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 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 -----
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- Born:
- Sep 2, 1935 In Moscow, USSR (now Russia)
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 119
- First Appeared:
- In the movie По ту сторону волков
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Chosen Ones 2018-09-27
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | По ту сторону волков | 2025 | |
| Movie | The Chosen Ones | himself | 2018-09-27 |
| Movie | Подлец | 2017-11-02 | |
| Movie | Milky Way | 2016-01-01 | |
| Movie | Breaking The Vicious Circle | 2014-12-04 | |
| Movie | Six Degrees of Celebration 3 | 2013-12-26 | |
| Movie | Fiery River | 2013-12-12 | |
| Movie | Iron Mountain | Preobrazhensky | 2013-12-13 |
| Movie | Wings | Byvaly (Voice) | 2012-08-08 |
| Series | The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik (Once in Odessa) | 2011-11-09 | |
| Movie | Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus | Wise prisoner | 2010-04-22 |
| Movie | The Book of Masters | Volshebnoe Zerkalo | 2009-10-29 |
| Series | 12 | 2008-11-04 | |
| Movie | New Adventures of Babka Ezhka | 2008-09-10 | |
| Movie | 12 | Juror #4 | 2007-06-06 |
| Movie | Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later | политтехнолог Борис Глебович | 2006-06-06 |
| Series | Nine Unknowns | Viktor Sevidov - britanskiy millioner | 2006-01-10 |
| Series | The Master and Margarita | Иосиф Каифа, человек во френче | 2005-12-19 |
| Movie | Снежная любовь, или Сон в зимнюю ночь | Олег Константинович папа Ксении | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | Old Hags | General | 2000-03-03 |
| Movie | House for the Rich | Roman Rumyanov | 2000-07-01 |
| Movie | Watch Without Hands | 2000-12-01 | |
| Movie | Tender Age | Саледон старший (известный скульптор-диссидент) | 2000-06-06 |
| Movie | Небо в алмазах | 1999-11-03 | |
| Movie | Sympathy Seeker | Magician | 1997-12-07 |
| Movie | The Career of Arturo Ui | 1996-06-07 | |
| Movie | I'm Free, I Belong to Nobody | 1994-06-06 | |
| Movie | The Master and Margarita | Woland | 1994-06-06 |
| Movie | I want to go to America | 1993-01-01 | |
| Movie | Encore, Once More Encore! | Fyodor Vasilyevich Vinogradov | 1992-06-06 |
| Movie | Футболист | 1991-07-01 | |
| Movie | The Terrorist | 1991-10-01 | |
| Movie | Night Fun | Езепов | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | Lost in Siberia | Beria | 1991-04-06 |
| Movie | Promised Heaven | President | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | The Suicide | конферансье | 1990-01-01 |
| Movie | Mister Perrichon's Trip | 1990-08-30 | |
| Movie | The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants | 1989-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Visit | Alfred III | 1989-06-30 |
| Movie | The Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with Stalin | Beriya | 1989-11-06 |
| Movie | Дорогое удовольствие | 1988-12-01 | |
| Series | The Life of Klim Samgin | Trifonov | 1988-03-28 |
| Movie | Aelita, Do Not Pester Men | 1988-06-06 | |
| Movie | Kings of Crime | Artur | 1988-06-06 |
| Movie | Time to Fly | 1987-01-18 | |
| Movie | About the Cat... | 1987-02-08 | |
| Movie | Visiting the Minotaur | Иконников | 1987-11-09 |
| Series | Visit to the Minotaur | Pavel Petrovich Ikonnikov | 1987-11-09 |
| Movie | Forgotten Tune for the Flute | Odinokov | 1987-10-23 |
| Movie | Through Main Street with an Orchestra | Kostya | 1986-05-12 |
| Movie | My Dearly Beloved Detective | Inspector Lester | 1986-11-03 |
| Movie | Year of a Calf | Valerian Sergeyevich | 1986-12-15 |
| Movie | Fouetté | Poet | 1986-10-15 |
| Movie | Contract of the Century | 1985-06-01 | |
| Movie | Eight Days of Hope | Игорь Белоконь, директор шахты | 1984-12-28 |
| Movie | Monsieur Lenoir, who... | 1983-01-01 | |
| Movie | Romeo and Juliet | Капулетти | 1983-12-31 |
| Movie | Customs | Владимир Николаевич Никитин | 1982-11-09 |
| Movie | Vertical Races | Алексей Дедушкин «Батон» (вор-рецидивист) | 1982-10-10 |
| Movie | Magicians | Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev | 1982-12-31 |
| Movie | If the Enemy Doesn't Surrender... | 1982-12-26 | |
| Movie | Esop | Agnostos | 1981-01-01 |
| Movie | The Dog In Boots | The Noble (voice) / Благородный (Атос) | 1981-10-03 |
| Movie | The Black Hen, or Living Underground | Deforge | 1981-08-26 |
| Movie | Three Years | 1980-01-01 | |
| Movie | Hurry to Do Good | 1980-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Morning Round | Alik | 1980-04-09 |
| Movie | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Джаспер | 1980-09-15 |
| Movie | Today and Tomorrow | Александр Григорьевич Рассолов | 1980-03-03 |
| Movie | Say a Word for the Poor Hussar | Полковник Покровский | 1980-01-01 |
| Movie | The Centaurs | Andres | 1979-01-29 |
| Movie | The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut | Тенвиль | 1979-12-31 |
| Movie | The Garage | Sidorin | 1979-11-23 |
| Movie | Cabbages and Kings | Frank Goodwin | 1978-06-06 |
| Movie | Players | 1978-08-10 | |
| Movie | Islands in the Stream | 1978-11-25 | |
| Movie | Fight in a Blizzard | 1977-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Golden Fleece | 1977-01-13 | |
| Movie | An Almost Funny Story | 1977-07-27 | |
| Movie | Do You Want to Be an Actress, Girl? | 1977-06-01 | |
| Movie | Story of an Unknown Actor | 1976-01-01 | |
| Movie | Daylight Train | 1976-06-06 | |
| Movie | Ivan and Marya | казначей | 1975-07-28 |
| Movie | На всю оставшуюся жизнь | 1975-06-15 | |
| Movie | The Magic Skin | 1975-09-11 | |
| Movie | From Lopatin's Notes | 1975-02-02 | |
| Movie | Hello, I'm Your Aunt! | Brasset, Lackey | 1975-12-26 |
| Series | Olga Sergeevna | Троянкин | 1975-10-13 |
| Movie | Widower's Houses | 1975-11-22 | |
| Movie | Olga Sergeevna | Troyakin | 1975-10-13 |
| Movie | Сергеев ищет Сергеева | Anatoliy Anatolyevich Petelin | 1974-01-01 |
| Movie | Long-Haired Wonder | 1974-06-06 | |
| Movie | Lot | Innokentiy Zhiltsov | 1974-06-06 |
| Movie | Dombey & Son | 1974-09-04 | |
| Movie | Girl Without Dowry | Сергей Сергеевич Паратов | 1974-11-19 |
| Movie | Tanya | German | 1974-11-13 |
| Movie | Moscow, My Love | choreographer | 1974-10-17 |
| Movie | Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière | 1973-05-01 | |
| Movie | Balalaykin and K | 1973-05-28 | |
| Series | Seventeen Moments of Spring | Gewernitz | 1973-08-11 |
| Movie | Записки Пиквикского клуба | 1972-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Night at 14th Parallel | 1972-03-20 | |
| Movie | The Man from the Other Side | Andrey Izvolskiy | 1972-03-26 |
| Movie | Allow Take-Off! | Viktor Azancheyev | 1971-12-08 |
| Movie | The Road to Rübezahl | Apanasenko | 1971-07-26 |
| Movie | Ordinary story | Surkov | 1970-12-31 |
| Movie | A Ballad of Love | Nikolai | 1970-02-20 |
| Movie | Family Happiness | 1970-06-08 | |
| Movie | The Amazing Boy | Doctor Kapa | 1970-09-01 |
| Movie | Wait For Me, Anna | 1969-09-29 | |
| Movie | New Girl | 1969-04-07 | |
| Movie | The First Courier | Nikolay Fon Getsberg | 1968-03-01 |
| Movie | Intervention | Солдат антанты | 1968-06-06 |
| Movie | We Are Russian People | Boer | 1966-01-16 |
| Movie | Russkiy Suvenir | Claude Gerald | 1960-06-27 |
| Movie | Normandy - Neman | Mille | 1960-02-24 |
| Movie | Aleksa Dundic | 1958-05-18 | |
| Movie | Poet | 1957-02-09 | |
| Movie | Murder on Dante Street | Marsel Ruzhe | 1956-06-02 |