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Valentin Gaft

Valentin Gaft

Known for: Acting

Born 02/09/1935
Died 2020-12-12
Place of birth Moscow, 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 -----

Filmography

Fuse Series ★ 7,6

Fuse

1962

The Life of Klim Samgin Series ★ 7,0

The Life of Klim Samgin

Trifonov

1988

Olga Sergeevna Film ★ 4,0

Olga Sergeevna

Troyakin

1975

The Master and Margarita Series ★ 7,2

The Master and Margarita

Иосиф Каифа, человек во френче

2005

10 самых... Series

10 самых...

Self (archive footage)

2016

Nine Unknowns Series ★ 6,5

Nine Unknowns

Viktor Sevidov - britanskiy millioner

2006

Olga Sergeevna Series ★ 6,0

Olga Sergeevna

Троянкин

1975

12 Film ★ 6,6

12

juror #4

2007

The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik (Once in Odessa) Series ★ 8,7

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

2011

Magicians Series ★ 8,5

Magicians

Сатанеев

1982

Morpekhi Series

Morpekhi

2011

Visit to the Minotaur Series ★ 5,5

Visit to the Minotaur

Pavel Petrovich Ikonnikov

1987

Мастер и Маргарита Series

Мастер и Маргарита

Воланд

2006

Wings Film ★ 3,8

Wings

Byvaly (Voice)

2012

On the Other Side of the Wolves Series ★ 6,7

On the Other Side of the Wolves

2002

Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus Film ★ 4,8

Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus

Pimen

2010

Promised Heaven Film ★ 5,4

Promised Heaven

President

1991

Ночные забавы Series

Ночные забавы

Езепов

1993

Six Degrees of Celebration 3 Film ★ 6,2

Six Degrees of Celebration 3

2013

Normandy - Neman Film ★ 5,2

Normandy - Neman

Mille

1960

Magicians Film ★ 7,0

Magicians

Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev

1982

Poet Film ★ 6,0

Poet

1956

The Garage Film ★ 7,3

The Garage

Сидорин, председатель гаражного кооператива, ветврач

1979

Snow Love, or A Dream on a Winter Night Film ★ 1,0

Snow Love, or A Dream on a Winter Night

Oleh Kostiantynovych

2003

Intervention Film ★ 5,5

Intervention

"Длинный", Каро

1987

The Book of Masters Film ★ 4,4

The Book of Masters

Magic mirror

2009

The Master and Margarita Film ★ 5,5

The Master and Margarita

Woland

2011

Three Years Film ★ 1,0

Three Years

Ivan Yartsev

1980

Dombey & Son Film

Dombey & Son

1974

House for the Rich Film ★ 6,0

House for the Rich

Roman Rumyanov

2000

Moscow, My Love Film ★ 5,2

Moscow, My Love

choreographer

1974

The Mystery of Edwin Drood Series ★ 6,0

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

John Jasper

1980

Lost in Siberia Film ★ 5,0

Lost in Siberia

Beria

1991

Mitya Film ★ 8,0

Mitya

1967

Forgotten Tune for the Flute Film ★ 6,6

Forgotten Tune for the Flute

Odinkov

1987

Murder on Dante Street Film ★ 5,5

Murder on Dante Street

Marsel Ruzhe

1956

Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later Film ★ 2,0

Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later

политтехнолог Борис Глебович

2007

Balalaykin and K Film ★ 5,0

Balalaykin and K

1973

The Suicide Film ★ 6,5

The Suicide

конферансье

1990

Story of an Unknown Actor Film ★ 6,7

Story of an Unknown Actor

1976

Night Fun Film ★ 6,5

Night Fun

Езепов

1991

The Dog in Boots Film ★ 7,1

The Dog in Boots

The Noble (voice) / Благородный (Атос)

1981

Family Happiness Film ★ 5,5

Family Happiness

1970

The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants Film ★ 8,0

The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants

1989

The Visit Film ★ 5,8

The Visit

Alfred III

1989

Say a Word for the Poor Hussar Film ★ 6,9

Say a Word for the Poor Hussar

Полковник Покровский

1980

Koroli i kapusta Series

Koroli i kapusta

Frank Goodwin

1979

Russian Souvenir Film ★ 4,6

Russian Souvenir

Claude Gerald

1960

Film

The Chosen Ones

himself

2018

The Mystery of Edwin Drood Film ★ 7,0

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

John Jasper

1980

Through Main Street with an Orchestra Film ★ 7,0

Through Main Street with an Orchestra

Kostya

1986

The Centaurs Film ★ 4,5

The Centaurs

Andres

1979

An Ordinary History Film ★ 4,3

An Ordinary History

Surkov

1970

An Almost Funny Story Film ★ 4,4

An Almost Funny Story

1977

Kings of Crime Film ★ 4,4

Kings of Crime

Artur

1988

Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière Film ★ 7,0

Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière

1973

The Pickwick Papers Film

The Pickwick Papers

1972

Esop Film ★ 5,4

Esop

Agnostos

1981

Ivan and Marya Film ★ 7,1

Ivan and Marya

казначей

1975

Saturday and Sunday Film ★ 10,0

Saturday and Sunday

1982

The Star Hour Film

The Star Hour

1973

Hello, I'm Your Aunt! Film ★ 7,1

Hello, I'm Your Aunt!

Brasset, Lackey

1975

The Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with Stalin Film ★ 4,9

The Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with Stalin

Beriya

1989

Watch Without Hands Film ★ 4,0

Watch Without Hands

2000

Romeo and Juliet Film

Romeo and Juliet

Капулетти

1983

Mister Perrichon's Trip Film ★ 6,1

Mister Perrichon's Trip

1990

The First Courier Film ★ 9,0

The First Courier

Nikolay Fon Getsberg

1968

Encore, Once More Encore! Film ★ 5,8

Encore, Once More Encore!

Fyodor Vasilyevich Vinogradov

1992

The Road to Rübezahl Film ★ 7,0

The Road to Rübezahl

Apanasenko

1971

Expensive Pleasure Film ★ 9,0

Expensive Pleasure

1988

Сон Гафта, пересказанный Виктюком Film

Сон Гафта, пересказанный Виктюком

2010

Sympathy Seeker Film ★ 5,5

Sympathy Seeker

Magician

1997

Old Hags Film ★ 5,1

Old Hags

General

2000

About the Cat... Film ★ 7,3

About the Cat...

1987

Girl Without Dowry Film

Girl Without Dowry

Сергей Сергеевич Паратов

1974

Daylight Train Film ★ 6,4

Daylight Train

1976

Today and Tomorrow Film ★ 10,0

Today and Tomorrow

Александр Григорьевич Рассолов

1980

Футболист Film ★ 7,0

Футболист

1991

The Black Hen, or Living Underground Film ★ 4,8

The Black Hen, or Living Underground

Deforge

1981

Sky in Diamonds Film

Sky in Diamonds

1999

Islands in the Stream Film

Islands in the Stream

1978

Fiery River Film

Fiery River

2013

The Holiday of Disobedience Film

The Holiday of Disobedience

(voice)

1977

I want to go to America Film ★ 7,5

I want to go to America

1993

Tender Age Film ★ 5,5

Tender Age

Саледон старший (известный скульптор-диссидент)

2000

Cement Film ★ 10,0

Cement

1974

Allow Take-Off! Film ★ 8,0

Allow Take-Off!

Viktor Azancheyev

1971

Time to Fly Film ★ 5,5

Time to Fly

Виктор Иванович, саксофонист, пассажир

1987

Aleksa Dundic Film ★ 5,6

Aleksa Dundic

1958

My Dearly Beloved Detective Film ★ 3,8

My Dearly Beloved Detective

Inspector Lester

1986

The Magic Skin Film

The Magic Skin

1975

The Morning Round Film ★ 9,0

The Morning Round

Alik

1980

Visiting the Minotaur Film ★ 6,5

Visiting the Minotaur

Иконников

1987

New Girl Film ★ 7,8

New Girl

1969

Aelita, Do Not Pester Men Film ★ 4,3

Aelita, Do Not Pester Men

1988

A Ballad of Love Film ★ 7,2

A Ballad of Love

Nikolai

1970

Iron Mountain Film ★ 10,0

Iron Mountain

Preobrazhensky

2013

The Man from the Other Side Film ★ 7,0

The Man from the Other Side

Andrey Izvolskiy

1972

The Music of Life Film

The Music of Life

Self (archive footage)

2009

Players Film

Players

1978

Калиф-аист Film ★ 10,0

Калиф-аист

1968

From Lopatin's Notes Film ★ 7,0

From Lopatin's Notes

1975

The Husband, the Wife and the Lover Film

The Husband, the Wife and the Lover

2007

Cabbages and Kings Film ★ 5,8

Cabbages and Kings

Frank Goodwin

1979

The Magic Bells Film

The Magic Bells

The King (voice)

1987

Eight Days of Hope Film

Eight Days of Hope

Игорь Белоконь, директор шахты

1985

I'm Free, I Belong to Nobody Film ★ 5,4

I'm Free, I Belong to Nobody

1994

Wait For Me, Anna Film ★ 7,5

Wait For Me, Anna

1969

Monsieur Lenoir, Who... Film

Monsieur Lenoir, Who...

Borescou

1984

Milky Way Film ★ 6,0

Milky Way

2016

The Circus Boy Film ★ 7,0

The Circus Boy

1980

The Scoundrel Film ★ 10,0

The Scoundrel

2017

We, The Russian People Film ★ 7,0

We, The Russian People

Boer

1966

If the Enemy Doesn't Surrender... Film ★ 5,6

If the Enemy Doesn't Surrender...

1983

The Golden Fleece Film ★ 4,5

The Golden Fleece

1977

Breaking The Vicious Circle Film

Breaking The Vicious Circle

2014

Year of a Calf Film ★ 5,3

Year of a Calf

Valerian Sergeyevich

1986

The Amazing Boy Film ★ 8,0

The Amazing Boy

Doctor Kapa

1971

Подводная лодка Film ★ 9,0

Подводная лодка

1962

The Night at 14th Parallel Film ★ 6,1

The Night at 14th Parallel

1972

The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut Film

The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut

Тенвиль

1979

Vertical Races Film ★ 6,1

Vertical Races

Алексей Дедушкин, «Батон», вор-рецидивист

1982

The Career of Arturo Ui Film ★ 9,0

The Career of Arturo Ui

1996

For the Rest of My Life Film ★ 5,6

For the Rest of My Life

1975

Do You Want to Be an Actress, Girl? Film ★ 7,8

Do You Want to Be an Actress, Girl?

1977

Contract of the Century Film ★ 4,5

Contract of the Century

1985

Fight in a Blizzard Film ★ 8,0

Fight in a Blizzard

1978

Sergeev Seeking Sergeev Film ★ 8,5

Sergeev Seeking Sergeev

Anatoliy Anatolyevich Petelin

1974

New Adventures of Babka Ezhka Film ★ 5,0

New Adventures of Babka Ezhka

2008

Customs Film ★ 4,7

Customs

Владимир Николаевич Никитин

1982

Widower's Houses Film

Widower's Houses

1975

Hurry to Do Good Film ★ 5,2

Hurry to Do Good

1980

Islands in the Stream Series

Islands in the Stream

1978

Tanya Film ★ 10,0

Tanya

German

1974

The Terrorist Film ★ 5,3

The Terrorist

1991

Lot Film ★ 7,5

Lot

Innokentiy Zhiltsov

1974

One Day of Zhora Vladimov Film

One Day of Zhora Vladimov

2011

Film

Галина Волчек. Любовь и заблуждения

Self

2013

Бесприданница Series

Бесприданница

Сергей Сергеевич Паратов

1974

Fouetté Film ★ 7,0

Fouetté

Poet

1986

Long-Haired Wonder Film ★ 8,0

Long-Haired Wonder

1974

Film

Solo

1970

Postman's Tale Film

Postman's Tale

(voice)

1978

Like Cat and Dog Film

Like Cat and Dog

1973

Film

Равняется одному Гафту

Self

2010

The Story of an Old Woman Film

The Story of an Old Woman

2014

Temptation Film ★ 8,0

Temptation

1977

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Film

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Джордж

1992

Film

Run

Яков Борисович Левин, капитан

1985

Четвертый Film

Четвертый

2016