Portrait of Valentin Gaft

Valentin Gaft

Acting

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 -----

Born: September 2, 1935

Place of Birth: Moscow, RSFSR, USSR

Filmography

2016
10 самых...

as Self (archive footage)

2013
Iron Mountain

as Preobrazhensky

2012
Wings

as Byvaly (Voice)

2010
2009
The Music of Life

as Self (archive footage)

2009
The Book of Masters

as Magic mirror

2007
12

as Juror #4

2007
Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later

as политтехнолог Борис Глебович

2006
Nine Unknowns

as Viktor Sevidov - britanskiy millioner

2005
The Master and Margarita

as Иосиф Каифа, человек во френче

2003
2000
House for the Rich

as Roman Rumyanov

2000
Tender Age

as Саледон старший (известный скульптор-диссидент)

2000
Old Hags

as General

1997
Sympathy Seeker

as Magician

1993
1992
Encore, Once More Encore!

as Fyodor Vasilyevich Vinogradov

1991
1991
Promised Heaven

as President

1991
Night Fun

as Езепов

1990
The Suicide

as конферансье

1989
The Visit

as Alfred III

1988
1987
Visiting the Minotaur

as Иконников

1987
Visit to the Minotaur

as Pavel Petrovich Ikonnikov

1987
Forgotten Tune for the Flute

as Одинков, чиновник

1987
Intervention

as Entente Soldier

1987
The Magic Bells

as The King (voice)

1987
Time to Fly

as Виктор Иванович, саксофонист, пассажир

1986
Year of a Calf

as Valerian Sergeyevich

1986
My Dearly Beloved Detective

as Inspector Lester

1986
Fouetté

as Poet

1984
Eight Days of Hope

as Игорь Белоконь, директор шахты

1983
Romeo and Juliet

as Капулетти

1982
Magicians

as Сатанеев

1982
Magicians

as Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev

1982
Customs

as Владимир Николаевич Никитин

1982
Vertical Races

as Алексей Дедушкин, «Батон», вор-рецидивист

1981
The Dog in Boots

as The Noble (voice) / Благородный (Атос)

1981
Esop

as Agnostos

1980
1980
1980
Today and Tomorrow

as Александр Григорьевич Рассолов

1980
Say a Word for the Poor Hussar

as Полковник Покровский

1980
Three Years

as Ivan Yartsev

1979
The Garage

as Сидорин, председатель гаражного кооператива, ветврач

1979
Cabbages and Kings

as Frank Goodwin

1979
Koroli i kapusta

as Frank Goodwin

1979
The Centaurs

as Andres

1978
Postman's Tale

as (voice)

1975
Hello, I'm Your Aunt!

as Brasset, Lackey

1975
Olga Sergeevna

as Troyakin

1975
Olga Sergeevna

as Троянкин

1975
Ivan and Marya

as казначей

1974
Girl Without Dowry

as Сергей Сергеевич Паратов

1974
Tanya

as German

1974
1974
Moscow, My Love

as choreographer

1974
Lot

as Innokentiy Zhiltsov

1974
Sergeev Seeking Sergeev

as Anatoliy Anatolyevich Petelin

1972
The Man from the Other Side

as Andrey Izvolskiy

1971
Allow Take-Off!

as Viktor Azancheyev

1971
1971
The Amazing Boy

as Doctor Kapa

1970
1970
1968
The First Courier

as Nikolay Fon Getsberg

1967
1962
1960
Russian Souvenir

as Claude Gerald

1960
1956
1956
Murder on Dante Street

as Marsel Ruzhe