Ivan Dimov

For the Bulgarian village, see Ivan Dimov (village). For the Bulgarian scientist and government minister, see Ivan Dimov (scientist). For the Bulgarian weightlifter, see Ivan Dimov (weightlifter).
Ivan Dimov
Born14 January 1897
Chirpan, Principality of Bulgaria
Died1 April 1965 (aged 68)
Sofia, People's Republic of Bulgaria

Ivan Dimov (Bulgarian: Иван Димов) was a Bulgarian actor. He finished the acting school at the Ivan Vazov National Theatre and spent the next 39 years playing on the stage. Meanwhile he managed to star in some of the most prominent Bulgarian films of the 1950s and 1960s like "Kalin Orelat" and "Tyutyun". For his contribution to the cinema Dimov was awarded the title People's artist (very popular in the People's Republic of Bulgaria).