Valentin Gaft
Known for Acting · 150 credits
- Born
- 1935-09-02
- Died
- 2020-12-12
- Place of birth
- Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
- Also known as
- В. Гафт · V. 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (17)
Fuse
1962
The Life of Klim Samgin
1988
as Trifonov
The Master and Margarita
2005
as Иосиф Каифа, человек во френче
Nine Unknowns
2006
as Viktor Sevidov - britanskiy millioner
10 самых...
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Olga Sergeevna
1975
as Троянкин
The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik (Once in Odessa)
2011
Magicians
1982
as Сатанеев
Morpekhi
2011
Visit to the Minotaur
1987
as Pavel Petrovich Ikonnikov
Мастер и Маргарита
2006
as Воланд
On the Other Side of the Wolves
2002
Ночные забавы
1993
as Езепов
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1980
as John Jasper
Koroli i kapusta
1979
as Frank Goodwin
Islands in the Stream
1978
Бесприданница
1974
as Сергей Сергеевич Паратов
Movies (133)
12
2007
as juror #4
Olga Sergeevna
1975
as Troyakin
Wings
2012
as Byvaly (Voice)
Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus
2010
as Pimen
The Garage
1979
as Сидорин, председатель гаражного кооператива, ветврач
Normandy - Neman
1960
as Mille
Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later
2007
as политтехнолог Борис Глебович
Magicians
1982
as Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev
Six Degrees of Celebration 3
2013
Promised Heaven
1991
as President
Story of an Unknown Actor
1976
Murder on Dante Street
1956
as Marsel Ruzhe
Say a Word for the Poor Hussar
1980
as Полковник Покровский
Three Years
1980
as Ivan Yartsev
Snow Love, or A Dream on a Winter Night
2003
as Oleh Kostiantynovych
Family Happiness
1970
The Book of Masters
2009
as Magic mirror
Сон Гафта, пересказанный Виктюком
2010
The Master and Margarita
2011
as Woland
Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière
1973
Moscow, My Love
1974
as choreographer
The Suicide
1990
as конферансье
Poet
1956
Lost in Siberia
1991
as Beria
Forgotten Tune for the Flute
1987
as Odinkov
Футболист
1991
The Dog in Boots
1981
as The Noble (voice) / Благородный (Атос)
The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants
1989
Players
1978
Russian Souvenir
1960
as Claude Gerald
The Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with Stalin
1989
as Beriya
Dombey & Son
1974
Mitya
1967
The Visit
1989
as Alfred III
Night Fun
1991
as Езепов
Balalaykin and K
1973
Romeo and Juliet
1983
as Капулетти
Intervention
1987
as "Длинный", Каро
Daylight Train
1976
Through Main Street with an Orchestra
1986
as Kostya
Old Hags
2000
as General
Monsieur Lenoir, Who...
1984
as Borescou
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1980
as John Jasper
The Chosen Ones
2018
as himself
The First Courier
1968
as Nikolay Fon Getsberg
The Circus Boy
1980
House for the Rich
2000
as Roman Rumyanov
Hello, I'm Your Aunt!
1975
as Brasset, Lackey
The Star Hour
1973
The Centaurs
1979
as Andres
Watch Without Hands
2000
Mister Perrichon's Trip
1990
Sympathy Seeker
1997
as Magician
The Pickwick Papers
1972
Aelita, Do Not Pester Men
1988
Encore, Once More Encore!
1992
as Fyodor Vasilyevich Vinogradov
An Almost Funny Story
1977
Kings of Crime
1988
as Artur
My Dearly Beloved Detective
1986
as Inspector Lester
The Road to Rübezahl
1971
as Apanasenko
Aleksa Dundic
1958
If the Enemy Doesn't Surrender...
1983
Today and Tomorrow
1980
as Александр Григорьевич Рассолов
Girl Without Dowry
1974
as Сергей Сергеевич Паратов
Allow Take-Off!
1971
as Viktor Azancheyev
Sky in Diamonds
1999
Islands in the Stream
1978
Ivan and Marya
1975
as казначей
Eight Days of Hope
1985
as Игорь Белоконь, директор шахты
Time to Fly
1987
as Виктор Иванович, саксофонист, пассажир
About the Cat...
1987
Expensive Pleasure
1988
An Ordinary History
1970
as Surkov
The Man from the Other Side
1972
as Andrey Izvolskiy
The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut
1979
as Тенвиль
I want to go to America
1993
The Amazing Boy
1971
as Doctor Kapa
Visiting the Minotaur
1987
as Иконников
Esop
1981
as Agnostos
Milky Way
2016
Wait For Me, Anna
1969
New Girl
1969
Widower's Houses
1975
The Morning Round
1980
as Alik
Tender Age
2000
as Саледон старший (известный скульптор-диссидент)
Cabbages and Kings
1979
as Frank Goodwin
From Lopatin's Notes
1975
The Career of Arturo Ui
1996
I'm Free, I Belong to Nobody
1994
The Holiday of Disobedience
1977
as (voice)
Fiery River
2013
The Black Hen, or Living Underground
1981
as Deforge
Cement
1974
Sergeev Seeking Sergeev
1974
as Anatoliy Anatolyevich Petelin
A Ballad of Love
1970
as Nikolai
Hurry to Do Good
1980
Breaking The Vicious Circle
2014
Калиф-аист
1968
The Magic Skin
1975
For the Rest of My Life
1975
Iron Mountain
2013
as Preobrazhensky
The Golden Fleece
1977
The Night at 14th Parallel
1972
New Adventures of Babka Ezhka
2008
Tanya
1974
as German
We, The Russian People
1966
as Boer
Saturday and Sunday
1982
Do You Want to Be an Actress, Girl?
1977
The Scoundrel
2017
One Day of Zhora Vladimov
2011
Contract of the Century
1985
Vertical Races
1982
as Алексей Дедушкин, «Батон», вор-рецидивист
Fouetté
1986
as Poet
Temptation
1977
The Husband, the Wife and the Lover
2007
Long-Haired Wonder
1974
Customs
1982
as Владимир Николаевич Никитин
Lot
1974
as Innokentiy Zhiltsov
Fight in a Blizzard
1978
Галина Волчек. Любовь и заблуждения
2013
as Self
About Valentin 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… With 150 credits spanning from 1956 to 2018, Valentin Gaft has appeared in 133 films and 17 TV shows.
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- 12 (2007) — as juror #4
- Olga Sergeevna (1975) — as Troyakin
- Wings (2012) — as Byvaly (Voice)
- Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus (2010) — as Pimen
- The Garage (1979) — as Сидорин, председатель гаражного кооператива, ветврач
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