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Valentin Gaft

Valentin Gaft

Acting

Born: September 2, 1935Moscow, RSFSR, USSR

Valentin Yosifovich Gaft was born on September 2, 1935 to Ukrainian parents recently relocated to Moscow. Gaft entered the Moscow Theater School in 1953 at age 18 and made his film debut three years later in Mikhail Romm’s “Murder on Dante Street”. Over a half century of performing Valentine Gaft has been associated with the Mossovet and Leninsky Komsomol Theater troupes and the Sovremennik Theater which Gaft joined in 1969 and where he continues to work to this day. Gaft was named a People’s Artist of the Soviet Union in 1984 and has authored series of highly acidic epigrams satirizing members of the Russian film and theater communities. ----- Content From 12 Presskit http://www.sonyclassics.com/12/externalLoads/12_presskit.pdf -----

Known For
Filmography

The Chosen Ones

himself

2018
The Scoundrel

The Scoundrel

2017
Четвертый

Четвертый

2016
Milky Way

Milky Way

2016
Breaking The Vicious Circle

Breaking The Vicious Circle

2014
The Story of an Old Woman

The Story of an Old Woman

2014
Six Degrees of Celebration 3

Six Degrees of Celebration 3

2013
Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain

Preobrazhensky

2013
Fiery River

Fiery River

2013
Wings

Wings

Byvaly (Voice)

2012
The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita

Woland

2011
One Day of Zhora Vladimov

One Day of Zhora Vladimov

2011

Равняется одному Гафту

Self

2010
Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus

Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus

Pimen

2010
Сон Гафта, пересказанный Виктюком

Сон Гафта, пересказанный Виктюком

2010
The Music of Life

The Music of Life

Self (archive footage)

2009
The Book of Masters

The Book of Masters

Magic mirror

2009
New Adventures of Babka Ezhka

New Adventures of Babka Ezhka

2008
12

12

juror #4

2007
The Husband, the Wife and the Lover

The Husband, the Wife and the Lover

2007
Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later

Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later

политтехнолог Борис Глебович

2007
Snow Love, or A Dream on a Winter Night

Snow Love, or A Dream on a Winter Night

Oleh Kostiantynovych

2003
Watch Without Hands

Watch Without Hands

2000
House for the Rich

House for the Rich

Roman Rumyanov

2000
Tender Age

Tender Age

Саледон старший (известный скульптор-диссидент)

2000
Old Hags

Old Hags

General

2000
Sky in Diamonds

Sky in Diamonds

1999
Sympathy Seeker

Sympathy Seeker

Magician

1997
The Career of Arturo Ui

The Career of Arturo Ui

1996
I'm Free, I Belong to Nobody

I'm Free, I Belong to Nobody

1994
I want to go to America

I want to go to America

1993
Encore, Once More Encore!

Encore, Once More Encore!

Fyodor Vasilyevich Vinogradov

1992
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Джордж

1992
The Terrorist

The Terrorist

1991
Футболист

Футболист

1991
Lost in Siberia

Lost in Siberia

Beria

1991
Promised Heaven

Promised Heaven

President

1991
Night Fun

Night Fun

Езепов

1991
Mister Perrichon's Trip

Mister Perrichon's Trip

1990
The Suicide

The Suicide

конферансье

1990
The Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with Stalin

The Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with Stalin

Beriya

1989
The Visit

The Visit

Alfred III

1989
The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants

The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants

1989
Expensive Pleasure

Expensive Pleasure

1988
Kings of Crime

Kings of Crime

Artur

1988
Aelita, Do Not Pester Men

Aelita, Do Not Pester Men

1988
Visiting the Minotaur

Visiting the Minotaur

Иконников

1987
Forgotten Tune for the Flute

Forgotten Tune for the Flute

Odinkov

1987
Intervention

Intervention

"Длинный", Каро

1987
The Magic Bells

The Magic Bells

The King (voice)

1987
About the Cat...

About the Cat...

1987
Time to Fly

Time to Fly

Виктор Иванович, саксофонист, пассажир

1987
Year of a Calf

Year of a Calf

Valerian Sergeyevich

1986
My Dearly Beloved Detective

My Dearly Beloved Detective

Inspector Lester

1986
Fouetté

Fouetté

Poet

1986
Through Main Street with an Orchestra

Through Main Street with an Orchestra

Kostya

1986

Перегон

Яков Борисович Левин, капитан

1985
Contract of the Century

Contract of the Century

1985
Eight Days of Hope

Eight Days of Hope

Игорь Белоконь, директор шахты

1985
Monsieur Lenoir, Who...

Monsieur Lenoir, Who...

Borescou

1984
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Капулетти

1983
If the Enemy Doesn't Surrender...

If the Enemy Doesn't Surrender...

1983
Magicians

Magicians

Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev

1982
Customs

Customs

Владимир Николаевич Никитин

1982
Vertical Races

Vertical Races

Алексей Дедушкин, «Батон», вор-рецидивист

1982
Saturday and Sunday

Saturday and Sunday

1982
The Dog in Boots

The Dog in Boots

The Noble (voice) / Благородный (Атос)

1981
The Black Hen, or Living Underground

The Black Hen, or Living Underground

Deforge

1981
Esop

Esop

Agnostos

1981
The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

John Jasper

1980
The Morning Round

The Morning Round

Alik

1980
Today and Tomorrow

Today and Tomorrow

Александр Григорьевич Рассолов

1980
Hurry to Do Good

Hurry to Do Good

1980
Say a Word for the Poor Hussar

Say a Word for the Poor Hussar

Полковник Покровский

1980
Three Years

Three Years

Ivan Yartsev

1980
The Circus Boy

The Circus Boy

1980
The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut

The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut

Тенвиль

1979
The Garage

The Garage

Сидорин, председатель гаражного кооператива, ветврач

1979
Cabbages and Kings

Cabbages and Kings

Frank Goodwin

1979
The Centaurs

The Centaurs

Andres

1979
Islands in the Stream

Islands in the Stream

1978
Players

Players

1978
Postman's Tale

Postman's Tale

(voice)

1978
Fight in a Blizzard

Fight in a Blizzard

1978
An Almost Funny Story

An Almost Funny Story

1977
Do You Want to Be an Actress, Girl?

Do You Want to Be an Actress, Girl?

1977
The Golden Fleece

The Golden Fleece

1977
The Holiday of Disobedience

The Holiday of Disobedience

(voice)

1977
Temptation

Temptation

1977
Daylight Train

Daylight Train

1976
Story of an Unknown Actor

Story of an Unknown Actor

1976
Hello, I'm Your Aunt!

Hello, I'm Your Aunt!

Brasset, Lackey

1975
Widower's Houses

Widower's Houses

1975
Olga Sergeevna

Olga Sergeevna

Troyakin

1975
The Magic Skin

The Magic Skin

1975
Ivan and Marya

Ivan and Marya

казначей

1975
For the Rest of My Life

For the Rest of My Life

1975
From Lopatin's Notes

From Lopatin's Notes

1975
Girl Without Dowry

Girl Without Dowry

Сергей Сергеевич Паратов

1974
Tanya

Tanya

German

1974
Cement

Cement

1974
Moscow, My Love

Moscow, My Love

choreographer

1974
Dombey & Son

Dombey & Son

1974
Lot

Lot

Innokentiy Zhiltsov

1974
Long-Haired Wonder

Long-Haired Wonder

1974
Sergeev Seeking Sergeev

Sergeev Seeking Sergeev

Anatoliy Anatolyevich Petelin

1974
The Star Hour

The Star Hour

1973
Balalaykin and K

Balalaykin and K

1973
Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière

Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière

1973
Like Cat and Dog

Like Cat and Dog

1973
The Man from the Other Side

The Man from the Other Side

Andrey Izvolskiy

1972
The Night at 14th Parallel

The Night at 14th Parallel

1972
The Pickwick Papers

The Pickwick Papers

1972
Allow Take-Off!

Allow Take-Off!

Viktor Azancheyev

1971
The Road to Rübezahl

The Road to Rübezahl

Apanasenko

1971
The Amazing Boy

The Amazing Boy

Doctor Kapa

1971
An Ordinary History

An Ordinary History

Surkov

1970

Solo

1970
Family Happiness

Family Happiness

1970
A Ballad of Love

A Ballad of Love

Nikolai

1970
Wait For Me, Anna

Wait For Me, Anna

1969
New Girl

New Girl

1969
The First Courier

The First Courier

Nikolay Fon Getsberg

1968
Калиф-аист

Калиф-аист

1968
Mitya

Mitya

1967
We, The Russian People

We, The Russian People

Boer

1966
Подводная лодка

Подводная лодка

1962
Russian Souvenir

Russian Souvenir

Claude Gerald

1960
Normandy - Neman

Normandy - Neman

Mille

1960
Aleksa Dundic

Aleksa Dundic

1958
Poet

Poet

1956
Murder on Dante Street

Murder on Dante Street

Marsel Ruzhe

1956