Todor Kolev (actor)
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Todor Petrov Kolev (Template:Langx; 26 August 1939 – 15 February 2013) was a leading Bulgarian film and stage actor, singer, comedian and TV presenter.
Biography
Born in Shumen, his first major film was Tsar i General (Tsar and General) in 1966. He has appeared in more than 30 films. He is best known to the Bulgarian audience by his roles in comedies such as Gospodin za edin den (King for a day), Dvoynikat (The Double), Prebroyavane na Divite Zaytsi (The Hare Census), Tsarska Piesa (Royal Play), Posledniyat Ergen (The Last Bachelor), Opasen Char (Dangerous Charm).
During the Communist rule, he was temporarily exiled from Sofia to Sliven for a joke he made in public that there were three Toshkos who made Bulgarians laugh ("Toshko" is the diminutive form of the name Todor in Bulgarian): the Communist leader Todor Zhivkov, the clown Toshko Kozarev and himself. However, in his biography Varnenskoto Sofianche Ot Shumen, Todor Kolev denies having ever said this.
Todor Kolev was a host of the late night TV show "Kak Shte Gi Stignem with Todor Kolev" (1994-1998) and "Free Entry" (1998-1999).
He died on 15 February 2013 in Sofia, after a serious battle with lung cancer.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Tsar i general | ||
| 1968 | Sluchayat Penleve | ||
| 1970 | Edin mig svoboda | Poruchikat | |
| 1971 | Nyama nishto po-hubavo ot loshoto vreme | Worner | |
| 1972 | Koziyat rog | Deli | Template:Langx |
| 10 dni neplateni | Kapitanov | ||
| Treta sled slantzeto | Len | ||
| 1973 | Kato pesen | Kolev, Todor | |
| Prebroyavane na Divite Zaytsi | the young hunter | Template:Langx | |
| 1974 | Ivan Kondarev | ||
| Posledniyat ergen | Tsokov | Template:Langx | |
| 1975 | Nachaloto na denya | Zhurnalistat | |
| 1978 | 100 tona shtastie | ||
| Vsichki i nikoy | |||
| Toplo / Warmth | master-builder | Template:Langx | |
| 1980 | Dvoynikat | associate professor Denev, cousin Ivan | Template:Langx |
| 1982 | Tzarska piesa | Petar, Tzaryat | |
| Gde-to plachet ivolga... | Henri | ||
| 1983 | Gospodin za edin den | Purko | Template:Langx |
| 1984 | Dangerous Charm | Gencho Gunchev | Template:Langx |
| Chernite lebedi | Bashtata na Violeta | ||
| 1985 | Smartta mozhe da pochaka | Maranzov | |
| 1987 | Samo ti, sartze | managing director Milchev | Template:Langx |
| Chovek na pavazha | Sledovatelyat | ||
| 1988 | Noshtem po pokrivite | Kosta Rashkov | TV movie, Template:Langx |
| 1989 | Bez draskotina | Mosyu Len | |
| Test '88 | |||
| Zona V-2 | Bonev | ||
| Razvodi, razvodi... | Saprugat | (Segment 1 Razvodat predi & segment 2 Razvodat sega) | |
| 1990 | Poverie za beliya vyatar | ||
| Nemirnata ptitza lyubov | Ozheneniyat razveden | ||
| 1998 | Ispanska muha | Batko | |
| L'assicurazione | Inspector Meranzof |
References
Sources
External links
- 1939 births
- 2013 deaths
- Bulgarian male film actors
- Bulgarian male stage actors
- Bulgarian male television actors
- Bulgarian comedians
- 20th-century Bulgarian male singers
- Deaths from lung cancer in Bulgaria
- Members of the National Assembly (Bulgaria)
- Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria) politicians
- People from Shumen
- 20th-century Bulgarian male actors
- National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts alumni
- Academic staff of the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts