Valentin Gaft

Known for ActingBorn 1935-09-02Died 2020-12-12Moscow, RSFSR, USSR

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 -----Read more

Movies & web series

The Scoundrel

Iron Mountain

Saturday and Sunday

Today and Tomorrow

Cement

Tanya

Калиф-аист

The Career of Arturo Ui

Expensive Pleasure

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

The Morning Round

The First Courier

Подводная лодка

Magicians

Sergeev Seeking Sergeev

The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants

Fight in a Blizzard

Temptation

Long-Haired Wonder

The Amazing Boy

Allow Take-Off!

Mitya

Do You Want to Be an Actress, Girl?

New Girl

I want to go to America

The Master and Margarita

Lot

Fuse

Wait For Me, Anna

The Garage

Футболист

A Ballad of Love

The Life of Klim Samgin

Ivan and Marya

Fouetté

Hello, I'm Your Aunt!

The Circus Boy

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Dog in Boots

Magicians

From Lopatin's Notes

Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière

The Man from the Other Side

The Road to Rübezahl

On the Other Side of the Wolves

12

We, The Russian People

Say a Word for the Poor Hussar