Bohdan Stupka

Bohdan Stupka
Богдан Ступка
Stupka in 2012
Born
Bohdan Sylvestrovych Stupka

(1941-08-27)27 August 1941
Died22 July 2012(2012-07-22) (aged 70)[1]
Kyiv, Ukraine
OccupationActor
Years active1961-2012
SpouseLarysa
AwardsHero of Ukraine

Bohdan Sylvestrovych Stupka (Ukrainian: Богдан Сильвестрович Ступка; 27 August 1941 – 22 July 2012) was a popular Ukrainian actor and minister of culture of Ukraine.[2][3][4] He was born in Kulykiv, General Government to Ukrainian parents. In 2001, he was a member of the jury at the 23rd Moscow International Film Festival.[5] At the 26th Moscow International Film Festival he won the award for Best Actor for his role in Our Own.[6]

Stupka played in more than a hundred roles in films and over fifty in theaters. Stupka was awarded the titles Artist of Ukraine, People's Artist of the USSR,[7] and Hero of Ukraine.

Bohdan Stupka was buried in Baikove Cemetery in Kyiv.

His son Ostap Stupka is also an actor.[8]

  1. ^ "Помер Богдан Ступка". Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  2. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman / Littlefield. pp. 672–673. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  3. ^ "Богдан Ступка — актёр". Encyclopedia of Russian Cinema. Archived from the original on 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  4. ^ "Богдан Ступка". Russia-1.
  5. ^ "23rd Moscow International Film Festival (2001)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  6. ^ "26th Moscow International Film Festival (2004)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  7. ^ Government allocates Hr 550,000 for medical treatment of actor Stupka, Kyiv Post (February 8, 2011)
  8. ^ Korolevska recruits acting, sports stars for campaign, Kyiv Post (Aug. 2, 2012)