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 -----

Known For

Fuse

The Life of Klim Samgin

Nine Unknowns

The Master and Margarita

Olga Sergeevna

Мастер и Маргарита

The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik (Once in Odessa)

Visit to the Minotaur

All Movies (132)

• The Chosen Ones2018 · as himself
• The Scoundrel2017
• Четвертый2016
• Milky Way2016
• Breaking The Vicious Circle2014
• The Story of an Old Woman2014
• Six Degrees of Celebration 32013
• Iron Mountain2013 · as Preobrazhensky
• Fiery River2013
• Галина Волчек. Любовь и заблуждения2013 · as Self
• Wings2012 · as Byvaly (Voice)
• The Master and Margarita2011 · as Woland
• One Day of Zhora Vladimov2011
• Равняется одному Гафту2010 · as Self
• Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus2010 · as Pimen
• Сон Гафта, пересказанный Виктюком2010
• The Music of Life2009 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Book of Masters2009 · as Magic mirror
• New Adventures of Babka Ezhka2008
• 122007 · as juror #4
• The Husband, the Wife and the Lover2007
• Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later2007 · as политтехнолог Борис Глебович
• Snow Love, or A Dream on a Winter Night2003 · as Oleh Kostiantynovych
• Watch Without Hands2000
• House for the Rich2000 · as Roman Rumyanov
• Tender Age2000 · as Саледон старший (известный скульптор-диссидент)
• Old Hags2000 · as General
• Sky in Diamonds1999
• Sympathy Seeker1997 · as Magician
• The Career of Arturo Ui1996
• I'm Free, I Belong to Nobody1994
• I want to go to America1993
• Encore, Once More Encore!1992 · as Fyodor Vasilyevich Vinogradov
• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?1992 · as Джордж
• The Terrorist1991
• Футболист1991
• Lost in Siberia1991 · as Beria
• Promised Heaven1991 · as President
• Night Fun1991 · as Езепов
• Mister Perrichon's Trip1990
• The Suicide1990 · as конферансье
• The Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with Stalin1989 · as Beriya
• The Visit1989 · as Alfred III
• The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants1989
• Expensive Pleasure1988
• Aelita, Do Not Pester Men1988
• Kings of Crime1988 · as Artur
• Visiting the Minotaur1987 · as Иконников
• Forgotten Tune for the Flute1987 · as Odinkov
• Intervention1987 · as "Длинный", Каро
• The Magic Bells1987 · as The King (voice)
• About the Cat...1987
• Time to Fly1987 · as Виктор Иванович, саксофонист, пассажир
• Year of a Calf1986 · as Valerian Sergeyevich
• My Dearly Beloved Detective1986 · as Inspector Lester
• Fouetté1986 · as Poet
• Through Main Street with an Orchestra1986 · as Kostya
• Run1985 · as Яков Борисович Левин, капитан
• Contract of the Century1985
• Eight Days of Hope1985 · as Игорь Белоконь, директор шахты
• Monsieur Lenoir, Who...1984 · as Borescou
• Romeo and Juliet1983 · as Капулетти
• If the Enemy Doesn't Surrender...1983
• Magicians1982 · as Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev
• Customs1982 · as Владимир Николаевич Никитин
• Vertical Races1982 · as Алексей Дедушкин, «Батон», вор-рецидивист
• Saturday and Sunday1982
• The Dog in Boots1981 · as The Noble (voice) / Благородный (Атос)
• The Black Hen, or Living Underground1981 · as Deforge
• Esop1981 · as Agnostos
• The Mystery of Edwin Drood1980 · as John Jasper
• The Morning Round1980 · as Alik
• Today and Tomorrow1980 · as Александр Григорьевич Рассолов
• The Circus Boy1980
• Three Years1980 · as Ivan Yartsev
• Say a Word for the Poor Hussar1980 · as Полковник Покровский
• Hurry to Do Good1980
• The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut1979 · as Тенвиль
• The Garage1979 · as Сидорин, председатель гаражного кооператива, ветврач
• Cabbages and Kings1979 · as Frank Goodwin
• The Centaurs1979 · as Andres
• Players1978
• Postman's Tale1978 · as (voice)
• Fight in a Blizzard1978
• An Almost Funny Story1977
• Do You Want to Be an Actress, Girl?1977
• The Golden Fleece1977
• The Holiday of Disobedience1977 · as (voice)
• Temptation1977
• Daylight Train1976
• Story of an Unknown Actor1976
• Hello, I'm Your Aunt!1975 · as Brasset, Lackey
• Widower's Houses1975
• Olga Sergeevna1975 · as Troyakin
• The Magic Skin1975
• Ivan and Marya1975 · as казначей
• For the Rest of My Life1975
• From Lopatin's Notes1975
• Girl Without Dowry1974 · as Сергей Сергеевич Паратов
• Tanya1974 · as German
• Cement1974
• Moscow, My Love1974 · as choreographer
• Dombey & Son1974
• Long-Haired Wonder1974
• Lot1974 · as Innokentiy Zhiltsov
• Sergeev Seeking Sergeev1974 · as Anatoliy Anatolyevich Petelin
• The Star Hour1973
• Balalaykin and K1973
• Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière1973
• Like Cat and Dog1973
• The Man from the Other Side1972 · as Andrey Izvolskiy
• The Night at 14th Parallel1972
• The Pickwick Papers1972
• Allow Take-Off!1971 · as Viktor Azancheyev
• The Road to Rübezahl1971 · as Apanasenko
• The Amazing Boy1971 · as Doctor Kapa
• An Ordinary History1970 · as Surkov
• Solo1970
• Family Happiness1970
• A Ballad of Love1970 · as Nikolai
• Wait For Me, Anna1969
• New Girl1969
• The First Courier1968 · as Nikolay Fon Getsberg
• Калиф-аист1968
• Mitya1967
• We, The Russian People1966 · as Boer
• Подводная лодка1962
• Russian Souvenir1960 · as Claude Gerald
• Normandy - Neman1960 · as Mille
• Aleksa Dundic1958
• Poet1956
• Murder on Dante Street1956 · as Marsel Ruzhe

All TV Shows (17)

• 10 самых...2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik (Once in Odessa)2011
• Morpekhi2011
• Мастер и Маргарита2006 · as Воланд
• Nine Unknowns2006 · as Viktor Sevidov - britanskiy millioner
• The Master and Margarita2005 · as Caiaphas / Lavrentiy Beria
• On the Other Side of the Wolves2002
• Ночные забавы1993 · as Езепов
• The Life of Klim Samgin1988 · as Trifonov
• Visit to the Minotaur1987 · as Pavel Petrovich Ikonnikov
• Magicians1982 · as Сатанеев
• The Mystery of Edwin Drood1980 · as John Jasper
• Koroli i kapusta1979 · as Frank Goodwin
• Islands in the Stream1978
• Olga Sergeevna1975 · as Троянкин
• Бесприданница1974 · as Сергей Сергеевич Паратов
• Fuse1962