Acting
Valentin Gaft
RU, EN, HU, HY cinema · 130 credits
Born
2 September 1935
Died
12 December 2020 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Also known as В. Гафт · V. Gaft
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
Filmography
Iron Mountain
as Preobrazhensky
Wings
as Byvaly (Voice)
The Master and Margarita
as Woland
Сон Гафта, пересказанный Виктюком
Actor, Screenplay
The Book of Masters
as Magic mirror
The Music of Life
as Self (archive footage)
12
as juror #4
Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later
as политтехнолог Борис Глебович
Snow Love, or A Dream on a Winter Night
as Oleh Kostiantynovych
Old Hags
as General
Tender Age
as Саледон старший (известный скульптор-диссидент)
House for the Rich
as Roman Rumyanov
Sympathy Seeker
as Magician
Night Fun
as Езепов
Encore, Once More Encore!
as Fyodor Vasilyevich Vinogradov
Promised Heaven
as President
Lost in Siberia
as Beria
The Suicide
as конферансье
The Visit
as Alfred III
Kings of Crime
as Artur
Forgotten Tune for the Flute
as Odinkov
Visiting the Minotaur
as Иконников
Time to Fly
as Виктор Иванович, саксофонист, пассажир
The Magic Bells
as The King (voice)
Year of a Calf
as Valerian Sergeyevich
My Dearly Beloved Detective
as Inspector Lester
Fouetté
as Poet
Eight Days of Hope
as Игорь Белоконь, директор шахты
Перегон
1985
Run
as Яков Борисович Левин, капитан
Monsieur Lenoir, Who...
as Borescou
Romeo and Juliet
as Капулетти
Magicians
as Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev
Vertical Races
as Алексей Дедушкин, «Батон», вор-рецидивист
Customs
as Владимир Николаевич Никитин
Say a Word for the Poor Hussar
as Полковник Покровский
Esop
as Agnostos
The Dog in Boots
as The Noble (voice) / Благородный (Атос)
Three Years
as Ivan Yartsev
Today and Tomorrow
as Александр Григорьевич Рассолов
Cabbages and Kings
as Frank Goodwin
The Garage
as Сидорин, председатель гаражного кооператива, ветврач
The Centaurs
as Andres
Postman's Tale
as (voice)
Ivan and Marya
as казначей, Lyricist
Hello, I'm Your Aunt!
as Brasset, Lackey
Olga Sergeevna
as Troyakin
Cement
Actor
Lot
as Innokentiy Zhiltsov
Moscow, My Love
as choreographer
Sergeev Seeking Sergeev
as Anatoliy Anatolyevich Petelin
Girl Without Dowry
as Сергей Сергеевич Паратов
Tanya
as German
The Man from the Other Side
as Andrey Izvolskiy
The Amazing Boy
as Doctor Kapa
Allow Take-Off!
as Viktor Azancheyev
The Road to Rübezahl
as Apanasenko
A Ballad of Love
as Nikolai
An Ordinary History
as Surkov
New Girl
Actor
Intervention
as "Длинный", Каро
The First Courier
as Nikolay Fon Getsberg
Mitya
Actor
Normandy - Neman
as Mille
Russian Souvenir
as Claude Gerald
Murder on Dante Street
as Marsel Ruzhe
Poet
Actor