Stoyan Gadev
| Stoyan Gadev Стоян Гъдев | |
|---|---|
 Stoyan Gadev in A Cricket in the Ear (1976) | |
| Born |
12 September 1931 Sitovo, Yambol Province, Bulgaria |
| Died |
11 February 1999 (aged 67) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Occupation | Film and Theatre Actor |
| Years active | 1955–1996 |
Stoyan Gadev (Bulgarian: Стоян Гъдев) was a Bulgarian stage and film actor born in 1931, deceased in 1999.
He is probably best known for the role of Stoil the Haidouk in the popular TV series Captain Petko Voivode (1981) written by Nikolay Haytov. Gadev is also known for his colourful appearances in classic film productions as The Tied Up Balloon (1967), Eternal Times (1974), A Cricket in the Ear (1976) and King for a Day (1983).
Stoyan Gadev started his career on the stage at the theatres of Burgas, Sliven, Dimitrovgrad and Pernik before joining the troupe of the Youth Theatre, Sofia.[1] In the beginning of the 1990s, he was briefly a member of the Municipal Theatre Sofia.[1]
Stoyan Gadev was decorated with the high government prize the Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius.
Selected filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English title | Bulgarian title | Transliteration | |||
| 1967 | The Tied Up Balloon | Привързаният балон | Privarzaniyat balon | a peasant | directed by Binka Zhelyazkova |
| 1968 | The Penleve Case | Случаят Пенлеве | Sluchayat Penleve | Anton | |
| 1973 | Like a Song | Като песен | Kato pesen | the undirected | |
| 1974 | Eternal Times | Вечни времена | Vechni vremena | the general | |
| 1976 | Fairy Dance | Самодивско хоро | Samodivsko horo | the accountant | directed by Ivan Andonov |
| A Cricket in the Ear | Щурец в ухото | Shturets v uhoto | a truck driver | ||
| 1977 | People from Afar | Хора отдалече | Hora otdaleche | Milan | |
| 1981 | Captain Petko Voivode | Капитан Петко войвода | Kapitan Petko Voyvoda | Stoil | TV series written by Nikolay Haytov |
| 1983 | King for a Day | Господин за един ден | Gospodin za edin den | the priest | |
References
Sources
- Gencheva, Galina (2008). Bulgarian Feature Films encyclopedia. Sofia: Publishing house "Dr Ivan Bogorov". ISBN 978-954-316-069-3.
- Kovachev, Pencho (2008). 50 Golden Bulgarian Films. Sofia: Publishing house "Zahariy Stoyanov". ISBN 978-954-09-0281-4.