Vasilev
1973 Y-17
as Captain Rudev
1971 There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather
as Emil Boev
1970 The Citadel Responded
as Petar Hariev
1970 Four Men in a Boxcar
as Captain Draganov