Georgi Cherkelov
Georgi Cherkelov was a Bulgarian stage and film actor. He is one of the most prominent names in the Bulgarian theater and cinema in the last decades. Born as Georgi Ivanov Cherkelov on June 25, 1930, in the city of Haskovo, Bulgaria, he initially began studying law at the Sofia University, where he remained for three years before transferring to the National Academy for Theater and Film where he graduated in 1956. Cherkelov started his stage career in the Vratza theater. His film debut was in the 1961 film The Last Round. During the fifty years of his career, he has appeared in more than 100 roles on stage and in about 70 films. He became widely popular after the role of the anti-communist police inspector Velinski in the TV series At Every Kilometer (1969). Cherkelov appeared in many of the major Bulgarian film productions. He played the leading roles in Men on a business trip (1969), Warmth (1978), The Judge (1986). He was also in many German and Italian film co-productions. He has directed the TV film "Last Stop - Berlin" (1983). While continuing to perform on the stage of the National Theater where he has worked for decades, Cherkelov was also the artistic director of the Dramatic Theater in Pleven (1985-1990). Georgi Cherkelov was one of the most prominent Shakespearean actors in Bulgaria, with memorable performances as King Lear, Richard II, Mercutio, Banco and many other major roles. He has played almost the entire repertoire of the British bard - a privilege many actors dream of, but only a few are given. Cherkelov's style was intelligent, with expressions based on subtle nuances, heavy pauses and solidly spoken phrases. His trademark was inborn dignity, loaded calm and incredible presence - unique personal characteristics of this great actor, which he infused into the characters he played. In addition to being an extraordinary actor, Georgi Cherkelov has also staged a number of plays. Among the plays he directed are "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1982), "Wrestlers" (1981), "Huckleberry Finn" (1985), "Catcher in the Rye" (1998). Some of the adaptations for these plays he had written himself. In 2010 his book "Stories and emails" was published by Locus Publishing. In 2001, Georgi Cherkelov was decorated with the highest government prize, the Order of the Balkan Mountains, awarded to Bulgarian citizens with particularly great merit to Bulgaria. In 2009, he received the award Asker for lifetime achievement. He died on February 19, 2012 after complications from a stroke.
Galileo
as Toskana's ambasadorA humble scientist from Padua proves that the Earth revolves and that it is not the center of...
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The Weddings of Ioan Assen
as VatatziThe film takes us back into the times of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom - 13th century. The...
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Khan Asparukh - Part II - The Migration
as Velizariy's fatherThis is an epic screen presentation showing the creation, the consolidation and the power of...
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Yuliya Vrevskaya
as Victor HugoThe film is based on a true dramatic story of the fate of a wonderful Russian woman - Countess...
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The Central Warmth
as The AcademicA tenement house needs to have steam heating installed. The residents find the necessary workers...
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Khan Asparukh - Part I - Phanagoria
as Velizariy's fatherThis is an epic screen presentation showing the creation, the consolidation and the power of...
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as StoevIn a white ward in a clinic a lifetime balance on the verge of death. Memories are herding...
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Christmas Tree Upside Down
as uncreditedA gigantic Christmas tree travels across Bulgaria towards the capital passing birthdays,...
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Belated Full Moon
as PriyatelThe story largely centers on a grandfather who finds himself deeply depressed by the dramatic...
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Khan Asparukh - Part III - Land Forever
as Velizariy's fatherThe last part of the epic "Khan Asparukh" - "Land Forever" is an impressive finish to scale...
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as the boss from the com-partyIn a small town, two married people fall in love. What difficulties they will face and how to...
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The Incredible Story
as The editor-in-chiefWhat happens when a distracted newspaper editor-in-chief initials a "yes" to print a sharply...
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The Prince
as Patriarch IoakimAt the end of 13th and the beginning of the 14th century twenty-four-years old, Prince Svetoslav...
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Constantine The Philosopher
as uncreditedThe story of St. Cyrilus (Constantine The Philosopher) in his quest of enlightening the Slavic...
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Rali
as uncredited1876. The Turks murder the parents of the 14-year-old Rali. His only relative is sentenced to...
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681 - The Glory of the Khan
as uncreditedIn 651, Khan Kubrat died and the Khazars accelerated their raids upon Great Bulgaria. His five...
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The Biggest Sin
as Rumen AbrashevIn the last moments of his life, the writer turns over episodes from his past. He finds the...
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There Is No Death
as PanovThe new supervisor Vasil arrives at the construction site of a dam. Vasil has problems with his...
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Dangerous Flight
as uncreditedProfessor Dimov is a diplomat who has been recruited as a spy by a foreign intelligence service....
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Musketeer's Honor
as uncreditedAthos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan remember their youth and adventures, long battles and...
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Mr. Nobody
as KralevA ravishing double agent Emil leaves for a large Western city where he joins the staff of a spy...
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The She-Wolf
as InspectorAnna, nicknamed the She-wolf, is a young girl with provocative behavior, who actually hides an...
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Restless home
as the colonel of PoliceEvtim Manasiev is an outstanding engineer. At the office, he has made a name for himself as a...
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The Last Round
as uncreditedYoung Nikolay is a national boxing champion. On a picnic, he meets Vanya and falls in love with...
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Tsar and General
as General KarevThe film is based on the conflict between the Monarch of Bulgaria -Tsar Boris III and general...
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Men on a Business Trip
as BizhevThree separate novels are dealing with the never-ending problem of men's infidelity. How should...
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Adventure at Midnight
as Oberts MarofAbundant supplies of imported vaccine prove ineffective against an outbreak of foot-and-mouth...
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Presence
as Drago BadzhdarovOne explosion takes place in the lab of the research institute of a chemical plant. Emil takes...
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Dawn Over the Drava
as Colonel DemirevIn 1944 Bulgaria switches sides and joins the war against Germany. The story focuses on the...
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Cherry Garden
as LambevThere are essentially two types of people: those who think with their stomachs, and those who...
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