Valentin Gaft

Biography

Valentin Yosifovich Gaft was born on September 2, 1935 to Ukrainian parents recently relocated to Moscow. Gaft entered the Moscow Theater School in 1953 at age 18 and made his film debut three years later in Mikhail Romm’s “Murder on Dante Street”. Over a half century of performing Valentine Gaft has been associated with the Mossovet and Leninsky Komsomol Theater troupes and the Sovremennik Theater which Gaft joined in 1969 and where he continues to work to this day. Gaft was named a People’s Artist of the Soviet Union in 1984 and has authored series of highly acidic epigrams satirizing members of the Russian film and theater communities. ----- Content From 12 Presskit http://www.sonyclassics.com/12/externalLoads/12_presskit.pdf -----

Movies & TV Shows

1. 12 (2007) — juror #4
2. The Garage (1979) — Сидорин, председатель гаражного кооператива, ветврач
3. The Master and Margarita (2005) — Caiaphas / Lavrentiy Beria
4. Six Degrees of Celebration 3 (2013)
5. Magicians (1982) — Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev
6. Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus (2010) — Pimen
7. Hello, I'm Your Aunt! (1975) — Brasset, Lackey
8. The Book of Masters (2009) — Magic mirror
9. The Dog in Boots (1981) — The Noble (voice) / Благородный (Атос)
10. Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (1980) — Полковник Покровский
11. The Master and Margarita (2011) — Woland
12. Promised Heaven (1991) — President
13. Wings (2012) — Byvaly (Voice)
14. Intervention (1968) — "Длинный", Каро
15. Forgotten Tune for the Flute (1987) — Odinkov
16. Sympathy Seeker (1997) — Magician
17. Night Fun (1991) — Езепов
18. Lost in Siberia (1991) — Beria
19. Encore, Once More Encore! (1992) — Fyodor Vasilyevich Vinogradov
20. Tender Age (2000) — Саледон старший (известный скульптор-диссидент)
21. Old Hags (2000) — General
22. Vertical Races (1982) — Алексей Дедушкин, «Батон», вор-рецидивист
23. If the Enemy Doesn't Surrender... (1983)
24. Visiting the Minotaur (1987) — Иконников
25. Normandy - Neman (1960) — Mille
26. A Ballad of Love (1970) — Nikolai
27. The Visit (1989) — Alfred III
28. My Dearly Beloved Detective (1986) — Inspector Lester
29. Moscow, My Love (1974) — choreographer
30. Daylight Train (1976)
31. An Almost Funny Story (1977)
32. Through Main Street with an Orchestra (1986) — Kostya
33. The Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with Stalin (1989) — Beriya
34. Esop (1981) — Agnostos
35. Kings of Crime (1988) — Artur
36. Ivan and Marya (1975) — казначей
37. Aleksa Dundic (1958)
38. Murder on Dante Street (1956) — Marsel Ruzhe
39. Visit to the Minotaur (1987) — Pavel Petrovich Ikonnikov
40. The Life of Klim Samgin (1988) — Trifonov