Itzhak Finzi

Biography

Itzhak Fintzi (also known as Itzko Fintzi), born on April 25, 1933, in Sofia, Bulgaria, is a distinguished Bulgarian actor whose career spans over seven decades in theatre, film, and radio. A graduate of the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in 1955, Fintzi is celebrated for his nuanced portrayals of everyday characters, often embodying the “Big Little Man”—a figure marked by dignity, modesty, and resilience amidst life’s adversities.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Uprising (2001) — Rabbi Lebowicz
2. Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault (1999) — General Miloshevic
3. Stars (1959) — Jewish Man
4. King for a Day (1983) — tax-collector
5. Kill Daddy Good Night (2009) — Lucas
6. The Child Prodigy (2010) — Sergei Rachmaninov
7. The Hare Census (1973) — Asenov
8. Csontvary (1980) — Csontváry / Z the actor
9. City of Fear (2000) — Timoshenko
10. The Cherry Orchard (1999) — Stranger
11. Indian Summer (1973) — Tzvetarski
12. Villa Zone (1975) — Yonko
13. Warden of the Dead (2007) — Angel
14. The Last Word (1973) — Sveshtenikat
15. Vatanen's Hare (2006) — Inouk
16. Third Planet in the Solar System (1972) — The Commander
17. My Father, the Painter (1974) — the agent
18. A Cricket in the Ear (1976) — Gosho
19. The Time Is Ours (2018)
20. Elle (1996) — The doctor
21. Sunstroke (1977) — Dragiev
22. Dog's Home (2000) — Charlie Chaplin
23. The Countess (1989) — Psychiatrist
24. Belated Full Moon (1996) — Staretza
25. End of the Song (1971) — Deli Mehmed
26. Romantic Story (1985) — The Director
27. The Sea (1967) — The Inspector
28. The Great Victory (1973)
29. Nemirnata ptitza lyubov (1990) — Rezhisyorat
30. About the Possibility of a Life (2005) — Self
31. Protected Zone (1991) — Vasil
32. The Wardrobe (1974) — The Docent
33. Escape to Ropotamo (1973) — Dr. Penkov
34. The Foreign Nephew (1990)
35. Walks with the Angel (1989) — The Painter
36. Fate as a Rat (2001)
37. Migration of the Belted Bonito (2011)
38. Houses Without Fences (1974)
39. Only You, My Heart (1987) — Sasho
40. The Camp (1990) — Glasat na ostareliya Todor (voice)

Directed

1. About the Possibility of a Life (2005) — Director