Georgi Rusev

Георги Русев Georgi Rusev
Born	7 May 1928 Kostenets (village), Kostenets Municipality, Bulgaria
Died	1 April 2011(2011-04-01) (aged 82) Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation(s)	Film and Theater Actor
Years active	1959–2005
Spouse	Nadya

Georgi Iliev Rusev (Bulgarian: Георги Илиев Русев; 7 May 1928 – 1 April 2011) was a Bulgarian theatre and film actor.

Rusev created a real gallery of colorful characters for about four decades career in the Bulgarian cinematography. He became famous as a master of the so-called "second plan roles".

Biography and Career

Georgi Rusev was born on 7 May 1928 in the village of Kostenets, Sofia Province. In 1952 he graduated as an actor in Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts.

His professional debut is on the stage of the Plovdiv Theater as Aesop in the staging by Leon Daniel after the novel of the same name. In the following years he played on the stage of the Mladezhki Theater, Sofia and from 1966 until 1990, Rusev is a member of a theatrical company with the Pernik Theater being its leader from 1977. In 1990 he is among the founders of the Small City Theater "Zad Kanala", Sofia. Rusev also played roles for other theaters in Sofia in the years before his retiring. In 2006 he is honorary awarded with ASKEER, Bulgarian award of theater art.

Rusev's career in the film acting started comparatively late at the age of 38. He say that he had no interest in filming in those years. He became interested in cinema works after the first of Georgi Mishev's screenplays were screened. As a result Georgi Rusev created numerous colorful characters in some of the cult films in the Bulgarian cinema. Portraying usually roles of small-minded persons, placed in the second plan around the main character, Rusev built up his own distinguishable style of acting. By way of example it can be listed the films: The Hare Census, A Peasant on a Bicycle, Villa Zone, Ladies' Choice, Dangerous Charm not to mention his episodic appearance in A Nameless Band which turned into an illustrious allegory about the life folklore of the time.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1966	Nachaloto na Edna Vakantsiya / The Start of the Summer Holidays		[Началото на една ваканция] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1967	Nay-dalgata nosht / The Longest Night	a policeman	[Най-дългата нощ] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1969	Priznanie / Confession		[Признание] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1971	Ne se Obrashtay Nazad / Don't Turn Back	Bay Mirko	[Не се обръщай назад] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Demonat na Imperiyata / The Demon of the Empire		TV series [Демонът на империята] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1972	Glutnitsata / The Pack of Wolves	the press-man	[Глутницата] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1973	Kato Pesen / Like a Song		[Като песен] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Opak Chovek / Maverick		[Опак човек] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Prebroyavane na Divite Zaytsi / The Hare Census	the veterinarian	[Преброяване на дивите зайци] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Detsa Igrayat Van / Children Play Out of Doors		[Деца играят вън] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1974	Vechni Vremena / Eternal Times		[Вечни времена ] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Zarevo nad Drava / Dawn Over the Drava		[Зарево над Драва] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Izpiti po Nikoe Vreme / Exams at Any Odd Time	Penchev, Mitko's father	[Изпити по никое време] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Na Chisto / Squared Accounts	a Dimitar's friend	[На чисто] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Selyaninat s Koleloto / A Peasant on a Bicycle	Docho Bulgurov	[Селянинът с колелото] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1975	Tozi hubav zhivot / This Wonderful Life	Terziev	[Този хубав живот] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Wilna Zona / Villa Zone	a neighbour	[Вилна зона] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Buna / Riot		[Буна] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Sledovatelyat i gorata / Judge and the Forest	Stoyan	[Следователят и гората] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1976	Da izyadesh yabalkata / To Eat the Apple		[Да изядеш ябълката] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Ne Si Otivay! / Don't Go Away	Vetev	sequel of The Boy Turns Man [Не си отивай!] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Svetal Primer / A Bright Example	Dimov, the headmaster of the school	TV [Светъл пример] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Samodivsko horo / Fairy Dance	the gallery man	[Самодивско хоро] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1977	Matriarhat / Matriarchy	Boychev	[Матриархат] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1978	Nechista sila / Evil Powers		TV series [Нечиста сила] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Panteley		[Пантелей] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Pokriv / A Roof		[Покрив ] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1979	Filyo and Makenzen		TV series [Фильо и Макензен] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Chereshova Gradina / The Cherry Orchard	Pauncho	[Черешова градина ] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1980	S podelena lyubov / With Shared Love	Kolev	[С поделена любов] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Dvoynikat / The Double	the general executive	[Двойникът] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Ilyuzia / Illusion		[Илюзия] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Dami kanyat / Ladies' Choice	Baltiev, the lawyer	TV [Дами канят] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1981	Udarat / The Thrust		[Ударът] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1982	Ritsaryat na byalata dama / The Knight of the White Lady		TV series [Рицарят на бялата дама] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Orkestar bez ime / A Nameless Band	Bay Petar	[Оркестър без име] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1983	Hotel Central		[Хотел Централ] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1984	Opasen char / Dangerous Charm		[Опасен чар] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1985	Grehat na Maltitza / Sin of Maltitza		[Грехът на Малтица] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1986	Vasko de Gama ot selo Rupcha / Vasko de Gama from Rupcha Village	Maykata, the cook	TV series [Васко де Гама от село Рупча] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Strastna Nedelya / Holy Week	the mayor	[Страстна Неделя] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1987	13ta godenitsa na printsa / The Thirteenth Bride of the Prince	The English Teacher	[13та годеница на принца] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Chovek na pavazha / The Man on the Road	the dispatcher	[Човек на паважа] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Vreme za pat / Time for Traveling	a technician	TV series [Време за път] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1988	Vchera / Yesterday	Tsonchev, the head of the school	[Вчера] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Sasedkata / The Neighbour	the general executive	[Съседката] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Izlozhenie / Report		[Изложение] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
1989	Adio, Rio	Bay Slavi, the neighbour	[Адио, Рио] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Zaplahata / The Threat	the general executive	[Заплахата] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Zone V-2	Longurov	[Зона В-2] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
	Razvodi, razvodi... / Divorces, Divorces...	a chairman of the court	[Разводи, разводи...] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)

References

• Bulgarian National Film Archive Template:En icon
• Actors Biography
• Standart newspaper interview Template:Bg icon

External links

• Georgi Rusev at IMDb