Georgi Georgiev-Getz | |
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Born | village of Razpopovtsi, Bulgaria | October 4, 1926
Died | September 2, 1996 | (aged 69)
Occupation(s) | Film and Theater Actor |
Years active | 1953–1996 |
Spouse | Tsena Georgieva |
Georgi Georgiev-Getz (Bulgarian: Георги Георгиев-Гец; October 4, 1926 – September 2, 1996) was a Bulgarian film and stage actor.
Best known for portraying valiant and honest conservative men, Getz was among the prominent names in the Bulgarian cinematography and theatre during the second half of the 20th century.[1] He appeared in many of the Bulgarian film classics such as We Were Young (1961), The Tied Up Balloon (1967), The Eighth (1969), Thorn Apple (1972), Matriarchy (1977) and probably his most notable role as Yordan in A Peasant on a Bicycle (1974) for which he received an award for Best Actor at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival in 1975.[2][3]