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Georgi Cherkelov

Georgi Cherkelov

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1930-06-25

Birth Place

Haskovo, Bulgaria

Movies and TV shows :

681 - The Glory of the Khan

681 - The Glory of the Khan

1981

0.0

Movie
A Difficult Love

A Difficult Love

1974

7.0

Movie
Adventure at Midnight

Adventure at Midnight

1964

0.0

Movie
Belated Full Moon

Belated Full Moon

1996

6.0

Movie
Cherry Garden

Cherry Garden

1979

0.0

Movie
Christmas Tree Upside Down

Christmas Tree Upside Down

2006

0.0

Movie
Constantine The Philosopher

Constantine The Philosopher

1983

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Movie
Dangerous Flight

Dangerous Flight

1968

0.0

Movie
Dawn Over the Drava

Dawn Over the Drava

1974

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Movie
poster

Die Priwalowschen Millionen

1982

0.0

TV
Galileo

Galileo

1968

6.3

Movie
Jesse James vs. Lokum Shekerov

Jesse James vs. Lokum Shekerov

1966

4.8

Movie
Khan Asparukh - Part I - Phanagoria

Khan Asparukh - Part I - Phanagoria

1981

6.8

Movie
Khan Asparukh - Part II - The Migration

Khan Asparukh - Part II - The Migration

1981

7.7

Movie
Khan Asparukh - Part III - Land Forever

Khan Asparukh - Part III - Land Forever

1981

10.0

Movie
Men on a Business Trip

Men on a Business Trip

1969

8.5

Movie
Mr. Nobody

Mr. Nobody

1969

0.0

Movie
Musketeer's Honor

Musketeer's Honor

1994

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Movie
Presence

Presence

1975

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Movie
Rali

Rali

1978

0.0

Movie
Restless home

Restless home

1965

0.0

Movie
The Biggest Sin

The Biggest Sin

1982

0.0

Movie
The Central Warmth

The Central Warmth

1978

7.9

Movie
The Incredible Story

The Incredible Story

1964

0.0

Movie
The Judge

The Judge

1986

0.0

Movie
The Last Round

The Last Round

1961

0.0

Movie
The Prince

The Prince

1970

0.0

Movie
The She-Wolf

The She-Wolf

1965

0.0

Movie
The Weddings of Ioan Assen

The Weddings of Ioan Assen

1975

8.6

Movie
The White Room

The White Room

1968

7.0

Movie
There Is No Death

There Is No Death

1963

10.0

Movie
Tsar and General

Tsar and General

1966

10.0

Movie
Yuliya Vrevskaya

Yuliya Vrevskaya

1977

3.3

Movie
poster

Большая игра

1988

9.0

TV
На тихия бряг

На тихия бряг

1963

0.0

Movie