Georgi Georgiev-Getz

Known for ActingBorn 1926-10-04Died 1996-09-02Елена, България

Georgi Georgiev-Getz (Georgi Ivanov Georgiev) was born in the village Razpopovtsi, today the town of Elena, Bulgaria. He graduated in "acting" in the class of Professor Filip Filipov at National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria (1949-1953). He has made a theatrical specialization in Moscow (1955-1956). He was a construction worker and contributor to newspapers. In 1953-91, he was at the National Theater in Sofia. He was a board member of Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers. He created bright images drawn from classical and contemporary Bulgarian dramaturgy. Part of his movies are "We Were Young", "Eighth", "A Peasant on a Bicycle", "Matriarchy", "Father". One of his best and well-known film roles is the role of Jordan in "A Peasant on a Bicycle." For this role he was awarded at the Varna and Moscow International Film Festivals. Nickname "Getz" was acquired by his colleague Dimitar Bochev (so called men named Georgi). After he retired, he continued to play with traveling theaters. He obtained stroke during a performance in Stara Zagora Drama Theater. He was rushed to a local hospital. His condition was deteriorating. After three days they operated him in Sofia, but it was too late and Getz died without regaining consciousness. He died on September 2, 1996 in Sofia, Bulgaria.Read more

Movies & web series

Father

The Citadel Responded

Men

The Steep Path

First Lesson

Morning Over the Motherland

Right to Choose

Васко да Гама от село Рупча

I've Been Waiting For You

Taste of Almonds

Between the Two

The Black River

The Golden Tooth

The Night of 13th

Item One

Troubled Road, a Man Decides

Our Land

Equilibrium

Day of Rulers

Dawn Over the Drava

Y-17

The Sky Over Veleka

Unrelenting

The Law of the Sea

The Last Bachelor

Life Flows Quietly By...

The Prosecutor

Matriarchy

A Peasant on a Bicycle

The Biggest Sin

Advent

The Three Deadly Sins

We Were Young

Four Men in a Boxcar

The Eighth

There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather

Every kilometer

The Tied Up Balloon

Soldiers of Freedom

Nicolo Paganini

Evenings in Antim's Inn

Nicolo Paganini