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Georgi Cherkelov‌

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calendar1930-06-25

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Georgi Cherkelov

Haskovo, Bulgaria

Georgi Cherkelov

Haskovo, Bulgaria

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1930-06-25

Popularity

star1.0

Biography

Georgi Cherkelov was a Bulgarian stage and film actor. He is one of the most prominent names in the Bulgarian theater and cinema in the last decades. Born as Georgi Ivanov Cherkelov on June 25, 1930, in the city of Haskovo, Bulgaria, he initially began studying law at the Sofia University, where he remained for three years before transferring to the National Academy for Theater and Film where he graduated in 1956. Cherkelov started his stage career in the Vratza theater. His film debut was in the 1961 film The Last Round. During the fifty years of his career, he has appeared in more than 100 roles on stage and in about 70 films. He became widely popular after the role of the anti-communist police inspector Velinski in the TV series At Every Kilometer (1969). Cherkelov appeared in many of the major Bulgarian film productions. He played the leading roles in Men on a business trip (1969), Warmth (1978), The Judge (1986). He was also in many German and Italian film co-productions. He has directed the TV film "Last Stop - Berlin" (1983). While continuing to perform on the stage of the National Theater where he has worked for decades, Cherkelov was also the artistic director of the Dramatic Theater in Pleven (1985-1990). Georgi Cherkelov was one of the most prominent Shakespearean actors in Bulgaria, with memorable performances as King Lear, Richard II, Mercutio, Banco and many other major roles. He has played almost the entire repertoire of the British bard - a privilege many actors dream of, but only a few are given. Cherkelov's style was intelligent, with expressions based on subtle nuances, heavy pauses and solidly spoken phrases. His trademark was inborn dignity, loaded calm and incredible presence - unique personal characteristics of this great actor, which he infused into the characters he played. In addition to being an extraordinary actor, Georgi Cherkelov has also staged a number of plays. Among the plays he directed are "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1982), "Wrestlers" (1981), "Huckleberry Finn" (1985), "Catcher in the Rye" (1998). Some of the adaptations for these plays he had written himself. In 2010 his book "Stories and emails" was published by Locus Publishing. In 2001, Georgi Cherkelov was decorated with the highest government prize, the Order of the Balkan Mountains, awarded to Bulgarian citizens with particularly great merit to Bulgaria. In 2009, he received the award Asker for lifetime achievement. He died on February 19, 2012 after complications from a stroke.

Movie Credits

На тихия бряг

На тихия бряг‌
star0.0
calendar 1963

Galileo

Galileo‌
star6.3
calendar 1968

The She-Wolf

The She-Wolf‌
star0.0
calendar 1965

Adventure at Midnight

Adventure at Midnight‌
star0.0
calendar 1964

Christmas Tree Upside Down

Christmas Tree Upside Down‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

Restless home

Restless home‌
star0.0
calendar 1965

The Central Warmth

The Central Warmth‌
star7.9
calendar 1978

Musketeer's Honor

Musketeer's Honor‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

The White Room

The White Room‌
star7.0
calendar 1968

The Biggest Sin

The Biggest Sin‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

The Incredible Story

The Incredible Story‌
star0.0
calendar 1964

Jesse James vs. Lokum Shekerov

Jesse James vs. Lokum Shekerov‌
star4.8
calendar 1966

Tsar and General

Tsar and General‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

Men on a Business Trip

Men on a Business Trip‌
star8.5
calendar 1969

The Last Round

The Last Round‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

Khan Asparukh - Part I - Phanagoria

Khan Asparukh - Part I - Phanagoria‌
star6.8
calendar 1981

The Weddings of Ioan Assen

The Weddings of Ioan Assen‌
star8.6
calendar 1975

The Judge

The Judge‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

Dawn Over the Drava

Dawn Over the Drava‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Belated Full Moon

Belated Full Moon‌
star6.0
calendar 1996

Yuliya Vrevskaya

Yuliya Vrevskaya‌
star3.3
calendar 1977

Mr. Nobody

Mr. Nobody‌
star0.0
calendar 1969

Presence

Presence‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

There Is No Death

There Is No Death‌
star10.0
calendar 1963

Dangerous Flight

Dangerous Flight‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

Constantine The Philosopher

Constantine The Philosopher‌
star0.0
calendar 1983

Cherry Garden

Cherry Garden‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Rali

Rali‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

The Prince

The Prince‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

A Difficult Love

A Difficult Love‌
star7.0
calendar 1974

Khan Asparukh - Part II - The Migration

Khan Asparukh - Part II - The Migration‌
star7.7
calendar 1981

681 - The Glory of the Khan

681 - The Glory of the Khan‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Khan Asparukh - Part III - Land Forever

Khan Asparukh - Part III - Land Forever‌
star10.0
calendar 1981

Tv Credits

Большая игра

Большая игра‌
star9.0
calendar 1988

Die Priwalowschen Millionen

Die Priwalowschen Millionen‌
star0.0
calendar 1982