Valentin Gaft

Valentin Gaft

Acting
September 2, 1935December 12, 2020 (age 85)
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR

Also Known As

Валентин Гафт, В. Гафт

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 -----

Movies

(132 total)
12

12

20076.6

as Juror #4

The Garage

The Garage

19797.3

as Сидорин, председатель гаражного кооператива, ветврач

Magicians

Magicians

19827.0

as Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev

The Dog in Boots

The Dog in Boots

19816.9

as The Noble (voice) / Благородный (Атос)

Say a Word for the Poor Hussar

Say a Word for the Poor Hussar

19806.8

as Полковник Покровский

Wings

Wings

20123.8

as Byvaly (Voice)

Intervention

Intervention

19875.4

as "Длинный", Каро

Forgotten Tune for the Flute

Forgotten Tune for the Flute

19876.4

as Одинков, чиновник

Night Fun

Night Fun

19916.2

as Езепов

Encore, Once More Encore!

Encore, Once More Encore!

19925.7

as Fyodor Vasilyevich Vinogradov

Tender Age

Tender Age

20005.4

as Саледон старший (известный скульптор-диссидент)

Old Hags

Old Hags

20004.7

as General

TV Shows

(16 total)
The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita

20057.3

as Иосиф Каифа, человек во френче

Visit to the Minotaur

Visit to the Minotaur

19875.5

as Pavel Petrovich Ikonnikov

Nine Unknowns

Nine Unknowns

20066.5

as Viktor Sevidov - britanskiy millioner

Magicians

Magicians

19828.5

as Сатанеев

Olga Sergeevna

Olga Sergeevna

1975

as Троянкин

Koroli i kapusta

Koroli i kapusta

1979

as Frank Goodwin

10 самых...

10 самых...

2016

as Self (archive footage)

Бесприданница

Бесприданница

1974

as Сергей Сергеевич Паратов