Georgi Georgiev-Getz
Georgi Georgiev-Getz was a Bulgarian film and stage actor.
Best known for portraying valiant and honest conservative men, Getz was among the prominent names in the Bulgarian cinematography and theatre during the second half of the 20th century. He appeared in many of the Bulgarian film classics such as We Were Young, The Tied Up Balloon, The Eighth, Thorn Apple, Matriarchy and probably his most notable role as Yordan in A Peasant on a Bicycle for which he received an award for Best Actor at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival in 1975.Biography and career
He was born as Georgi Ivanov Georgiev on October 4, 1926 in the village of Razpopovtsi, today neighborhood of the town of Elena, Bulgaria. In 1947, after finishing the secondary school, he went to Sofia where he enrolled in acting at The National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts graduating in 1953. After the graduation, Getz joined the troupe of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre where he remained for almost his whole career until 1990.
Georgi Georgiev-Getz died as a result of a stroke on September 2, 1996 in Sofia, Bulgaria.Full filmography
- Utro nad Rodinata as the Locksmith
in Bulgarian: Утро над Родината
in English: Dawn Over the Homeland
in Bulgarian: Наша земя
in English: Our Land
- Nespokoen pat as the Khazak
in Bulgarian: Неспокоен път
in English: Troubled Road, a Man Decides
in Bulgarian: Точка първа
in English:Item One
- Zakonat na moreto as Petar
in Bulgarian: Законът на морето
in English: The Law of the Sea
- Parvi urok as Pesho's Brother
in Bulgarian: Първи урок
in English: First Lesson
The Old Lady in the UK
in Bulgarian: А бяхме млади
in English: We Were Young
- Noshtta sreshtu trinadeseti as General
in Bulgarian: Нощта срещу тринадесети
in English: On the Eve of the 13th
- Stramnata pateka as Ivan Diviya
in Bulgarian: Стръмната пътека
in English: The Steep Path
- Zlatniyat zab as Captain Prodan Lipovski, The Golden Tooth
in Bulgarian: Златният зъб
in English: The Golden Tooth
in Bulgarian: Nur tote Zeugen schweigen
in English: Le Tueur à la rose rouge
in Bulgarian: Черната река
in English: The Black River
in Bulgarian: Непримиримите
in English: The Intransigents
in Bulgarian: Мъже
in English: Men
- Mezhdu dvamata as Halata, Plamen's father
in Bulgarian: Между двамата
in English: Between Parents
- Nay-dalgata nosht as Stranger
in Bulgarian: Най-дългата нощ
in English: The Longest Night
- S dah na bademi as Mihail Nikodimov
in Bulgarian: С дъх на бадеми
in English: Taste of Almonds
- The Tied Up Balloon / Privarzaniyat balon as Peasant
in Bulgarian: Привързаният балон
in English: The Tied Up Balloon
- Nebeto na Veleka as Martin
in Bulgarian: Небето на Велека
in English: The Sky Over the Veleka
in Bulgarian: Осмият
in English: The Eighth
- Trugni na put as Predsedatelyat Radi Radulov
in Bulgarian: Тръгни на път
in English: Set Out Again
- Na vseki kilometar as the Voivode
in Bulgarian: На всеки километър
in English: At Each Kilometer
- Chetirimata ot vagona as Kapitan Draganov
in Bulgarian: Четиримата от вагона
in English: Four Men in a Boxcar
- Tzitadelata otgovori as Major Petar Hariev
in Bulgarian: Цитаделата отговори
in English: The Citadel Replied
- Nyama nishto po-hubavo ot loshoto vreme as Emil Boev
in Bulgarian: Няма нищо по-хубаво от лошото време
in English: There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather
in Bulgarian: Татул
in English: Thorn Apple
- Igrek 17 as Kapitan Rudev
in Bulgarian: Игрек 17
in English: Y-17
- Zarevo nad Drava as Major Boyan Vasilev
in Bulgarian: Зарево над Драва
in English: Dawn Over the Drava
- Posledniyat ergen as the Colonel
in Bulgarian: Последният ерген
in English: The Last Bachelor
- Selyaninat s Koleloto as Yordan
in Bulgarian: Селянинът с колелото
in English: A Peasant on a Bicycle
- Dopalnenie kam zakona za zashtita na darzhavata as the Man with the cigarette
in Bulgarian: Допълнение към закона за защита на държавата
in English: Amendment to the Law for the Defense of the State
in Bulgarian: Матриархат
in English: Matriarchy
- Sami sred valtzi as Geshev
in Bulgarian: Сами сред вълци
in English: Alone Among Wolves
- Patyat kam Sofia as Kliment Budinov
in Bulgarian: Пътят към София
in English: The Way to Sofia
- Trite smurtni gryaha as Kuzdo Karakozov
in Bulgarian: Трите смъртни гряха
in English: Three Deadly Sins
- Uoni as Ivan Gyaurov - Uoni
in Bulgarian: Уони
in English: Wonny
- Milost za zhivite as Bay Stefan
in Bulgarian: Милост за живите
in English: Mercy for the Living
in Bulgarian: Пришествие
in English: Advent
in Bulgarian: Ударът
in English: The Thrust
in Bulgarian: Спирка `Берлин`
in English: 'Berlin' Station
- Nay-tezhkiyat gryah as Simeonov-Vedrin
in Bulgarian: Най-тежкият грях
in English: The Worst Sin
- Niccolo Paganini
- Ravnovesie as the Script-writer
in Bulgarian: Равновесие
in English: Balance
- Otkoga te chakam as Former director
in Bulgarian: Откога те чакам
in English: It's Nice to See You
in Bulgarian: Стената
in English: The Dam
in Bulgarian: Мечтание съм аз
in English: I Am a Dream
- Denyat na vladetelite as Dilon
in Bulgarian: Денят на владетелите
in English: The Day of the Rulers
- Te naddelyaha as Bay Dragan
in Bulgarian: Те надделяха
in English: They Prevailed
- Vasko de Gama ot selo Rupcha as Captain of the Ship
in Bulgarian: Васко де Гама от село Рупча
in English: Vasko de Gama from Rupcha Village
- Vecheri v Antimovskiya han as Kalmuka
in Bulgarian: Вечери в Антимовския хан
in English: Evenings in the Antim's Inn
- Prokurorat as the prosecutor Miladin Voynov
in Bulgarian: Прокурорът
in English: The Prosecutor
- Zhivotut si teche tiho... as Petko
in Bulgarian: Животът си тече тихо...
in English: Life Flows Slowly by...
in Bulgarian: Баща
in English: Father
in Bulgarian: Право на избор
in English: Right to Choose
- Pod igoto as Chorbadzhi Marko
in Bulgarian: Под игото
in English: Under the Yoke
in Bulgarian: Кръговрат
in English: Circle
