Naicho Petrov

Born: 1920-10-17

Naicho Petrov was born on October 17, 1920 in the village Djinchovtsi, Bulgaria . He did not complete secondary education, but visited theater courses in Varna in 1946 and Sofia in 1949. In 1939, he debuted as an actor on the stage of the Plovdiv Municipal Theatre , in which he played in 1939 - 1941, 1945 - 1954 and 1957 - 1960. He has worked consistently in Varna Drama Theater , "Boyana" Film Studios, National Theatre "Ivan Vazov" , Youth Theatre , Kardzhali Drama Theater . Naicho Petrov has many roles in the theater, the most significant are: Margalaka in "Gerac Family" by Elin Pelin; Maslarski in "Millionaire" by Yordan Yovkov; Zhelyu in "Vampire" by Anton Strashimirov; Waller in "Tartuffe" by Moliere; Frank in "The profession of Mrs. Warren" by George Bernard Shaw; Malvolio in "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare. He debuted in cinema in 1957 in the film "Earth". He has taken participation in more than 100 movies. His characters - Captain Stanev in "On the Small Island"; an ordinary policeman; a district chief, an agent, a general, a Gypsy, a black market swindler, a firefighter, a barber, a waiter, a mayor and Salvador Allende - all carry a bit of his insight on the wealth of human emotions. He died on January 20, 2016 in Sofia.


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Tuvalu

as Politician
Released: 1999-11-19

Set in a dilapidated indoor swimming pool (the Central Baths in Sofia), the film details the...

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Stars

as Police Govenor
Released: 1959-03-27

Stationed in a secluded Bulgarian village in 1943, Walter – a German Wehrmacht sergeant and...

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Torrid Noon

as Pasazher
Released: 1965-06-08

A young boy (I. Spassov) gets his hand caught in a bridge beam on a hot summer day in this...

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Clever Peter

as Yuzbashiyata
Released: 1960-05-15

Hitar Petar escapes every hard time the life gives him by using his quick mind.

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Whale

as Parvi zam
Released: 1970-01-26

A fishing boat comes back to the port. Fishermen are crestfallen, as they have caught only one...

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Cry for Help

as Бащата на Георги
Released: 1986-03-03

20-year-old Georgi was adopted as a child. The family falls apart though and he ends up in a...

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Kaloyan

as uncredited
Released: 1963-01-21

1197. King Kaloyan ascends the throne in hard times for Bulgaria. The country is still...

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Aesop

as Slave Trader
Released: 1970-06-28

This film brings us back to show us the life of the famous ancient sage Aesop, who helped people...

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Adventure at Midnight

as Dr. Toshkow
Released: 1964-06-01

Abundant supplies of imported vaccine prove ineffective against an outbreak of foot-and-mouth...

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The Password

as gypsy
Released: 1965-03-15

Bulgarian Partisan movie

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Almanac

as uncredited
Released: 1966-05-02

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The Troop Leader

as Garvana
Released: 1959-08-31

Members of a partisan underground unit struggle during the anti-fascist Bulgarian Resistance of...

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Dangerous Flight

as uncredited
Released: 1968-11-08

Professor Dimov is a diplomat who has been recruited as a spy by a foreign intelligence service....

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The Dragon

as Kutura
Released: 1974-12-06

There is a dragon, which threatens the life of the shacked village. The attempts of lumberjacks,...

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The Prince

as Kasim beg
Released: 1970-05-29

At the end of 13th and the beginning of the 14th century twenty-four-years old, Prince Svetoslav...

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Earth

as uncredited
Released: 1957-03-04

A Bulgarian village before the First World War. The young and ambitious farmer Enyo loves the...

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The Clown and the Kids

as uncredited
Released: 1967-06-02

A small circus troupe wants to perform for the children in a small Eastern European town, but is...

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Poor Street

as uncredited
Released: 1960-09-05

The students Yoshkata and Petar share rooms and wartime privations in a poor man's street. Over...

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Nona

as The Mayor
Released: 1973-11-16

The beginning of the 20th century. The young Nona comes back to her father's farm from...

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The Lindens of Stublen

as Vando
Released: 1960-02-01

A Bulgarian drama

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The Golden Tooth

as Kelnerat
Released: 1962-12-03

Captain Lipovanski is badly wounded during World War II. The Germans take him prisoner. After...

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Стръмната пътека

as uncredited
Released: 1961-11-16

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On the Small Island

as Captain Stanev
Released: 1958-05-04

In the 1920s several dozen political prisoners are exiled on a small island in the Black Sea...

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13 дни

as uncredited
Released: 1964-09-07

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Restless home

as Upravitelyat na stantziyata
Released: 1965-10-08

Evtim Manasiev is an outstanding engineer. At the office, he has made a name for himself as a...

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The Windmill

as Toni
Released: 1961-06-15

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