Valentin Gaft
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 -----
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- Born:
- Sep 2, 1935 In Moscow, USSR (now Russia)
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 118
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Murder on Dante Street 1956-06-02
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Chosen Ones 2018-09-27
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Chosen Ones | himself | 2018-09-27 |
| Movie | Подлец | 2017-11-02 | |
| Movie | Milky Way | 2016-01-01 | |
| Movie | Breaking The Vicious Circle | 2014-12-04 | |
| Movie | The Story of an Old Woman | 2013-10-04 | |
| Movie | Fiery River | 2013-12-12 | |
| Movie | Iron Mountain | Preobrazhensky | 2013-12-13 |
| Movie | Six Degrees of Celebration 3 | 2013-12-26 | |
| Movie | Wings | Byvaly (Voice) | 2012-08-08 |
| Series | The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik (Once in Odessa) | 2011-11-09 | |
| Movie | Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus | Wise prisoner | 2010-04-22 |
| Movie | The Book of Masters | Volshebnoe Zerkalo | 2009-10-29 |
| Series | 12 | 2008-11-04 | |
| Movie | 12 | Juror #4 | 2007-06-06 |
| Series | Nine Unknowns | Viktor Sevidov - britanskiy millioner | 2006-01-10 |
| Movie | Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later | политтехнолог Борис Глебович | 2006-06-06 |
| Series | The Master and Margarita | Иосиф Каифа, человек во френче | 2005-12-19 |
| Movie | Снежная любовь, или Сон в зимнюю ночь | Олег Константинович папа Ксении | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | Old Hags | General | 2000-03-03 |
| Movie | Tender Age | Саледон старший (известный скульптор-диссидент) | 2000-06-06 |
| Movie | House for the Rich | Roman Rumyanov | 2000-07-01 |
| Movie | Watch Without Hands | 2000-12-01 | |
| Movie | Небо в алмазах | 1999-11-03 | |
| Movie | Sympathy Seeker | Magician | 1997-12-07 |
| Movie | The Career of Arturo Ui | 1996-06-07 | |
| Movie | I'm Free, I Belong to Nobody | 1994-06-06 | |
| Movie | The Master and Margarita | Woland | 1994-06-06 |
| Movie | I want to go to America | 1993-01-01 | |
| Movie | Encore, Once More Encore! | Fyodor Vasilyevich Vinogradov | 1992-06-06 |
| Movie | Night Fun | Езепов | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | The Terrorist | 1991-10-01 | |
| Movie | Promised Heaven | President | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | Lost in Siberia | Beria | 1991-04-06 |
| Movie | Футболист | 1991-07-01 | |
| Movie | The Suicide | конферансье | 1990-01-01 |
| Movie | Mister Perrichon's Trip | 1990-08-30 | |
| Movie | The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants | 1989-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Visit | Alfred III | 1989-06-30 |
| Movie | The Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with Stalin | Beriya | 1989-11-06 |
| Movie | Kings of Crime | Artur | 1988-06-06 |
| Series | The Life of Klim Samgin | Trifonov | 1988-03-28 |
| Movie | Aelita, Do Not Pester Men | 1988-06-06 | |
| Movie | Дорогое удовольствие | 1988-12-01 | |
| Movie | Time to Fly | 1987-01-18 | |
| Movie | About the Cat... | 1987-02-08 | |
| Movie | Forgotten Tune for the Flute | Odinokov | 1987-10-23 |
| Movie | Visiting the Minotaur | Иконников | 1987-11-09 |
| Series | Visit to the Minotaur | Pavel Petrovich Ikonnikov | 1987-11-09 |
| Movie | Through Main Street with an Orchestra | Kostya | 1986-05-12 |
| Movie | Fouetté | Poet | 1986-10-15 |
| Movie | Year of a Calf | Valerian Sergeyevich | 1986-12-15 |
| Movie | My Dearly Beloved Detective | Inspector Lester | 1986-11-03 |
| Movie | Contract of the Century | 1985-06-01 | |
| Movie | Eight Days of Hope | Игорь Белоконь, директор шахты | 1984-12-28 |
| Movie | Romeo and Juliet | Капулетти | 1983-12-31 |
| Movie | Monsieur Lenoir, who... | 1983-01-01 | |
| Movie | Vertical Races | Алексей Дедушкин «Батон» (вор-рецидивист) | 1982-10-10 |
| Movie | Customs | Владимир Николаевич Никитин | 1982-11-09 |
| Movie | If the Enemy Doesn't Surrender... | 1982-12-26 | |
| Movie | Magicians | Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev | 1982-12-31 |
| Movie | Esop | Agnostos | 1981-01-01 |
| Movie | The Black Hen, or Living Underground | Deforge | 1981-08-26 |
| Movie | The Dog In Boots | The Noble (voice) / Благородный (Атос) | 1981-10-03 |
| Movie | Hurry to Do Good | 1980-01-01 | |
| Movie | Three Years | 1980-01-01 | |
| Movie | Say a Word for the Poor Hussar | Полковник Покровский | 1980-01-01 |
| Movie | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Джаспер | 1980-09-15 |
| Movie | Today and Tomorrow | Александр Григорьевич Рассолов | 1980-03-03 |
| Movie | The Morning Round | Alik | 1980-04-09 |
| Movie | The Garage | Sidorin | 1979-11-23 |
| Movie | The Centaurs | Andres | 1979-01-29 |
| Movie | The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut | Тенвиль | 1979-12-31 |
| Movie | Postman's Tale | (voice) | 1978-03-10 |
| Movie | Cabbages and Kings | Frank Goodwin | 1978-06-06 |
| Movie | Players | 1978-08-10 | |
| Movie | Islands in the Stream | 1978-11-25 | |
| Movie | The Holiday of Disobedience | (voice) | 1977-01-03 |
| Movie | Fight in a Blizzard | 1977-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Golden Fleece | 1977-01-13 | |
| Movie | An Almost Funny Story | 1977-07-27 | |
| Movie | Do You Want to Be an Actress, Girl? | 1977-06-01 | |
| Movie | Story of an Unknown Actor | 1976-01-01 | |
| Movie | Daylight Train | 1976-06-06 | |
| Movie | Ivan and Marya | казначей | 1975-07-28 |
| Movie | From Lopatin's Notes | 1975-02-02 | |
| Movie | На всю оставшуюся жизнь | 1975-06-15 | |
| Movie | The Magic Skin | 1975-09-11 | |
| Series | Olga Sergeevna | Троянкин | 1975-10-13 |
| Movie | Hello, I'm Your Aunt! | Brasset, Lackey | 1975-12-26 |
| Movie | Widower's Houses | 1975-11-22 | |
| Movie | Olga Sergeevna | Troyakin | 1975-10-13 |
| Movie | Сергеев ищет Сергеева | Anatoliy Anatolyevich Petelin | 1974-01-01 |
| Movie | Long-Haired Wonder | 1974-06-06 | |
| Movie | Dombey & Son | 1974-09-04 | |
| Movie | Girl Without Dowry | Сергей Сергеевич Паратов | 1974-11-19 |
| Movie | Tanya | German | 1974-11-13 |
| Movie | Moscow, My Love | choreographer | 1974-10-17 |
| Movie | Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière | 1973-05-01 | |
| Movie | Balalaykin and K | 1973-05-28 | |
| Series | Seventeen Moments of Spring | Gewernitz | 1973-08-11 |
| Movie | Записки Пиквикского клуба | 1972-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Night at 14th Parallel | 1972-03-20 | |
| Movie | The Road to Rübezahl | Apanasenko | 1971-07-26 |
| Movie | Allow Take-Off! | Viktor Azancheyev | 1971-12-08 |
| Movie | Ordinary story | Surkov | 1970-12-31 |
| Movie | Family Happiness | 1970-06-08 | |
| Movie | A Ballad of Love | Nikolai | 1970-02-20 |
| Movie | The Amazing Boy | Doctor Kapa | 1970-09-01 |
| Movie | New Girl | 1969-04-07 | |
| Movie | Wait For Me, Anna | 1969-09-29 | |
| Movie | The First Courier | Nikolay Fon Getsberg | 1968-03-01 |
| Movie | Intervention | Солдат антанты | 1968-06-06 |
| Movie | We Are Russian People | Boer | 1966-01-16 |
| Movie | Normandy - Neman | Mille | 1960-02-24 |
| Movie | Russkiy Suvenir | Claude Gerald | 1960-06-27 |
| Movie | Aleksa Dundic | 1958-05-18 | |
| Movie | Poet | 1957-02-09 | |
| Movie | Murder on Dante Street | Marsel Ruzhe | 1956-06-02 |